Kareen Elizabeth Marwick married name Kareen Larkin (born 14 May 1961) is a former 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 ...

who competed at the

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Rowing career

Marwick was part of the coxless fours crew, with Tessa Millar, Katie Ball, Kate McNicol and Sue Bailey, that won the national title rowing for the A.R.A Squad, at the 1983 National Rowing Championships. She was part of the coxless fours with Kate Grose, Miriam Batten and Caroline Christie that won the national title rowing for the British squad at the 1990 National Championships. In 1992 she was selected to represent Great Britain in the

women's eight An eight, abbreviated as an 8+, is a racing shell used in competitive rowing (crew). It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or "cox". Each of the eight rowers has one oar. The rowers ...

event at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. The crew which consisted of Marwick, Fiona Freckleton, Philippa Cross, Dot Blackie,

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, Kate Grose, Rachel Hirst, Katharine Brownlow and Alison Paterson finished in seventh place.

Personal life

Kareen was educated at Cambridge University and married fellow rower and rowing coach Simon Larkin in 1996. She is a part time

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marwick, Kareen 1961 births Living people British female rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics People from Kirkwall Alumni of the University of Cambridge 21st-century Scottish medical doctors Sportspeople from Orkney 21st-century Scottish women medical doctors