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A group of visually impaired rowers says a piece of simple technology is empowering more people to take up the sport.

Kate Lindgren was the first blind rower to join Peterborough City Rowing Club eight years ago.

She helped set up the Row the Rhythm project last year to support blind or partially sighted participants, and there are now 15 at the club from across Cambridgeshire.

A coach involved in the project said a Bluetooth headset used by the rowers to communicate was "life-changing".

The rower and the coach each have their own headset and can communicate across the water easily.

But this kit has meant rowers have the independence to go out on their own on a single boat, something they could not do before.