Canada hosts adaptive rowing workshop

The Adaptive Rowing Classification and Coaching Workshop was held last week in London, Ontario, generously hosted by Rowing Canada Aviron with the support of FISA.

This workshop, the third in a series held this spring, assembled a total of 25 participants, including physiotherapists, medical doctors, and rowing coaches from Canada, the United States, and Brazil, for comprehensive training in the classification of adaptive rowers. Previous workshops have been held in Hong Kong (February) and London, UK (May). To date, more than 96 participants from 27 National Federations have received the status of national/trainee classifier (medical or technical) through their participation in one or more of the classification and coaching workshops.

The workshop was presented by two members of the FISA Adaptive Commission, Dr. Vassilis Lykomitros, FISA Chief Classifier, and Mr. Simon Goodey who is also Great Britain’s adaptive rowing coordinator.

During the three-day seminar, discussion focused on comprehensive coverage of the classification guidelines as well as coaching techniques and equipment issues particular to adaptive rowers, with emphasis on practical training for classifying athletes.

Attendees participated in the classification of adaptive rowers competing at Canada’s national team selection camp at the Doug Wells Rowing Centre at Fanshawe Lake in London.

From the pool of participants who have completed extensive classification training in one or more of the three FISA Classification Workshops, three teams consisting of one medical classifier and one technical classifier each will be selected to serve as the international classification panel during this year’s World Rowing Championships in August.

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