LTA-PD

LTA-PD is a Paralympic rowing classification. The classifications were developed and current as of March 2011.[1]

Definition

Rowing Australia defines this classification as "It includes athletes with a physical disability[.] .... Athletes with a physical disability that typically compete as LTA-PD include: Amputees, or Neurological Impairment equivalent to incomplete lesion at S1, or Classification by the international sports federation for rowers with cerebral palsy (CPISRA) as eligible to be in Class 8" [1]

Events

Rowers in this classification compete in single and sculls for club, state, and national competitions. In international competitions, they compete in mixed cox fours sculls, with a maximum of two visually impaired rowers in the boat.[1][2]

Becoming classified

Classification is handled by FISA – International Rowing Federation.[3]

Australians seeking classification through Rowing Australia need to provide several documents to a classifier at the time of application, including a doctor's statement that documents their impairment, when it was acquired and if the doctor expects changes in the level of disability in terms of increases or decreases in the severity of the disability.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Adaptive Rowing: Classification". Rowingaustralia.com.au. 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
  2. ↑ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Guide to the Paralympic Games – Appendix 1". London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2011. p. 42. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Rowing Australia: Adaptive Rowing Classification Application Form". Australia: Rowing Australia. 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.