Towards 2012

Beijing has been and gone. Many lessons have been learnt. London 2012 may seem a while away, but for us, the journey has already begun.

This year I have been selected in the Australian Women's Double Scull to compete at the World Rowing Championships in Poznan at the end of August. My partner, Pippa Savage, a fellow Toowoomba girl, made her international debut last year in the Olympic Single Scull. In the past Pippa and I have shared a great rivalry, competing for Australia's Single Scull title, however, not until now have we combined our talents; and it is proving to be a formidible duo.

As we close in on this year's world championships, we are excited about our potential. This weekend we will be racing at Sydney International Regatta Centre alongside our fellow Australian team mates, testing our speed over 2000m and working on consistent performances. At the regatta's conclusion, we will be entering into a four week intensive training camp in Penrith before flying to Verase, Italy for a pre-World's speed camp.

Important Dates:
10th-12th July - SIRC Rowing Australia 'World Cup' regatta
14th-31st July - Penrith Intensive Training Camp
1st-9th August - Australian Rowing Team Preparation Camp
9th August - Fly to Italy
10th-20th August - Pre-World's Speed Camp (Varese, Italy)
23rd-30th August - World Rowing Championships, Poland

Thursday, July 31, 2008

We are off to Beijing!


Well the day has come. Tomorrow we fly out to Beijing and there is a lot of excitement amongst the girls. Apart from the stress of making sure we speak to everyone before we head off and watching the final of Amazing Race on channel Seven, we are excited and looking forward to our big arrival in Beijing!
If you see any footage of news channels in Australia of us arriving, you must check out our lovely uniforms! They are very nautical?
Our final preparations have come together at just the right time. We have found some speed and enjoyed the race work that we have done over the past two weeks. We are fit, we are prepared and we are definitely looking forward to racing in Beijing.
In the next few days we are going to experience many new adventures, I am sure of it! Exploring the Olympic village, arriving at the rowing course, getting all our uniform and checking out the dining hall which is the size of two football fields is just the beginning.
There is wireless at both the village and our rowing course hub, so I will be sure to keep you all updated whilst I am over there!