SEVICK Jessica

Canada

Rowing

Date of Birth: 15 Jul 1989

Age: 32

Gender: Female

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

Place of birth: VICTORIA, BC

Birth Country:

Canada

Place of residence : VANCOUVER, BC

Residence Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	Women's Double Sculls CAN Canada	6

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Double Sculls Heat 2 #17	Finished
Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Double Sculls Semifinal A/B 2 #72	Finished
Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Double Sculls Final A #99	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Pan American Games

Year	Location	1x
2019	Lima, PER	1

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

Hobbies:

Running, reading, gardening. (rowingcanada.org, 11 Aug 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Engineering - University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, CAN

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

University of British Columbia [CAN] / Calgary Rowing Club [CAN]

Injuries:

In 2016 she required surgery after breaking her tibial plateau, the upper part of the shinbone that includes the knee joint. (olympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019)

Start:

She took up the sport in 2016 at Calgary Rowing Club in Alberta, Canada. (rowingcanada.org, 11 Aug 2019)

Reason:

Her physiotherapist suggested she try rowing. "I went and saw her for my knee but then obviously I'm 5'10" and large so she was like, 'Oh, you should give rowing a try'. I just fell so in love with it and turned out to be decent at it. And it's basically taken over my life." (olympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019; ubyssey.ca, 21 Nov 2018)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (strathmorenow.com, 15 Aug 2019)

Hero:

Canadian speed skater Catriona Le May Doan (olympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019)

Ritual:

She wears lucky socks on race day. (olympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019)

Philosophy:

"Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose." (olympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019; rowingcanada.org, 11 Aug 2019)

General Interest

General
LUGE ACCIDENT
At age 12 she sustained a traumatic brain injury after a luge training run accident in Canada. She had to spend a month in hospital, which included two weeks in a coma, and her family was told she may not survive or that she could have suffered a permanent impairment. Her recovery involved a lot of work on regaining her balance. "[When she woke up] the doctors asked me if I knew what time of day it was and I didn't respond. They asked me to point to a circle or square or triangle on a chart, and they asked me to compare a cat and a dog, and I really just didn't know how to talk or anything. And then they asked if I knew who my sister was and I nodded, and then I tried to say [her name], so they thought that was a good sign. I was lucky." (olympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019; ubyssey.ca, 21 Nov 2018)

FURTHER EDUCATION
She has an engineering degree from the University of Alberta in Canada, and has gone on to work as an MRI research assistant at the University of Calgary. Her work consisted of finding diagnostic tools for early imaging of concussion and traumatic brain injury. "I was surprised how in love with it I was, how excited I got about the research. I would cry at presentations and stuff because it just meant so much to me. It's something I'm just so passionate about, and that's why I wanted to do my research in it." (ubyssey.ca, 21 Nov 2018)

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Legend

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

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