Todd Vogt

Started: He began rowing in 1992 during his first year at university in Buffalo, NY, United States of America. He took up Para rowing after he was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's disease in 2018. (toddvogtrowing.com, 01 Oct 2023; boathouse.com, 06 Nov 2019) Reason: He took up the sport after seeing a flyer advertising rowing in his university accommodation. "I was particularly drawn to the physical and mental challenge of it. I rowed competitively throughout college and continued rowing for the next 20 years. I thought about how I could continue to row competitively [after his diagnosis of Parkinson's disease] and wondered if I could be designated as an adaptive athlete. I reached out to US Rowing, the governing body of the sport, to understand the possibilities." (toddvogtrowing.com, 01 Oct 2023; usrowing.org, 01 Jan 2023) Ambition: To win a medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (toddvogtrowing.com, 01 Oct 2023) Additional Info: COACHING He has worked as an assistant coach for the rowing teams at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Portland, and Willamette University in the United States of America. He has also been head coach of Portland Women's Rowing Club. (uwbadgers.com, 01 Sep 2017)