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A Weekend to Remember
(A reflection by Terry Smythe on her weekend participating in the Louisville Rowing Club’s adaptive rowing program for disabled athletes) “To love what you do and feel that it matters – how could anything be more fun?” — Katherine Graham I can’t sum up my weekend rowing on water with adaptive athletes at the Louisville…
Read MoreFISA Retraction on Adaptive Rowing a Call to Action
The decision by the international rowing federation FISA to keep on-water rowing for cognitively impaired athletes out of the 2012 Paralympic Games should spur supporters of adaptive rowing to work even harder to promote that area of the sport, says UCanRow2‘s Terry Smythe. FISA announced in a news release that it was retracting an earlier decision…
Read MoreKeweenaw Rowing Video Now Available on UCanRow2.com
Pulling Together: The Little Community that Could, the documentary that highlights the Keweenaw Memorial Rehabilitation and Fitness Center and its participation in the Concept2 North American Rowing Challenge (now the World Rowing Challenge) is now available on the UCanRow2.com website. The documentary chronicles how a diverse group of residents (including adaptive rowers) of the small…
Read MoreSpecial Olympics Michigan Officials Eye Indoor Rowing
The efforts of UCanRow2’s Terry Smythe to make rowing on an indoor rowing machine an official Special Olympics sport has drawn the attention of Special Olympics Michigan officials. In a story summarizing indoor rowing at this year’s Special Olympics Michigan Summer Games the Daily Mining Gazette featured the progress that has been made in the…
Read MoreUCanRow2 Brings Indoor Rowing to Michigan Special Olympics
For the 3rd straight year, indoor rowing will be front and center at the Special Olympics Michigan Summer Games, being held June 3-5th on the campus of Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, MI. Aspirus Keweenaw Fitness Center and UCanRow2 offer indoor rowing as an open, demonstration sport at the Games, which attract more than…
Read MoreConcept2 Trainer Certification Classes Now Available Through UCanRow2
If you’re serious about using Concept2 indoor rowing equipment in your facility it’s important that you know how to teach your students to properly use the rower, identify and correct errors in technique, and maintain the equipment. Concept2’s one-day Indoor Rowing Foundations basic instructor certification gives you the information you need to build workouts that…
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