Sam Murray and Annie Caddick Win a Paralympic Silver Medal in the PR3 Mixed Double Sculls

Season 2, Episode 649,   Sep 01, 01:02 PM

Following on from a first in the second repechage on Saturday (31 August 2024) of the PR3 Mixed Double Sculls rowing category at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, on Sunday (1 September 2024) Annie Caddick and Sam Murray who is visually impaired win Silver in the final of this new rowing category for the Paralympic Games which was a close race between them and Australia who won the Gold.

RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Annie and Sam just after they had been presented with their Silver medals to find out how that final race had gone for them and how their achievements in this new rowing category at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games will help to encourage other visually impaired and disabled people to get in to rowing.


Image shows Toby interviewing Sam and Annie with their silver medals stood next to the rowing lake at Stade nautique de Vaires-sur-Marne