Rebekah Knights rows for Llandaff Rowing Club and has been increasingly active in the adaptive rowing circuit. She shared some of her perspectives on rowing with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT): I’m Rebekah and I was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) when … Read More »
The latest “Can You Row With…” post comes from Paola and Ian Ward, who themselves have taken their adaptive rowing partnership international with competitions in Cork, Ireland and Turin, Italy. Paola’s son Ian has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) so she … Read More »
Sophie Harris is a veteran pararower who is one of the first I got to know when I first started the Marlow RC programme years ago. She came up from Devon to do some training at Marlow and she stayed … Read More »
Kate Lindgren not only showed how someone with visual impairment (VI) can row, but also how they can excel in the sport without even competing (see photo below). She was awarded Peterborough RC’s Captain’s trophy for ladies who have inspired … Read More »
Chris Boys (bow) rowing with fellow MS athlete, Guy Williams. Today’s “Can I Row With…” piece comes from the UK’s most veteran adaptive rower, Chris Boys, from Guildford RC. Chris was a prominent competitor and leader in the adaptive community … Read More »
Helen Cooper (left) rowing at EnduRow Challenge with Paralympic Champion Naomi Riches “Yes You Can”. What you might not be able to do is compete as an adaptive athlete. But that doesn’t mean you can’t do adaptive rowing or take … Read More »
One of the best adaptive rowing sites we have come across hails from across the Channel in the Netherlands and the website of STARDO. They include a range of pieces, but one of the features we enjoyed the most (thanks … Read More »