Daniel Parsons
(CAN, LM4-, stroke)
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I will be taking a small
library with me. I can't go on
a rowing trip without a few
good books. Last year at the
World Rowing
Championships and the
pre-worlds camp I read
14 books! After Beijing I
plan on resuming all my
"dangerous" hobbies:
mountain biking, downhill
skiing...
Adrian David (AUS, LW2x, Coach)
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I hope to cope with the hot and humid climate. Apart from that, I think the
competition and the logistics will be of high standard. It’s the pinnacle of the
Olympic cycle so everyone is building up. For me, it’s more important what
is leading up to it. It’s important how we manage our preparations from now 17
on. As a coach I prepare for the Games by having my athletes stay away
from injury and troubles. I’m there to advise and support my athletes to be the best
possible. We need to plan for the opposition. There are not a big number of crews,
but it’s a good standard of competition for the lightweights.
Harald Jaehrling
(IRL, M4-, Head Coach)
Mary Whipple
(USA, W8+, coxswain)
I’m looking forward to the racing. It’s a
fantastic regatta with four years
climaxing. The races are the most exciting
part. As an athlete you just see one race, but as
a coach you watch and see all the races, not
just your event – it’s all great. The first thing
for me as a coach is to be prepared with all the
‘maybes’ that can happen. I plan to stay well-
informed and well-prepared.
I eat a lot of Chinese food but I think Chinese food
in the States is different. My family will be in
Beijing and my boyfriend, Michael Callahan. I
have two brothers, Al and David and a twin sister,
Sarah, and her husband Mark. My mother and
father have come to all of my international races
so they are pros at traveling. In Athens my sister
said she overheard people commenting how it was
strange that I was in the stands and not with my
team during racing not knowing it was my twin
sister Sarah in the stands, not me!
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