In the final wrap-up from the 2018 Sydney International Rowing Regatta, the Balmain Para-Rowing Program has had a very successful week, with James Talbot and Ruby Sutherland both bringing home medals for the program.
A huge congratulations to James Talbot for securing a Bronze medal in the PR3 Men’s 1x earlier this afternoon! James had a hard-fought race to secure a podium finish close behind Mac Russell (Qld) and Jed Altschwager (SA) to put BRC onto the medal count in the 2018 Champs.
[National Champs Update] Bronze for James Talbot and Strong Row from Eoghan! Read More »
In this video, I show you my preferred way to ensure a strong, secure tie-down, while trying to prevent any damage to the equipment. Is this how you tie down your equipment? If you have any suggestions please comment below!
This morning, Para-Athlete and member of the Balmain Para-Rowing Program Tahli Hind shared her experiences of attending university as members of the the “University 2 Beyond” program, together with fellow alumni Chris Bunton on Radio National with presenters Amanda Smith and Michael Mackenzie. You can listen to the podcast here!
Sorry you have not heard from us over the last fortnight, but no, we didn’t forget to post over the last two weeks, we were waiting for the finals at the World DragonBoat Championships some could share the results. Why? Our last featured member, Matilda, was competing!
Senator Hanson’s much publicized comments regarding children with disabilities at schools revealed an unhealthy, but unfortunately not uncommon level of ignorance as to the mutual benefits of a policy of inclusion. As to the benefits of such a policy? We should know – it’s what we do.
As the Season has now ended and prizes distributed it’s time to stop and take stock of the season past, time to reflect on the wins, losses and joys we’ve experienced and time to say thank you to some very special people we need to acknowledge as without them we do not prosper nor continue.
The Balmain Para Program enjoyed an extraordinarily successful evening at the 2017 Rowing NSW Presentation Dinner on 13 June 2017, with Balmain Rowing Club winning the Para Shield and Barbara Ramjan the Governor’s Cup.
Success at the Rowing NSW Presentation Dinner 2017 Read More »
To all para-rowers, we hope you’ve taken a well-deserved break following the end of the rowing season in April. J B Sharp Series In NSW, we are about to commence our winter series of regattas, known as the JB Sharp Memorial Regatta Series. The Series announced last year that they were trialling the inclusion of Para
