Saskia Budgett (born 21 September 1996) is a British
rower
Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...
. In 2021, she won a European bronze medal (with
Holly Nixon
Holly Nixon (born 7 December 1993) is a British rower. She won the gold medal in the coxless four at the 2016 World Rowing Championships with Donna Etiebet, Fiona Gammond and Holly Norton.. She won a bronze medal at the 2017 World Rowing Champi ...
) in the double sculls in
Varese
Varese ( , ; or ; ; ; archaic ) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 was 80,559.
It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or exurban part ...
, Italy. She has been selected as a reserve for the
2020 Summer Olympics
The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...
. She is openly lesbian and is in a relationship with
Kyra Edwards, also a British rower. Budgett and Edwards competed together at the
2022 European Championships
The 2022 European Championships were the second edition of the European Championships (multi-sport event), European Championships. It was a multi-sport event which took place in Munich, Germany from 11 to 21 August 2022. The event started three d ...
and
2022 World Rowing Championship.
References
External links
UCLA Bruins
Living people
1996 births
British female rowers
UCLA Bruins women's rowers
British lesbian sportswomen
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