At the Ottawa Rowing Club

We know a young man (Dean Pucsek) who is training for the 2016 Paralympics, hoping to compete in the rowing team for the visually impaired. To be classed as a blind rower and eligible for the team, you must have

10% of vision in best eye with best correction (from visual acuity above 2/60 up to visual acuity of 6/60 and/or a visual field of more than 5% and less than 20%)

He gets up before sunrise every summer morning and cycles rather dangerously in the semi darkness to the Ottawa Rowing Club facilities at 10 Lady Grey Drive, on the river below Sussex Drive, to practise.

The Club has been in the news. In yesterday's Ottawa Citizen it was mentioned twice:

Two sections of the Ottawa Rowing Club’s new dock designed to make the sport more accessible to athletes with disabilities are missing and presumed stolen [on May 17th].

Four rowers were rescued from the Ottawa River Friday morning after their boat capsized. Paramedics, firefighters and police were called to the river near the Ottawa Rowing Club ...

Tomorrow, Sunday, June 9th, the Club will also be supporting volunteers who come to help clean up the shore line, as advertised by the Ottawa Riverkeepers:

Celebrate Canadian Rivers Day on the shores of the Ottawa River. Ottawa Riverkeeper is proud to welcome the Ottawa Rowing Club as new Riverwatchers! These keen and fit rowers have organized an exciting cleanup of the Ottawa River shoreline in downtown Ottawa. All participants are invited back to the beautiful Ottawa Rowing Club for a BBQ.

Come dressed to get wet and dirty! For your safety and comfort, we recommend that you wear a long-sleeved shirt and pants, canvas gloves, and rainboots.

Meet at the Bytown Museum, at 10 am.