While the latest pararowing stars from Tokyo are getting all of the press lately, AdaptiveRowingUK was privileged to get an exclusive interview with Rob Holliday, one of UK’s pararowing pioneers. Rob rowed for GB through 2005 years before pararowing had … Read More »
Marlow adaptive/para coaches Naomi Riches and Bruce Lynn provided broadcast and digital commentary on the exciting pararowing regatta which also provided an opportunity to explain more about the sport itself and how people can get involved. Naomi spoke with Clare … Read More »
A massive week for British pararowing at the Tokyo 2021 Paralympic Regatta with sterling results from all of our heroes: Kingsley Ijomah, PR1 1x (NGR) – Kingsley was one of the UK adaptive/pararowing community who laboured to achieve his dream … Read More »
University Contact Consider PR3 Consider PR1/ PR2 Alums Entry Reqs Bath (Adaptive Rowing) Yes Yes AAA Birmingham Aidan Smith Yes Yes ABB Cambridge Kate Hurst Yes Yes Jan Helmich AAA Durham Wade Hall-Craggs Yes Maybe Lily van den Broecke, Rose … Read More »
University Contact Consider PR3 Consider PR1/PR2 Pararowing Alums Entry Reqs U Michigan (Ann Arbor) Gregg Hartsuff Yes Maybe Zach Burns 1480 U Texas (Austin) Wittiker Schlauch Yes Maybe (hearing imp. rowers) 1380 Princeton Greg Hughes Yes Unlikely Jesse Karmazin 1600 … Read More »
Photo courtesy of USRowing Universities are probably the strongest source for recruiting and resource for nurturing the highest standard of rowing talent in the world, and yet, pararowing at universities is virtually non-existent. Years ago, the boats that went onto … 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 »
World Rowing has published a comprehensive set of training materials for coaching Adaptive and Pararowing (thanks Helene): Level 1 Para-Rowing (go to “Level 1” tab). The table of contents is above and few sample slides shown below. In their #4 … Read More »
The Easter Bunny might have brought lots of chocolate this past weekend, but for the GB Pararowing Development Squad, the sunny four-day weekend meant an intense training camp at Marlow Rowing Club. The camp was run by England Talent Pathway … Read More »
One of the PCC competitors, Kingsley Ijomah of Marlow, probably had the most intensive training to prepare for the season’s inaugural event attending the Pararowing Foundation training camp in Avis, Portugal as their guest. Adaptive Rowing UK is delighted to … Read More »