Lindsay Jennerich (born 30 July 1982) is a Canadian

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

. A world champion in the lightweight double sculls with

Tracy Cameron Tracy Stuart (née Cameron) (born February 1, 1975, Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, Canada) Began Rowing in 2000 at the age of 25 by enrolling in the learn to row program, while attending the University of Calgary. Since then, Tracy has been to the s ...

, she competed in the

lightweight double sculls A double scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars each, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly s ...

at both the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in 2016 with Patricia Obee.

Career

In 2010, Jennerich and Tracy Cameron won gold in the women's lightweight double sculls at the 2010 World Championships. Jennerich had previously competed in the women's lightweight single sculls and had won World Championship medals at under 23 level in the lightweight double sculls with Lysanne Lavigne, and in the women's eights at junior level. Jennerich switched to the lightweight rowing category while at the

University of Victoria The University of Victoria (UVic or Victoria) is a public research university located in the municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. The university traces its roots to Victoria College, the first post-secondary insti ...

, after realising her frame was not suitable for "heavyweight" rowing at national and international level. She had rowed since high school. At the university, she studied

kinesiology Kinesiology () is the scientific study of human body movement. Kinesiology addresses physiological, anatomical, biomechanical, pathological, neuropsychological principles and mechanisms of movement. Applications of kinesiology to human health ...

. Jennerich teamed up with Patricia Obee in the women's lightweight double sculls in 2011, after Jennerich's previous teammate,

, was injured. Together Obee and Jennerich won silver at the

2011 World Rowing Championships The 2011 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 28 August to 4 September 2011 at Lake Bled in the Slovenian city of Bled. The annual week-long rowing regatta is organized by World Rowing Federation (FISA) ...

. The team competed in the

at the 2012 Summer Olympics finishing in 7th place. In 2013, Jennerich briefly dropped out of rowing, before returning to compete with Obee the lightweight double scull. The team went on to win silver at the 2014 World Championships. At the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, Obee won a silver medal in the lightweight doubles, also with Lindsay Jennerich. In June 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team, and she won a silver medal in

at the 2016 Summer Olympics. After the Olympics, she became a university rowing coach.

References

* 1982 births Living people Canadian female rowers Rowers from Victoria, British Columbia Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Canada World Rowing Championships medalists for Canada Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics 21st-century Canadian women {{Canada-rowing-bio-stub