Oliver Mitchell
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Name
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Oliver Mitchell
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Age
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18 | |
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Hometown
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Lichfield, Staffordshire | |
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Height
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182cm | |
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Rowing experience
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Novice – started 2009 | |
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I began rowing in October when I came to University and joined the rowing club. Since then I’ve gone from never rowing in my life before to having competed in several Head races in Worcester and most recently competing in the BUCS race at Peterborough. Currently our squad is in training for the BUCS Regatta in 10 weeks, in which we hope to be really successful. I think that this record attempt is an amazing idea to raise money for a local charity and raise awareness primarily of the charity and its work, but also of our rowing club. We are one of the newest University rowing clubs, and as such feel that the publicity we generate from this will allow us to continue to progress strength to strength. Personally, I love pushing my body to its limit and feel that trying to break a world record will do exactly that and it will be a once in a lifetime experience. Also, if – or rather when – we succeed, it will be something that together as a club we can be immensely proud of. | ||