Elise Mary Sherwell ( Laverick, born 27 July 1975 in

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) is a British rower. She won bronze at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the double scull with Sarah Winckless, and again at the 2008 Summer Olympics with

Anna Bebington Anna Rose Watkins Order of the British Empire, MBE PhD ( Bebington, born 13 February 1983) is a British rower. A double Olympian, Watkins won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, both in the ...

. She won the Wingfield Sculls in 2007.

Early life and education

Laverick was educated at Broadwater Manor School in Worthing for the early years of her youth and later at Rosemead School. She also studied the Double Bass at the

Guildhall School of Music and Drama The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a conservatoire and drama school located in the City of London, United Kingdom. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jaz ...

and later qualified as a Solicitor while training with British Olympic rowing team.

Rowing career

Laverick won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the double scull with Sarah Winckless, and again at the 2008 Summer Olympics with

where they missed the Gold Medal by 4 inches. She won the Championship of the Thames Wingfield Sculls on the Thames in 2007. She is a member of

Thames Rowing Club The Thames Rowing Club (TRC) is a rowing club based on the tidal Thames as it flows through the western suburbs of London. The TRC clubhouse stands on Putney Embankment. The club was founded in 1860. As at July 2022, Thames had won events at H ...

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, Leander Club at Henley and of Thames Valley Skiff Club at Walton on Thames and is also a former Skiff Champion.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Laverick, Elise English female rowers Olympic rowers of Great Britain Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain 1975 births Living people Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain