An increasing number of outreach events are being supported by both British Rowing and the Community Adaptive Group. BR has produced a survey for some of those coming up where we are looking for people to help out if they … Read More »
I recently received an enquiry from a rowing coach who had an athlete with the condition and looking at the current British Rowing guidance on “Rowing and Epilepsy”, he sought a few clarifications. At first glance, the online BR advisory … Read More »
British Rowing has been investing more and more executive and organizational resources in the area of adaptive rowing over the past year or more. To drive and align this focus going forward, Director – Membership and Community Marieke Hagemans has … Read More »
This week British Rowing announced its “Just Start With One” programme to promote adaptive rowing in UK clubs. Their announcement “New funding available to help clubs offer adaptive rowing” introduced the initiative: “Adaptive rowing is a daily part of rowing … Read More »
British Rowing support for adaptive/pararowing has hit an inflection point recently and the key to this responsiveness and initiative are the people who make it happen. A linchpin to this progress is Community Support Manager Jo Atkinson. Jo is another … Read More »
British Rowing published its “Adaptive Rowing Club Guide” covering all aspects of adaptive and pararowing from starting a programme to running regatta events. I was pleased to help with the drafting and editing of this much need resource (and the … Read More »
Over my years in adaptive/pararowing, I have confronted many myth-conceptions about the sport. One of the most prominent is that British Rowing (BR) isn’t doing much to support it. Relative to the number of participants (dozens of adaptives versus thousands … Read More »
For working off some of those chocolate eggs from yesterday or to assist with the extended indoor rowing mode of the past month’s lockdown, British Rowing has produced some very high standard workout videos on their YouTube channel. They feature … Read More »
GB Rowing Team held its annual Assessment Day at the GB training facility at Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake in Caversham with 16 pararowers from across the country taking part. The group included members of the current GB squad, the GB … Read More »
One of the initiatives by British Rowing to support not only adaptive/pararowing, but also a range of populations that have to date been generally under represented, is its recent published “Inclusive Club Guide: How to make your club more inclusive … Read More »