Adaptive

Rowers pull together to celebrate Paralympic Handover

randolph — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:51:11 +0100

Over 100 people got together on Wednesday to celebrate the Paralympic Handover in style at the YMCA in Plymouth. Pupils from eight schools in the area took to the 18 rowing machines in a relay to notch up a target of 147,000 metres. The children worked so well that this target was raised to 200,000 metres halfway through the event, and even this higher target was smashed as the final metres rowed totalled 262,000!

Paralympic Handover celebrations in Plymouth

agroves — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:34:50 +0100

Devon is celebrating the handing over of the Paralympic flag from the Mayor of Beijing to the Mayor of London on Wednesday 17th September, officially marking the beginning of the build-up to the London 2012 Paralympic Games, by holding an indoor rowing event.

The event is for both disabled and non-disabled young people (Year 6 and over) who aim to collectively cover a distance of 147,000 metres in recognition of the 147 nations taking part in the Beijing Paralympics 2008.

UK Sport: Raynsford makes history

agroves — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:27:19 +0100

From UK Sport:

Helene Raynsford made history as the first ever rowing champion at a Paralympics Games, followed shortly by Tom Aggar. Raynsford won gold in the women’s arms only single scull and Aggar the men’s equivalent, while the legs, trunk and arms mixed coxed fours took bronze.

Read the full article at UK Sport News

Two Golds and a Bronze as GB Tops Table

randolph — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:36:40 +0100

ParalympicsGB's rowing squad took two golds and a bronze today as GB topped the table at the sport's inaugural Paralympic Games regatta on the lake at Shunyi, Beijing.

Helene Raynsford completely dominated her single scull final from start to finish to take gold. Tom Aggar emulated that feat in the equivalent men's boat but was pushed all the way by the Ukraine.

Paralympics Finals Day Live

agroves — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:14:17 +0100

Results from the Paralympic Regatta updated minute by minute. Don't forget you can follow the ARA's Paralympic Coverage at http://www.ara-rowing.org/paralympics

Paralympics Day 2 Results - Live

agroves — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:13:55 +0100

Results from the Paralympic Regatta updated minute by minute. Don't forget you can follow the ARA's Paralympic Coverage at http://www.ara-rowing.org/paralympics

Four Crews into Finals

randolph — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:03:20 +0100

The GB mixed adaptive coxed four and double scull today qualified for tomorrow's Paralympic Games finals at the Shunyi regatta course by winning and taking second place in their respective repechages.

GB has now qualified all four crews for the finals of the inauguaral Paralympic Regatta as the men's and women's single sculls both moved through yesterday having won their heats.

Paralympics Day 3 Schedule

agroves — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:33:41 +0100

All times in BST

Follow the Paralympics with the ARA's coverage.

Paralympians make positive start

randolph — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:15:45 +0100

ParalympicsGB's Tom Aggar and Helene Raynsford won their heats of the men's and women's arms-only single sculls respectively today at the Paralympic Games, being held on the Shunyi Regatta course, to qualify directly for Thursday's finals and create a very positive start for the ParalympicsGB rowing squad.

Paralympics Day 1 - Media Roundup

agroves — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:44:15 +0100

Following day one of the rowing at the first Paralympic Regatta, a number of sites have reports on the rowing.