Louise Trappitt

Louise Trappitt (born 15 October 1985) is a New Zealand rower. She has won bronze medals at World Rowing Championships in the women's quadruple scull in 2011, and in the women's pair in 2014.

Louise Trappitt
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1985-10-15) 15 October 1985[1]
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)[1]
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
World Championships
2011 BledW4x
2014 AmsterdamW2−

Family and private life

Trappitt was born in 1985 in Dunedin, but raised in Wellington.[1][2] She holds a degree in physical education from the University of Otago (2004–2007), and later studied extramurally post graduate studies in rehabilitation through the same university (2010–2012). Trappitt did her undergraduate degree before she started concentrating on rowing.[2] She now lives in Cambridge and is engaged to Olympic rower John Storey.[3]

Rowing career

National coach Dick Tonks placed her in a women's quadruple scull for the 2011 season, together with Sarah Gray, Fiona Bourke and Eve MacFarlane. The four surprised themselves by winning bronze at the regattas in Hamburg (Germany) and Lucerne (Switzerland).[4][5][6] They maintained their form and won a bronze at the 2011 World Rowing Championships at Lake Bled in Bled, Slovenia.[7]

In 2012, Trappitt competed with the women's quad at regattas in Lucerne (Switzerland; fourth place) and Munich (Germany; fifth place).[8][9] The quad then went to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with a strong expectation for a medal when Trappitt "caught a crab" and snapped an oar at the 1500 m mark in the repechage. This cost the team their place in the final (they would have had to be within the first four but came last in the repechage), and they subsequently came first in the B final.[10][11][12] Trappitt took the 2013 rowing season off.[13][14]

At the 2014 World Rowing Championships held at Bosbaan in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Trappitt won a bronze medal in the women's pair partnering with Rebecca Scown.[15]

References
  1. "Louise Trappitt". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  2. "Rowing: Trappitt earns seat in NZ's elite team". The New Zealand Herald. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  3. Edmunds, Susan; Smallman, Elton Rikihana (31 January 2016). "New Zealand Olympic athletes wary of Zika threat". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  4. Leggat, David (28 April 2012). "Rowing: The schoolground tap on the shoulder that led to London". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  5. "(W4x) Women's Quadruple Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  6. "(W4x) Women's Quadruple Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  7. "(W4x) Women's Quadruple Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  8. "(W4x) Women's Quadruple Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  9. "(W4x) Women's Quadruple Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  10. Hinton, Marc (30 July 2012). "Bad luck strikes as Kiwi quad tumble out". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  11. "Louise Trappitt". BBC News. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  12. "(W4x) Women's Quadruple Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  13. "Louise Trappitt". Rowing New Zealand. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  14. Anderson, Ian (7 March 2014). "Recharged Louise Trappitt back with Rio in sight". Waikato Times. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  15. "(W2-) Women's Pair - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
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