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Dominic Monypenny
Dominic Monypenny (born 9 October 1960) is an Australian Paralympic rower and skier. He is a two-time world champion in the adaptive fixed seat single-sculls rowing category. Personal In 1996 Monypenny fell while rock climbing in the Cataract Gorge in Launceston resulting in paraplegia. After his fall Monypenny continued to remain active in a range of sports including wheelchair tennis and Basketball, wheelchair racing, hand cycling, indoor rock climbing and skiing before concentrating on adaptive rowing. As a member of the TASRAD Board (Tasmanian Sport and Recreation Association for people with a Disability), Dominic encouraged and mentored many other Tasmanians with disabilities to be active and participate in sports and recreation. Monypenny holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry and is currently working at Lilydale District High School. Summer Paralympics – Competitive Rowing Monypenny took up the sport of rowing in 2003 training with the Tamar Rowing Club. In a short p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paralympic Rowing
Pararowing (or adaptive rowing) is a category of rowing race for those with physical, visual or intellectual disabilities. History In 1913, rowing for individuals with disabilities was initiated by headmaster George Clifford Brown at Worcester College for the Blind in Great Britain. Brown encouraged blind students to participate in particular sports in which they would be able to compete at an equal level to sighted players and do so without modifications. Other organizations dedicated to rehabilitating the blind, such as St. Dunstan's Hostel, started rowing clubs shortly afterwards in 1915. Competitive rowing with blind rowers first began in 1914 between Worcester College and the Old Boys in one race and Worcester College and Worcester Boy Scouts in another race the same year. In October 1945, veterans from the United States Marine Corps">Marines blinded during World War II">WWII entered into the Navy Day Regatta on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. Some consider this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasmanian Sporting Hall Of Fame
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