Pete Forrest is named BR Inclusive Coach of the Year

Peter Forrest, Chair of Rowing at Peterborough City Rowing Club, was awarded by British Rowing, the Governing Body for Rowing in the UK, the prestigious award of Inclusive Coach of the Year.

Pete is Lead Coach and organiser of ‘Row the Rhythm’, an exciting new initiative that enables people who are blind or visually impaired to access the sport of rowing both on and off the water. After a few pilot sessions in 2023 the programme has grown so that throughout 2024 Pete brought together and led a team of British Rowing qualified coaches and assistants who enable 10 or more athletes to enjoy one-to-one coaching. These sessions have allowed the rowers to feel a sense of freedom and independence, which through sight loss, they do not freely experience in their daily life. Pete has pioneered a unique way of guiding, communicating and coaching a blind single sculler, using mobile technology and Bluetooth headsets, and has also been instrumental in promoting inclusive rowing in the media.

Congratulations to Pete.