Adaptive Rowing Coming Soon To WASP
Adaptive Rowing provides athletes with a physical, sensory or intellectual disability the opportunity to be active on the water, get involved in a fun and friendly club environment, and participate in a variety of competitions.
Whether you are interested in having a social row, personal fitness, or taking this to the Paralympic Games, adaptive rowing has a program for you.
Adaptive rowing is suitable for a wide range of persons with a disability, including but not limited to spinal cord injury including paraplegia and quadriplegia; amputations; visual impairment and blindness; cerebral palsy; spina bifida; intellectual disabilities, including autism and Down syndrome; and hearing impairments.
The equipment used is essentially the same as for able-bodied rowers, with adaptations made to the equipment as required.
Adaptive rowing classifications
AS (arms and shoulders)
AS rowers usually have no or minimal trunk function and apply force predominantly using the arms and/or shoulders. AS rowers use pontoons fixed to the riggers to aid stability. The fixed seat will have a backrest to provide support and to allow the rower to be strapped into the boat.TA (trunk and arms)
TA rowers have trunk movement but are unable to use the sliding seat because of significantly weakened function of the lower limbs. TA rowers can use stabilising pontoons to row if they prefer. A backrest on the fixed seat is optional.LTA (legs, trunk and arms)
LTA rowers are able to use the sliding seat as well as their trunk and arms. Athletes with a visual disability or an intellectual disability will usually be classified as LTA rowers. Most LTA rowers will row in conventional rowing boats that do not need any modifications.Above information was taken from www.rowingbc.ca Please check out the following website for more information on Adaptive Rowing. http://www.rowingbc.ca/resources/adaptive-rowing
