Para-rowing

Events & Disciplines

• Single Scull (men’s and women’s events)
• Double Sculls (mixed)
• Coxed Four (mixed)

Classification

Para-rowing is open to athletes with a vision or physical impairment. Athletes are required to submit medical reports and meet the minimum impairment criteria in order to compete. Eligibility is determined by trained Classifiers.

For more information on Eligible Impairments and Classification please see the Para-rowing Information Sheet (PDF – 125KB) – updated November 2021.

Rules & Equipment

The hull of the adaptive rowing boat is identical to able-bodied boats. Adaptive rowing boats are equipped with special seats, which vary according to the disability of the rower. To date, there are no other specifications on the seat apart from the following: the LTA4+ has a sliding seat; the other three boat classes have fixed seats. The TA 2x has a seat, which offers ‘complimentary support’. The AW1x and AM1x are equipped with a seat, which offers ‘ postural support’ to those individuals with compromised sitting balance (i.e. spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy). This ensures the upper body is supported and kept in a fixed position.

Smaller boats are equipped with buoyancy devices called pontoons, which act as stabiliser attached to the boats riggers, providing additional lateral balance.

Medal History

Contacts

We encourage those wishing to explore Para-rowing to contact their state federation in the first instance. The national federation link below provides information on the national high performance program leading to competing internationally and at the Paralympic Games.