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Laura Greenhalgh
She has represented Great Britain at Junior and U23 level and in 2007 won silver in the lightweight quadruple scull at the World Rowing Championships and gold in the lightweight women's quadruple scull at the World Cup Regatta in Lucerne. In the 2008 World Cup series she raced in the lightweight double finishing 9th and 8th and at Poznan in the lightweight quad winning gold.
Laura took up rowing at the age of 13 at Headington School as a keen all–round sportswoman. Despite enjoying hockey, netball and tennis she decided to pursue rowing and won her first international vest in the GB U16 team in the GB v France match in 2000. She won gold medals at the Schools Head, National Schools and National Championships events as a member of the most successful girl's school boat club, and in 2003 won a silver medal in the women's coxless four event at the Junior World Championships in Athens.
In her gap year she trained at Wallingford Rowing Club whilst working in the Oxford University teaching laboratories, setting a British Junior lightweight record on the ergometer and a course record in the lightweight double at Henley Women's Regatta. She raced at the World U23 Championships in Poznan where she came 6th in the lightweight double.
In 2004 Laura began studying in Cambridge, training at Ely with Adrian Cassidy. She won the Open Senior Lightweight single event at Essen International Regatta and came 4th in the lightweight double scull at the U23 World Championships in Amsterdam.
After a season out of competitive rowing due to illness, in which she enjoyed pursuing her interests in traveling abroad, music and cooking. Laura has spent her final year at Cambridge training with Don McLachlan and has raced at the 2007 World Cup Regattas in the lighthtweight quad. She graduated in 2007 with a double first in Natural Sciences, specialising in Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, and is looking forward to concentrating on rowing in the coming season.
Laura is Lottery Funded through UK Sport.
Laura took up rowing at the age of 13 at Headington School as a keen all–round sportswoman. Despite enjoying hockey, netball and tennis she decided to pursue rowing and won her first international vest in the GB U16 team in the GB v France match in 2000. She won gold medals at the Schools Head, National Schools and National Championships events as a member of the most successful girl's school boat club, and in 2003 won a silver medal in the women's coxless four event at the Junior World Championships in Athens.
In her gap year she trained at Wallingford Rowing Club whilst working in the Oxford University teaching laboratories, setting a British Junior lightweight record on the ergometer and a course record in the lightweight double at Henley Women's Regatta. She raced at the World U23 Championships in Poznan where she came 6th in the lightweight double.
In 2004 Laura began studying in Cambridge, training at Ely with Adrian Cassidy. She won the Open Senior Lightweight single event at Essen International Regatta and came 4th in the lightweight double scull at the U23 World Championships in Amsterdam.
After a season out of competitive rowing due to illness, in which she enjoyed pursuing her interests in traveling abroad, music and cooking. Laura has spent her final year at Cambridge training with Don McLachlan and has raced at the 2007 World Cup Regattas in the lighthtweight quad. She graduated in 2007 with a double first in Natural Sciences, specialising in Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, and is looking forward to concentrating on rowing in the coming season.
Laura is Lottery Funded through UK Sport.