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British rower

Becky Wilde
Personal information
Born (1997-12-31) 31 December 1997 (age 26)
EducationQueen's College, Taunton
University of Bath
Sport
SportRowing
ClubLeander Club
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Double sculls

Rebecca Wilde is a British rower. She won a bronze in double sculls at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Early life

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. She represented the South of England in swimming at the London Youth Olympics in 2012. She attended Queens College, Taunton.

Career

She is a member of Leander Club, and was formerly part of British Rowing's Performance Development Academy (PDA), based at the Team Bath Sports Training Village.

In November 2023 she had to undergo surgery for compartment syndrome in her forearms, and missed part of the rowing season. 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.

In June 2024, she was confirmed in the British squad for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. 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.

Personal life

She studied Sport and Social Science at the University of Bath.

References

  1. https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/rebecca-wilde_1901099
  2. "Rebecca (Becky) Wilde". British Rowing. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  3. "Joy for Queen's College swimmer". Somerset County Gazette. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  4. "Queen's duo star at ASA National Winter Swimming Championships in Sheffield". Somerset County Gazette. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  5. Botham, Debbie (2 July 2014). "Wilde for the Olympics?". ie-today. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  6. "Leander Club bag eight trophies in testing finals day conditions". Henley Standard. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  7. Powell, Jennie (21 May 2024). ""Massively proud" day for University of Bath rowing". 4theloveofsport. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  8. "Trull rower Becky Wilde makes the Team GB Olympic team". Somerset County Gazette. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  9. "Women's double sculls qualify for Paris 2024". British Rowing. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  10. "Double champion Glover set for fourth Olympics". BBC Sport. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  11. "GB's Hodgkins-Byrne & Wilde win rowing bronze". BBC Sport. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  12. "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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