Jessica Eddie

Jessica Eddie
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  United Kingdom
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro W8+
World Championships
2007 Munich W8+
2011 Lake Bled W8+
European Championships
2014 Belgrade W8+

Jessica Eddie (born 7 October 1984 in Durham) is a British rower. She won a silver medal in the women's eight at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.[1]

Rowing

2014

On 17 March 2014 Eddie was part of the composite crew that won the Women's Eights Head of the River Race on the River Thames in London, setting a record time of 17:42.2 for the 4 1⁄4-mile (6.8 km) Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney. The crew comprised Heather Stanning – Army RC; Beth Rodford – Gloucester RC; Zoe Lee – Imperial College BC; Jessica Eddie – London RC; Helen Glover – Minerva Bath Rowing Club; Olivia Carnegie-Brown – Oxford Brookes University BC; Tina Stiller – Tees RC; Caragh McMurtry – Reading University BC; cox Phelan Hill – Leander Club.[2]

On 19 April 2014 Eddie was teamed with Polly Swann for the women's pair at the British rowing trials at Caversham, where they finished 1.14 seconds behind Helen Glover and Heather Stanning.[3]

At the British Rowing Championships on 18–19 October at Holme Pierrepont (Nottingham), Eddie was part of the composite crew that won gold in both the women's fours sweep event and the quad sculls. Racing under the acronym LIMA, the crew comprised: Jessica Eddie – London RC; Zoe Lee – Imperial College BC; Helen Glover – Minerva-Bath RC; and Heather Stanning – Army RC.[4][5]

2015

On 14 March 2015 Eddie was part of the composite crew that won the Women's Eights Head of the River Race on the River Thames in London, setting a time of 18:58.6 for the 4 1⁄4-mile (6.8 km) Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney. The crew comprised Heather Stanning – Army RC; Helen Glover – Minerva-Bath RC; Zoe Lee – Imperial College BC; Katherine Grainger – Marlow RC; Melanie Wilson; Caragh McMurtry – Southampton Coalporters ARC; Olivia Carnegie-Brown – Oxford Brookes University BC; Jessica Eddie – London RC; cox Phelan Hill – Leander Club.[6]

On 19 April 2015 Eddie and Louisa Reeve finished second in women's pair at the British rowing trials at Caversham, behind Helen Glover and Heather Stanning. Theyt were followed by Katie Greves & Zoe Lee.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: Great Britain eight win historic medal". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Women's Eights Head of the River Race, Official Results Archive. 2014 results
  3. ↑ Caversham, Lawrence Barretto BBC Sport at. "Heather Stanning & Helen Glover reunite to win British rowing trials".
  4. ↑ "Lima crew take quads gold as poor weather interrupts British Rowing Championships".
  5. ↑ "Rowing: Penzance's Helen Glover celebrates double joy at British Championships". 19 October 2014.
  6. ↑ WEHORR Results = 2015
  7. ↑ British Rowing, 19 April 2015, Gregory and Sbihi win star-studded GB Rowing Team men's pair final


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