This year’s Maidenhead Regatta might have just marked the end of the bad weather year that started at last year’s Maidenhead event when high winds cancelled the adaptive (and junior) racing. By stark contrast, this year’s event was a gorgeous, … Read More »
The Home International Regatta has long supported adaptive rowing and is one the main opportunities for pararowers in the UK to get a taste of “international” competition…when those nations are England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. This year’s event was the … Read More »
The British Junior and Senior Rowing Championships featured the biggest entry -15 athletes – at a UK national adaptive competition: AR3 1x 4 entries AR2/1 1x 1 entry W AR3 1x 5 entries W AR2/1 1x 3 entries OJ AR3 … Read More »
“I was in hospital the first year of my life. I have cerebral palsy, ADHD and am autistic. Sometimes this makes my life hard for me, but I have a positive outlook on life….In December, I took part in the … Read More »
Pararower Mari Durward-Akhurst and Adaptive/Para Coach Bruce Lynn were featured on Marlow FM “Inspired Lives” programme (“Good Morning Marlow, 05-Jul-2024). Mari talked about her journey into para-sport (she is currently the #1 ranked para-equestrian waiting to hear whether she has … Read More »
The Community Adaptive Group organised and hosted the first taster day session for the charity VICTA, “Visually Impaired Children Taking Action”, this weekend. Marlow Rowing Club hosted 16 VI youngsters for an assessment and introduction on the gym’s rowing machine … Read More »
The Grosvenor Cup is back. The highest profile UK pararowing honour given at the Women’s Henley Regatta. The event requires 3 entries to be run and so, along with COVID interruptions, it has been ha;f a decade since the last … Read More »
Life gives you lemons, make lemonade. If there is one community that understands this notion, it is the adaptive rowing community. And it was Marlow Rowing Club’s adaptability which saved Marlow Town Regatta from being the third straight adaptive competition … Read More »
Adaptive racing used to be dominated by Southeast England, especially the Thames Valley region, but with the pioneering hinterland work of a number of clubs (especially Mark Dewdney at Stratford-upon-Avon), the Midlands and north of England are now getting quite … Read More »
This week, the Neuro-Diversity in Rowing Special Interest Group (a focused sub-group to the Community Adaptive Group, or “CAG”) held its first meeting (see photo above). It included a wide range of individuals with various interests and experience in the … Read More »