Helene Dyson and Marieke Bal have developed a survey to help British Rowing understand the current state of adaptive rowing in the UK. It looks at both what is currently going on as well as the aspirations and priorities for … Read More »
Globalisation and the digital revolution have come to the sport of rowing with Concept2’s 2019 World Rowing Virtual Indoor Sprints. Concept2 organised an online competition using the Logbook facility of their website for rowers around the world to pit their … Read More »
The Rowing Chat channel on YouTube features lots of great rowing insights and discussions and a relatively recent episode, “Rowing Gadgets & Gear #2 – Para Rowing & More”, focused entirely on the para side of the sport. Hosted by … Read More »
A capsize is always the most dangerous event for any rower and for pararowers it is all the more fraught with risk. The best way to minimise the impact of the risk (because capsizes will happen no matter how steady … Read More »
One way to escape the confines of winter indoor training is to seek refuge in warmer climes. Some clubs organise training camps in the more southern latitudes of Spain or Italy, but Marlow’s Kingsley Ijomah has gone all the way … Read More »
Marlow once again waved the adaptive/para banner at the junior-oriented Southern England Indoor Rowing Championships in Oxford this past weekend. All three athletes achieved PBs with Georgia Walker and PJ O’Donovan besting their event records from last year. Adaptive WJ16 … Read More »
Following in the puddles of Marlow RC pararower Jordan Beecher, the “Bucks Buoys” team of Paul Smith, Kevin Luff, Nic Parslow and Trevor Cooper have teamed up to tackle the Atlantic Challenge (ie. rowing the Atlantic) in aid of both … Read More »
Tis the season for mince pies, holiday cheer, yuletide gatherings and endless indoor training with a gap in the adaptive calendar and the characteristically inclement weather (which when cold and rough enough is more than an annoyance, but a proper … Read More »
Steve Bloyce (Maidenhead), Hilary Birkenshaw (Guildford), Chris Boys (Guildford), Ben Marsden (Marlow) One of the most electric events on the entire rowing calendar including the adaptive/para circuit is the British Indoor Rowing Championship (aka “BRIC”). And for adaptives, this was … Read More »
Euan’s Guide is a great resource for disabled individuals to find accessible and disabled-friendly resources, venues and activities in their area. The website describes: “Euan’s Guide is used by thousands of disabled people to review, share and discover accessible places … Read More »