ROMAN Lisa

Canada

Rowing

Date of Birth: 17 Sep 1989

Age: 31

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.78/5'10''

Place of birth: SURREY, BC

Birth Country:

Canada

Place of residence : LONDON, ON

Residence Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	Women's Eight CAN Canada	1

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Eight Heat 1 #61	Finished
Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Eight Repechage 1 #103	Finished
Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Eight Final A #129	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	8+
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	5

World Championships

Year	Location	4-	8+
2019	Linz, AUT	-	4
2018	Plovdiv, BUL	-	2
2017	Sarasota, FL, USA	9	2
2015	Aiguebelette-le-Lac, FRA	-	3
2014	Amsterdam, NED	-	2
2013	Chungju, KOR	-	3

World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
2	Eight	2018	Lucerne, SUI	6:08.11
4	Four	2019	Rotterdam, NED	6:57.84
14	Pair	2019	Poznan, POL	7:55.10

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

Previous names:

Lisa Roman-Samuel

Hobbies:

Target shooting, hunting. (rowingcanada.org, 01 Sep 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Psychology, Sports Management - Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA

Family:

Husband Marcel Samuel

Languages spoken:

English

Coach:

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

Start:

She began rowing in 2008 at a beginners session at the University of the Fraser Valley in Canada. (pacificsportfraservalley.com, 01 Jan 2016; row2k.com, 06 Aug 2019)

Reason:

She initially competed in figure skating before switching to rowing. "I was a figure skater for several years and was at my peak. I wasn't making gains and it had started to fade for me. I decided to try rowing because I knew some people who had gotten a scholarship for rowing. I wanted to try a new sport and try to get a scholarship too." (row2k.com, 06 Aug 2019)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 31 Aug 2020)

Philosophy:

"Don't count the days, make the days count." (rowingcanada.org, 01 Sep 2019)

Award:

In September 2019 she was inducted into the Washington State University Athletic Hall of Fame. (wsucougars.com, 28 Jun 2019)

During her time at Western State University, she was named to the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association [CRCA] All-Region 5 First Team in 2012 and the Pacific-10 All-Conference Team in 2011, as well as being named to the All-Conference First Team on two occasions. She was also named to the Pac-12 All-Century Rowing Team. (wsucougars.com, 01 Jan 2011)

General Interest

General
OTHER STUDIES
She has also studied at the University of the Fraser Valley in Canada. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2019)

EARLY DAYS
She competed in figure skating for 14 years before switching to rowing in 2008. "I fell in love with rowing because all I had to do was sit in a boat and pull on an oar and do the same thing over and over again. At the beginning of my rowing career, in comparison to figure skating, it seemed so easy and I was never nervous like I was when I got onto the ice by myself and had to perform. Rowing is just raw, the harder you go the faster you can go. I loved the 'go harder and go faster' aspect of rowing when I first started. I started seeing success around my peers pretty quickly and I loved winning. I struggled as a figure skater because of my size and all I ever wanted was to win. When I started to feel what winning was like, I was hooked." (row2k.com, 06 Aug 2019)

Social Media

Legend

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

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