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Beijing Bound: Meet the alumni and students representing Australia in 2008
Victoria Brown
Currently studying a Bachelor of Property & Construction, Victoria is a goal-keeper with the Australian women’s water polo squad. A Melbourne University Sport High Performance Scholarship holder, Victoria is fighting for one of two goal-keeping sports in the Stingers team for Beijing. She will face final selection this month.
David Crawshay
An Arts alumni with Honours, David is competing in his second Olympic Games having finished 7th in the men’s quad scull in Athens. Rowing in the men’s double scull in Beijing alongside team-mate Scott Brennan, the Australian’s are coming off a bronze medal at Swiss World Cup last month. David is also the men’s captain of the Australian rowing team. |
David Crawshay (left) with team-mate Scott Brennan |
Kim Crow
Kim, a Law/Media Communications student, will be competing in rowing’s pair alongside partner Sarah Cook. Having taken up the sport only two years ago after a series of foot injuries (she was a nationally-ranked 400m hurdler), Kim is a perfect example of how elite-athletes can resurrect careers in other physically-suited sports. With a swag of World Championship and World Cup medals already in her possession, an Olympic medal (hopefully gold) beckons! Kim is one of the University’s current High Performance Scholarship holders. |
Angela Darby
In her second year of a Bachelor of Architecture, Angela will be Australia’s sole female representative in Modern Pentathlon. Combining pistol shooting, fencing’s epee, swimming, equestrian show jumping and cross country running, Modern Pentathlon is often referred to as the true Olympic sport. Angela is the reigning Victorian, Australian U/20 and Oceania Champion (she’s also a High Performance Scholarship holder). |
Karsten Fosterling
A member of Melbourne University Boat Club, Karsten is the reserve for the men’s rowing sweep program. |
Sarah Heard
Sarah is a Melbourne University Boat Club member and the stroke for the Australian women’s rowing eight. |
James Marburg
James rows in the men’s four (the boat made famous by Melbourne University alumnus Nick Green and the Oarsome Foursome) and qualified for the Beijing Games by finishing first in the June World Cup in Poland. He is a Melbourne University Boat Club member.
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Cameron McKenzie-McHarg
A Science graduate, Cameron was also a member of the men’s four with James Marburg. He is a former High Performance Scholarship recipient and a Sports Blue for rowing. |
Alice McNamara
Alice, a Commerce/Science student, is the reigning World Champion in the women’s lightweight quad scull. As this boat is not part
of the Olympic regatta, she is the reserve for the lightweight double scull – an event in which Australia is also the World Champion.
She is a current Melbourne University Sport a High Performance Scholarship holder.
Champion fencer Amber Parkinson will represent Australia in Beijing |
Amber Parkinson
Amber graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Master of Arts in 2002, and will represent Australia in fencing’s Epee. Amber is the current national champion in the Epee and was the silver medalist in the 2008 Asian Fencing Championships. Whilst at university, Amber won six consecutive Blues for fencing, and was an inaugural Friends of the Sports Association Scholarship recipient.
Lizzie Patrick
A member of Melbourne University Boat Club, Lizzie will cox the Australian women’s rowing eight in Beijing.
Catriona Sens
Competing in her second Olympic Games (she was a member of the women’s eight in Athens), Catriona will row in the double scull alongside team-mate Sonia Mills. Catriona is a member of Melbourne University Boat Club.
Phoebe Stanley
A Science graduate, Phoebe is in the women’s sweep squad and is in contention for a seat in the rowing eight come Beijing. A rowing World Championship and World Cup medalist, she is a former High Performance Scholarship recipient and Sports Blue.
Sarah Tait
Sarah is studying Natural Resource Management and will be competing in rowing’s eight in Beijing. Having competed in Athens 2004, Sarah is the lone survivor of the infamous women’s Eight crew that crashed out of medal contention when team-mate Sally Robbins stopped rowing. Sarah is the women’s captain of the Australian rowing team. |
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