Olivia prepares for world championships
Since July I’ve been busy racing as part of the Under 23 GB Rowing Team in the women’s 8+ and women’s 4-. After final trials a group of 10 girls were selected to train together to try and build up a women’s 8+ for the World Championships. In July we raced in Amsterdam to test the speed of an 8+ and two 4s. In the 8+ we came 4th behind two senior boats and another British European Championship standard boat. This was a reasonable performance, although we would have preferred to have beaten the European standard boat. In the 4s my 4 came 2nd closely behind a Dutch 4. Following this weekend we raced at Henley Royal Regatta in the women’s 8+ event. We managed to beat Brown University, USAin our first race, which put us through to the next round, racing against the other GB senior Olympic 8+. We didn’t win this one, but we did put out a good fight off the start and used the race as another chance to practice what we had been training for. The 8 people competing in the World Championships were then announced as follows:
- Stroke: Olivia Carnegie-Brown
- 7: Karen Benett
- 6: Katherine Douglas
- 5: Michelle Vesie
- 4: Olivia Oakes
- 3: Caragh McMurtry
- 2: Brianna Stubbs
- Bow: Lottie Howard Merril
Read my next blog to find out how we got on in the World Championships.
Olivia