Kate Lindgren aka the Blind Sculler
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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en-gbSeptember 21, 2021