LTA-B1
Definition
Rowing Australia defines this classification as "athletes with a visual impairment (LTA-B1, LTA-B2 and LTA-B3)" {{cite web|url=http://www.rowingaustralia.com.au/dev_adaptive-rowing_classification.shtm |title=Adaptive Rowing: Classification |publisher=Rowingaustralia.com.au |date=2012-03-26 |accessdate=2012-08-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413205716/http://www.rowingaustralia.com.au/dev_adaptive-rowing_classification.shtm |archivedate=2012-04-13 }}
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.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7586684.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=9 April 2012|title=A-Z of Paralympic classification |date=28 August 2008}}
Becoming classified
Classification is handled by FISA – International Rowing Federation.{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/documents/locog-publications/london-2012-guide-to-the-paralympic-games.pdf|year=2011|accessdate=9 April 2012|title=Guide to the Paralympic Games – Appendix 1|page=42|publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426013020/http://www.london2012.com/documents/locog-publications/london-2012-guide-to-the-paralympic-games.pdf|archivedate=26 April 2012}}
Australians seeking classification through Rowing Australia as a visually impaired rower need to provide evidence of having been classified by an International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) classifier or an Australian Paralympic Committee vision impairment classifier.{{cite web|url=http://www.rowingaustralia.com.au/docs/adaptive-rowing-classification-application-form.pdf |publisher=Rowing Australia |accessdate=19 June 2012 |title=Rowing Australia: Adaptive Rowing Classification Application Form |location=Australia |year=2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415112752/http://www.rowingaustralia.com.au/docs/adaptive-rowing-classification-application-form.pdf |archivedate=15 April 2014 }}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140415112752/http://www.rowingaustralia.com.au/docs/adaptive-rowing-classification-application-form.pdf Rowing Australia: Adaptive Rowing Classification Application Form]
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