Rowing in Color

Jennifer Fitz-Roy: Rowers with Disabilities Are Not Going Anywhere, Katherine Valdez Guest Hosts

December 03, 2020 Season 1 Episode 41
Rowing in Color
Jennifer Fitz-Roy: Rowers with Disabilities Are Not Going Anywhere, Katherine Valdez Guest Hosts
Show Notes

#041 - Jennifer Fitz-Roy is a black PR2 rower at the Community Rowing, which is also the USRowing Para Training Center.

In this episode, we talked about:

  • What PR2 means and what classifications of pararowing there are [2:18]
  • How she got into rowing [9:02] 
  • The one person who convinced her she didn’t belong in the sport [15:15]
  • Race [ ]
  • Colorism [ ]
  • Advice to younger rowers of color or younger rowers with a disability [ ]

… and much more.

To get in touch with Jen, please reach her   on Instagram @fitzroyj


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