Lorraine M Baker (married name Prince; born 1956) is a retired rower who competed for Great Britain.

Rowing career

Baker first started rowing at Derby Rowing Club aged 15, she began in a pair with Sue North, the Derby captain before moving into a four in 1973. She became a double British champion in 1974 when winning the double sculls with Liz Lorrimer and the quadruple sculls at the

1974 British Rowing Championships The 1974 National Rowing Championships was the third edition of the National Championships, held from 20–21 July 1974 at the National Water Sports Centre in Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. There was a record entry of 330 crews. Leander won the J ...

. She was consequently selected by Great Britain for the

1974 World Rowing Championships The 1974 World Rowing Championships was the fourth World Rowing Championships. It was held from 4 to 8 September 1974 (for men) and from 29 August to 1 September 1974 (for women) on the Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland. The event was significantl ...

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which was the inaugural championships for women. Competing in the quadruple sculls event the crew were eliminated during the heats. In 1976 she was still part of the British squad and aimed for the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

but the British team decided not to take a sculling crew to the Olympics. She married Ian Prince in Derby during the same year.

References

1956 births Living people British female rowers {{UK-rowing-bio-stub