Kate Lindgren aka the Blind Sculler

Girl on the River

S3, Ep.1 A very warm welcome back to the podcast for season 3. I'm really delighted to introduce you to Kate Lindgren, my latest guest, who is a member of Peterborough Rowing Club and a passionate sculler. Having lost her sight as a young woman, she only came to rowing later in life but has taken to it with an enthusiasm that can't fail to be infectious. Kate and I talk about:

• How and when she lost her sight
• Life in work and society as a blind person
• Roller disco!
• How she discovered rowing
• How her other senses come into play in rowing
• The sounds of rowing
• Single sculling and working with a coach and navigator
• Kate's favourite drill
• Kate's 20K challenge
• Racing
• Kate's own rowing language with her coach and their private rowing language
• Adaptive rowing and what it involves for clubs
• How to make rowing more attractive to people with disabilities
• The joy rowing gives to Kate
• Lockdown and ZoomErgos
• Kate's plans to row in a new place

You can find Kate on Twitter at @kathryn2503
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