Nursing alumna Georgina Rowe makes her Olympic debut at Tokyo Games.
In 2017, registered nurse Georgina Rowe took up flatwater rowing. Four years on, she makes her Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Her journey to rowing began at the age of 14, when she was inspired by her two-time Olympic kayaking aunt Shelley Oates-Wilding to take up kayaking.
While kayaking was not the sport for her, it did led her to rowing.
During her Nursing degree, Rowe joined the UTS Rowing Club where, under the guidance of head coach Tim McLaren, himself a 1984 Olympic silver medallist, she quickly took to flatwater rowing and eventually secured a sport on the national team.
Since graduating in 2013, Rowe has worked casually in aged care alongside her sporting commitments.
“For me, it’s the residents,” she says, when asked what she loves most about her job.
“The older generation, they’re the reason why we’re all here and that respect and understanding for what they need is really important.”
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