Yorkshire’s Georgie Brayshaw says she and her women’s quad sculls crew are not putting any ‘pressure on themselves’ after her place in the Great Britain rowing team for the Olympic regatta in Paris this summer was confirmed.
The 30-year-old from Leeds is one of 42 rowers across 10 boats that Britain will send to Paris next month. A late developer – due in part to a horse riding accident that nearly paralysed her when she was 15 – Brayshaw only took up rowing seriously in her early 20s but has established herself as one of the squad’s leading medal candidates.
At the other end of the scale, Helen Glover is making her fourth appearance. The double Olympic champion, who is in the women’s four, said: “Selection for my fourth Games feels different because the first time I still had this disbelief that I was becoming an Olympian. “A huge reason for aiming for Paris was thinking how great it will be to have my family there to watch and support me and being able to share all of this with them is so special.
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