Becky Wilde
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| Born | 31 December 1997[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Queen's College, Taunton University of Bath | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Leander Club | ||||||||||||||
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Rebecca Wilde is a British rower. She won a bronze in double sculls at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Early life
[edit]The daughter of P.E. teachers she has a Welsh mother and English father. Formerly a swimmer, she was first inspired to take up rowing after watching the 2012 London Olympics, eventually switching sports in 2017.[2] She represented the South of England in swimming at the London Youth Olympics in 2012.[3] She attended Queens College, Taunton.[4][5]
Career
[edit]She is a member of Leander Club,[6] and was formerly part of British Rowing's Performance Development Academy (PDA), based at the Team Bath Sports Training Village.[7]
In November 2023 she had to undergo surgery for compartment syndrome in her forearms, and missed part of the rowing season.[8] Alongside Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne she qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics in the double sculls at the World Rowing Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.[9]
In June 2024, she was confirmed in the British squad for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.[10] On 1 August 2024 Wilde and Hodgkins-Byrne won a bronze medal in the double sculls finishing behind gold medallists New Zealand and silver medallists Romania.[11]
Personal life
[edit]She studied Sport and Social Science at the University of Bath.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/rebecca-wilde_1901099
- ^ "Rebecca (Becky) Wilde". British Rowing. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Joy for Queen's College swimmer". Somerset County Gazette. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Queen's duo star at ASA National Winter Swimming Championships in Sheffield". Somerset County Gazette. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Botham, Debbie (2 July 2014). "Wilde for the Olympics?". ie-today. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Leander Club bag eight trophies in testing finals day conditions". Henley Standard. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Powell, Jennie (21 May 2024). ""Massively proud" day for University of Bath rowing". 4theloveofsport. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Trull rower Becky Wilde makes the Team GB Olympic team". Somerset County Gazette. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Women's double sculls qualify for Paris 2024". British Rowing. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Double champion Glover set for fourth Olympics". BBC Sport. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "GB's Hodgkins-Byrne & Wilde win rowing bronze". BBC Sport. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "A DAY IN THE LIFE – IN ATHLETE LOCKDOWN WITH ROWER BECKY WILDE". Tass.gov.uk. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
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