The Junior InterRegional Regatta (JIRR) has been the highest profile junior regatta with adaptive racing. This is an important and early testing ground of lane racing for the pararowing youth aspiring to the Brisbane Paralympics in 2032. It is also … Read More »
The Duke of Edinburgh (DoE) Award is perhaps the most prestigious high profile award a British young person can aspire to. It requires a breadth of achievement in four sections: Service, Skills, Physical Recreation, and an Expedition. The sport of … Read More »
The National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships has long established itself as the largest UK adaptive “rowing” event in the UK (and as far as my research can confirm…the world). Despite a number of website and registration problems (which left a … Read More »
The National Junior InterRegional Regatta is a major fixture on the UK’s national junior competition which has been promoting is adaptive racing for a number of years culminating in the biggest and most competitive adaptive events ever this weekend. British … Read More »
The past decade or more of the UK’s growth and international pre-eminence in Pararowing has been largely due to the overall growth and awareness of parasport from a negligible outset to critical mass with an inflection point with the 2012 … 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 »
photo credit: All Mark One The Junior InterRegional Regatta is one of the premier national competitions on the junior rowing calendar and their support of adaptive rowing has grown steading over the years culminating in this past week’s highpoint. After … Read More »
The National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships (NJIRC) set new highwater marks for its already premier position as the biggest adaptive rowing event in the UK: MULTI-VENUE – The event had its first ever dual location event – Leeds and London … Read More »
Wheelpower National Junior Games included rowing this year with a pre-event opportunity for athletes to try the rowing machine out: “The National Junior Games has been running for over 30 years and during this time many thousands of children and … Read More »
photo credit: All Mark One The Junior Inter-Regional Regatta is one of the major national event on the British junior rowing calendar and this year it again featured an adaptive race to ick off the proceedings. This year’s weather was … Read More »