British Rowing posted an article, “Supported adaptive rowing: A popular innovation”, written by yours truly, which provides an overview of this format which enables many rowers to row at all, and some adaptive rowers to row in a more satisfying … Read More »
Typically, PR1 is a lonely classification with all of the competing and training in a 1x. A 2x format has huge benefits of teamwork as well as opening up more opportunities for competition in the Support Adaptive 2x racing. But … Read More »
The British Rowing Offshore Championship featured the a ‘Supported Adaptive 4+’ (2 adaptive rowers and 2 non-adaptive rowers) for the first time ever with 6 clubs participating: Stratford-upon-Avon, Coastal Barbarians, Mayflower Offshore, Exmouth, Fishguard & Goodwick Jemima and Llandaff. Community … Read More »
When we talk about “adaptive” rowing, most of the time we are referring to equipment adaptivations, but equally important are technique adaptations. And with the huge popularity of the “Supported” format, adaptations by the support rower are just as critical … Read More »
Kingsley Ijomah and Ruth Naylor of Marlow in the Inclusion 2x Halloween scary? It’s nothing compared to the 5 bridges of the Head of the Charles Regatta (not to mention hundreds of thousands of spectators watching or the logistics of … Read More »
Photo used with permission from Ben Rodford Photography Not only did Ella Holloway and Philippa Harrison of Marlow keep the adaptive racing alive at Pairs Head this year, but they also pioneered what I think must be a UK first … Read More »
I often assert that rowing is one of the most physically inclusive sports there is. Its curse – of being a full-body strength-cum-endurance sport that has your whole body screaming for oxygen and glucose at once – is also its … Read More »
Adaptive racing has traditionally been a solitary affair. Due to limitations on number of the athletes as well as reconciling diverse impairments, nearly all adaptive regatta events have been in single sculls. Also, due to adaptive rowing still being in … Read More »
Susannah Barnett and Katinka Ernst of Worcester RC The Pairs Head of the River took the Supported Adaptive 2x event to new lengths. The Supportive Adaptive event has grown in popularity as it extends crew racing into adaptive rowing, makes … Read More »