FILMER Caileigh

Canada

Rowing

Date of Birth: 18 Dec 1996

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Youth Olympian

Height (m/ft): 1.69/5'6''

Place of birth: VICTORIA, BC

Birth Country:

Canada

Place of residence : VICTORIA, BC

Residence Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	Women's Pair CAN Canada	3

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Pair Heat 1 #31	Finished
Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Pair Semifinal A/B 1 #89	Finished
Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Pair Final A #114	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	8+
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	5

Youth Olympic Games

Year	Location	2-
2014	Nanjing, CHN	3

World Championships

Year	Location	2-	8+
2019	Linz, AUT	3	4
2018	Plovdiv, BUL	1	-

World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	Pair	2018	Belgrade, SRB	6:58.88
2	Pair	2018	Lucerne, SUI	7:07.63

World Championships Under 23

Year	Location	8+
2017	Plovdiv, BUL	1

Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, EXC - Excluded

Nickname:

Cai (olympic.ca, 17 Apr 2016)

Hobbies:

Running, cooking, yoga. (worldrowing.com, 01 Dec 2017)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

Environmental Science, Geography - University of Victoria, Canada

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

University of Victoria Rowing Club [Canada]

Coach:

Michelle Darvill [national]; Phil Marshall [national], CAN; Lesley Thompson-Willie [national], CAN

Sporting relatives:

Her mother rowed competitively for the University of Victoria in Canada. Her uncle Bob Heyes has served as the head coach of the Victoria Shamrocks lacrosse team. (olympic.ca, 17 Apr 2016; timescolonist.com, 14 Jul 2016)

Other sports:

Before taking up rowing she was a competitive swimmer for seven years and represented Canada in the U12 girls age group. (olympic.ca, 17 Apr 2016; berecruited.com, 01 Jun 2012)

Injuries:

In 2019 she suffered a rib injury but was still able to compete at the world championships that year. (stuff.co.nz, 24 Aug 2019)

In late 2015 she was diagnosed with a rib stress fracture that kept her from rowing until early 2016. (olympic.ca, 17 Apr 2016)

Start:

She began rowing at age 13. (worldrowing.com, 01 Dec 2017; olympic.ca, 17 Apr 2016)

Reason:

She used to do competitive swimming, and when she decided to quit her mother told her to stay active with another sport. "After competing on the youth national team, my mother encouraged me to try a new sport. I signed up for a Learn to Row summer camp where I initially disliked the sport because I found it challenging to master basic technique." (worldrowing.com, 01 Dec 2017; olympic.ca, 17 Apr 2016)

Ambition:

To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (worldrowing.com, 01 Dec 2017)

Training:

She trains on Elk Lake in Victoria, BC, Canada. (cheknews.ca, 06 Mar 2019)

Hero:

British rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning. (worldrowing.com, 01 Dec 2017)

Ritual:

She always eats eggs on toast for her race day breakfast. She has two sets of lucky racing socks, one given to her by her mother with Canadian flags on them, and one set in bright pink that she initially borrowed from her best friend but was eventually given to keep. (olympic.ca, 17 Apr 2016)

Philosophy:

"The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That's real glory. That's the essence of it." [Vince Lombardi] (olympic.ca, 17 Apr 2016)

Award:

She was part of the crew that was named 2012 Rowing Canada Female Sweep Crew of the Year. (berecruited.com, 01 Jun 2012)

General Interest

General
BALANCING ROWING AND UNIVERSITY
She combines rowing with studying for a dual degree in earth and ocean sciences and physical geography. She says it can be tough to find a balance between the two. "It's been difficult juggling my school work and athletic commitments. When we are away, some teammates are often resting when I would go sit in a coffee shop and study ahead of a big race." (uvic.ca, 01 Jan 2018)

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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