“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 »
The National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships are the biggest adaptive rowing event of the year in the UK. 2023’s return to live competition also brought not only a record number of adaptive entries (143), but also expanded to a two-venue … Read More »
Check out the comprehensive piece on Junior Adaptive Rowing in the UK by Junior Rowing News this month: “It would not be unfair to suggest that rowing has an issue with inclusion. This is not to say that there are … Read More »
The high profile Junior Inter-Regional Regatta featured adaptive racing for the first time ever. Top young athletes from all around the country are assembled into regional teams for a competitve derby. The conditions were so severe that later in the … Read More »
The pandemic spurred a boost in indoor rowing (you couldn’t find a rowing machine for love nor money) as well as online/remote competitions. The National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships went virtual last year and, despite the lockdown relaxation, decided to … Read More »
It takes more than a pandemic to stop the UK’s biggest adaptive rowing event – the National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships. Like most of the rowing world, the NJIRC went virtual this year including a streaming a number of accompanying … Read More »