PR3 4+

This is a Paralympic rowing classification.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7586684.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=9 April 2012|title=A-Z of Paralympic classification |date=28 August 2008}} In 2008, BBC Sport defined this classification was "LTA4+: A four-person, mixed gender, sweep-oar boat plus cox with sliding seats. Open to athletes with an impairment but who have movement in the legs, trunk and arms. A boat can include a maximum of two visually impaired athletes." In 2008, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation defined this classification was "LTA (Legs, Trunk, Arms): These rowers include all competitors who have a minimum disability. They are able to use their legs, trunk and arms to complete strokes. They are able to use a sliding seat in their boats."{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/03/2354016.htm?site=paralympics/2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912225056/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/03/2354016.htm?site=paralympics/2008|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 12, 2008|title=Paralympics categories explained|first=Andrew |last=McGarry|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=9 April 2012|date=3 September 2008}} Rowing Australia now uses the classification prefix established by FISA, "PR3".

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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.

LTA-PD and LTA-B1, LTA-B2, and LTA-B3 are other classifications in this family.

For the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, the International Paralympic Committee had a zero classification at the Games policy. This policy was put into place in 2014, with the goal of avoiding last minute changes in classes that would negatively impact athlete training preparations. All competitors needed to be internationally classified with their classification status confirmed prior to the Games, with exceptions to this policy being dealt with on a case-by-case basis.{{Cite web|url = https://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/document/160404093217097_Classification+Guide+-+updated+version_0.pdf|title = Rio 2016 Classification Guide|date = March 2016|website = International Paralympic Committee|access-date = July 22, 2016}}

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|access-date=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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426013020/http://www.london2012.com/documents/locog-publications/london-2012-guide-to-the-paralympic-games.pdf|archive-date=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 |access-date=19 June 2012 |title=Rowing Australia: Adaptive Rowing Classification Application Form |location=Australia |year=2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415112752/http://www.rowingaustralia.com.au/docs/adaptive-rowing-classification-application-form.pdf |archive-date=15 April 2014 }}

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