Three Rowers Earn Medals at U-23 Championships
July 29, 2018 | Women's Rowing
UCLA women's rowing rising senior Carlisle Wheeler won a gold medal representing the United States, while rising seniors Kyra Edwards and Saskia Budgett secured bronze medals for Great Britain at the U-23 World Championships in Poland.
In all, the UCLA women's rowing program had five student-athletes compete at the U-23 World Championships, with four of those individuals leading their respective boats to 'A' final races.
Wheeler won the gold medal in the women's 4+, while Edwards and Budgett were teammates for the British women's 4x. Rising senior Megan Slabbert finished sixth with Great Britain in the 4-, and recent UCLA graduate Sophia Denison-Johnston advanced to the C final in the women's lightweight 2x with Team USA.
This year's U-23 World Championships took place from July 25-29 in Poznan, Poland, nearly 200 miles to the west of Warsaw (Poland's capital).
Last summer, Budgett, Edwards and Wheeler competed at the same U-23 event in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Budgett and Edwards were part of Great Britain's U-23 squad that won the gold medal in the women's 4x. Budgett competed in the championship race, while Edwards raced in preliminary 4x heats for Great Britain.
Fans can view complete racing results of the 2018 Under 23 World Championships by visiting worldrowing.com.
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