Para rowing is sweep rowing or sculling for people with physical disabilities and limitations, including in part, paraplegia, quadriplegia, blindness, visual impairment, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and spina bifida.

The basic techniques of para rowing are the same as rowing for the able-bodies. Participants learn the elements of the stroke: drive, recovery, catch angle, oar handling, etc. The general learning curve is comparable to any novice rower and the participants experience the same thrill at discovering the sport.

Dragons Rowing Club is an elite Para and Master's Rowing Club.  Our members have been instrumental in developing Para Rowing in Queensland. Our Para Rowing Season begins in early September and finishes at the National Championships in March the following year. We link with Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association and Rowing Queensland to support the program.

Our Talent ID day will commence with a welcome and introduction about what we do as a club to foster involvement in rowing for both Masters and Para athletes.

This will be followed by a land based trial on an ergo machine with the addition of technique and sequence coaching.  

Rowing Queensland will lso conduct strength testing.  

Based on this assessment, each athlete will be matched appropriately with a boat and able-bodied rowers. 

Cost:  $0