Lola Anderson on her memories of London 2012, how her father is inspiring her as she goes for gold - and her love of Taylor Swift
debut alongside Hannah Scott, Lauren Henry, and Georgie Brayshaw as a member of a top women’s quad sculls crew that are already world and European champions.would “inspire a generation”, Anderson was just the sort of person he envisaged. New to rowing, she watched Helen Glover and Heather Stanning win gold at Eton Dorney and scribbled in her diary, “I think it would be my biggest dream in life to go to the Olympics in rowing and if possible win a gold for GB.
“He had belief in me even when I didn’t; I guess that’s what parents have,” she said, as the British team went through their final training sessions in Vaires-sur-Marne, 15 miles east of Paris.“I’d just started rowing when the 2012 Games were on. I was on my way to a training session and just caught the end of Helen and Heather’s race.
“About five years ago, when my dad’s health started going a bit pear-shaped, I was just enjoying my university rowing at Newcastle. “When you’re younger, you look up to these people and imagine them to be these amazing superstars. I find it hard to believe someone is thinking about me like that,” she added.“It’s humbling, but I’m just me. It’s totally bizarre to think someone might be watching us at home like I did with Helen and Heather. I really enjoy helping out young rowers and sharing my knowledge. My most important lesson is telling them it’s okay not to be perfect all the time.
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