McMURTRY Caragh

Great Britain

Rowing

Date of Birth: 22 Aug 1991

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.75/5'8''

Place of birth: SOUTHAMPTON

Birth Country:

Great Britain

Place of residence : WALLINGFORD

Residence Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	Women's Eight GBR Great Britain	7

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Eight Heat 1 #61	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Eight Repechage 1 #103	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Championships

Year	Location	4-	8+
2018	Plovdiv, BUL	7	-
2017	Sarasota, FL, USA	7	-
2014	Amsterdam, NED	-	6
2013	Chungju, KOR	-	4

European Championships

Year	Location	4-	8+
2021	Varese, ITA	-	4
2019	Lucerne, SUI	6	-
2018	Glasgow, GBR	4	-
2017	Racice, CZE	-	4

World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
2	Four	2021	Lucerne, SUI	6:34.57
2	Eight	2017	Poznan, POL	6:02.31
4	Eight	2018	Linz, AUT	6:10.70
6	Four	2019	Poznan, POL	7:06.72
7	Four	2019	Rotterdam, NED	7:03.48
7	Pair	2017	Lucerne, SUI	7:34.64
8	Four	2018	Belgrade, SRB	6:39.83

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

Hobbies:

Painting, DIY, sewing. (Instagram profile, 05 Jul 2021; britishrowing.org, 24 Apr 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Husband Mikey Mottram

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Southampton Coalporters ARC [Great Britain]

Coach:

Tom Pattichis [national], GBR

Sporting relatives:

Her husband Mikey Mottram is a professional road cyclist and has competed on the Continental Tour. (Instagram profile, 05 Jul 2021; procyclingstats.com, 08 Mar 2020)

Start:

She took up the sport at Bitterne Park Secondary School in Southampton, England. (ealingtimes.co.uk, 21 Dec 2020)

Reason:

She got involved in the sport after taking part in a 'Project Oarsome' event run by British Rowing at her school in Southampton, England. "I had just started at Bitterne Park Secondary School in Southampton when a couple of volunteer coaches from [Southampton] Coalporters ARC set up an afterschool club, using funding from 'Project Oarsome', to help encourage state school kids into rowing. I was into pretty much every afterschool club at the time, so I went along to this one with my friends, messed around on the ergos a bit and then decided to try rowing on the water because it sounded like more of a laugh. The club was only a 10-minute walk from my house and it was something to do on the weekend." (ealingtimes.co.uk, 21 Dec 2020; britishrowing.org, 24 Apr 2020)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 05 Jul 2021)

General Interest

General
EARLY DAYS
She took up the sport while at secondary school and credits rowing with helping keep her life on the right path. "At school, occasionally I'd go off with the wrong crowd. I'd hang around on street corners drinking with friends and I can't think there were many options for me in life at that point in time. Rowing really pulled me back, made me feel I was important and could do something good. 'Project Oarsome' totally saved me and I don't know where I'd be without it. It took me from a bad place to a really good place." (ealingtimes.co.uk, 21 Dec 2020)

ATHLETIC COUPLE
Her husband Mikey Mottram has competed in professional cycling for teams on the Continental Tour. "It's such a helpful thing to have someone who really understands the trials and tribulations of being an elite athlete. Other people might try to get it, but they don't realise why you don't stop when it gets really hard. That's something Mikey understands. When it gets really tough, he's definitely there for me and he helps me to work things out. He understands there's no quitting. He's super helpful." (ealingtimes.co.uk, 21 Dec 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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