“All these people with different abilities were working together to move the boat, and for me, that was so amazing. If you ask me what is inclusion, for me, that’s inclusion. People with different abilities working for the same goal.”
Several years ago Katherine’s day to day life was a stream of doctor’s appointments and physical therapy sessions. She wanted something more and set out on finding a sport to transform her life. Many ball sports later Katherine came across a rowing demonstration. After witnessing how a rowing machine could be adapted to different physical abilities she knew she had to give it a try.
Inspired by what she saw at Row New York, Katherine continued to push herself to new limits, eventually joining the competitive adaptive team and placing at regattas. In her process, Katherine not only fell in love with a sport, but also found freedom in the strength she gained as a rower.
