Representing Team GB at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, Emily missed out on a bronze medal by three centimetres, or 0.01 seconds, in the Lightweight Women’s double scull event, and came fourth.
She started learning to row, aged 12, at Bewl Bridge Rowing Club, where there is a GB Rowing start programme, before moving on to University of London Boat Club and later winning a World Championship Gold medal in the Lightweight Women quadruple sculls in 2016.
Emily will officially name her old boat club’s new rowing eight the ‘Emily Craig’ in a ceremony scheduled for today (Sunday March 20) at 10.45am at Bewl Water.
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The rowing club celebrates 45 years at Bewl Water this year, and now has over 190 members, ‘nearly all active’, Club Officer Peter Reeves said.
“Emily comes back to the club offering coaching tips to our current juniors,” he said, adding that the club’s other success stories also kept up their links.
“Georgie Grant, who raced in Rio as a GB Junior and also in the Oxford Women’s Boat Race 2021, is also offering coaching.
“Under the guidance of the GB Start Coach Richard Poole, based at BBRC, George Bourne went on to row with the GB U23 squad winning at the World Championships.
“Six other Bewl juniors are on the current British Rowing Women’s Development Programme, and the Club’s Masters squads are regular winners in the National Masters Championships,” he said.
The Club welcomes junior members from age 12, but there are other entry points: 19-22 years, 23-26 years, and the Masters category for 27 years and up.
By Victoria Roberts
