JANSSENS Hillary

Date of Birth: 21 Jul 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.89/6'2''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

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

Schedule

Start Time	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

World Championships

Year	Location	2-	8+
2019	Linz, AUT	3	4
2018	Plovdiv, BUL	1	-
2017	Sarasota, FL, USA	-	2

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	Pair	2018	Belgrade, SRB	6:58.88
2	Pair	2018	Lucerne, SUI	7:07.63
4	Pair	2019	Poznan, POL	7:49.87
4	Four	2019	Rotterdam, NED	6:57.84
6	Eight	2019	Poznan, POL	6:38.98

World Championships Under 23

Year	Location	2-
2016	Rotterdam, NED	1

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

Reading, hiking, cycling, cooking. (worldrowing.org, 01 Apr 2019)

Occupation:

Biology, Science - University of British Columbia, Canada

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

She began rowing in 2012 after starting her studies at the University of British Columbia [UBC]. (worldrowing.org, 01 Apr 2019; gothunderbirds.ca, 25 Sep 2018)

"I started rowing at UBC when I was approached multiple times by members of the rowing team, who were walking around campus and asking tall, athletic people to come and try the sport. I wanted to meet people and stay fit, but rowing has clearly given me so much more than I ever could have imagined." (worldrowing.org, 01 Apr 2019)

To win an Olympic gold medal. (worldrowing.org, 01 Apr 2019; cheknews.ca, 06 Mar 2019)

Philosophy:

"On race day, I try to stay relaxed as I prepare myself physically. Usually, this involves switching back and forth between thinking about the race, and avoiding thinking about the race. For me, my mind is my biggest challenge. I know that it can be one of my biggest assets, but it can also be my greatest downfall." (worldrowing.org, 01 Apr 2019)

While studying at the University of British Columbia [UBC] she was twice named Top Women's Rower at the Canadian University Rowing Championships, in 2015 and 2016, and was named UBC Rookie Oarswoman of the Year in 2013. (gothunderbirds.ca, 25 Sep 2018; ubcrowing.ca, 01 Jan 2016)

General Interest

General
PARTNERSHIP
She first rowed with her women's pair crewmate, Caileigh Filmer, in 2015 in the women's four boat. They started competing together in the pair in 2018 and won gold at the first World Cup meet of the year followed by silver at the third World Cup, before ending their first season together with gold at the 2018 World Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. She says the pair complement each other well in the boat. "Caileigh has exceptional boat feel, and an obscene amount of aerobic ability in the middle of the race. She is also the most positive person I have ever met. I like to think I bring a long, efficient rhythm to the boat, and a fearless attitude toward racing. We joke that I do the first and last 500 meters of the race, and she does the middle thousand." (cheknews.ca, 06 Mar 2019; worldrowing.org, 01 Apr 2019; theprovince.com, 15 Sep 2018)

OLYMPIC ALTERNATE
She was an alternate for the Canadian team that competed at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. She was not called up to compete at the Games. (gothunderbirds.ca, 25 Sep 2018)

Social Media

Legend

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

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