Para Rowing Foundation
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05/26/2026
Different conversations. Shared purpose.
During a recent visit to the UK and Switzerland, PRF spent time with people from across the rowing world. Every conversation was different. Every conversation pointed to the same thing; a shared commitment to creating a sport where athletes with impairments truly belong.
Relationships. Ambition. Access. Knowledge.
Athletes at the centre. Always.
To everyone who made time and shared their perspective, thank you! These conversations are how change begins.
Want to be part of the journey? Follow our story and support our work at pararowingfoundation.org
Conversations progress. Work continues.
Special thanks to Fulham Reach Boat Club, Fours Head and Junior Fours Head, London Youth Rowing, The FLOAT Foundation, Henley Royal Regatta, and World Rowing. Adam Freeman-Pask, Julia Philipson, Richard Phelps OLY, Annamarie Phelps CBE OLY, Giedre Rakauskaite MBE PLY, Tim Liversage, Alex Lewis, Matt Rostron and Vincent Gaillard.
🚨 BREAKING
🎬 PRF’s short film ‘Impact & Ambition’
https://youtu.be/T1K8r-EE2c4
Access to sport shouldn’t depend on where you’re born, what you can afford, or what equipment happens to exist around you.
Right now, it does.
At Para Rowing Foundation, we see athletes with the talent and drive being held back by barriers. So we work across the full pathway, from entry to Paralympics, removing them.
Increasingly, that means solving problems at source.
“The lack of accessible, affordable, high-performance seating for fixed seat rowers is a genuine problem, particularly in under-resourced countries.”
– Steven Dowd, Executive Chair, Para Rowing Foundation
If the equipment isn’t there for all, the pathway isn’t there for all.
So PRF are building it.
Working directly with athletes, coaches, and partners, we’re developing fixed seat solutions that are accessible, affordable, and built for real use.
Not just to improve performance, but to level the field.
“We want to see the best competitor, and that shouldn’t be determined by where you come from.”
– Gregg Stevenson MBE, Paralympic Champion (PR2)
This is where impact meets ambition.
Get this right, and you don’t just support individuals, you change the sport for every body, everywhere.
If you’re already part of it, thank you.
If you see a role for yourself, let’s talk.
www.ParaRowingFoundation.org
Special thanks to Jim Fowler/Oskie for creation and donation of the film, and to all who helped it happen, both in front of and behind the (many) cameras.
Liam Moore saw it up close. Then he did something about it.
As a PT at a PRF’s Intensive Training, he experienced first hand what para rowing means to athletes and how PRF makes it happen. He left determined to give something back.
So he took on the Newport Marathon. Target: sub 2:45.
Race day had other plans. He crossed the line in 2:57, giving everything he had. An impressive result!
And Liam delivered where it matters. Nearly $400 raised, going straight back into supporting athletes with disabilities to reach their full potential.
Speaking after the race, he said,
“If you want to win something, run 100m. If you want to experience something, run a marathon. This experience was all part of a process I wanted to commit to that had a wider purpose beyond me. I hope this contribution can continue supporting para rowers to unleash their own potential.”
Liam, you saw it and you stepped up.
Thank you!
Ready to take on your own challenge for PRF?
Contact us via pararowingfoundation.org and let’s make it happen! 💪
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