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Former Dinos rower represents Canada at Commonwealth Games

Former U of C Dinos Rowing Club team member Olivia McMurray represented Canada at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland.

Olivia McMurray, a former Dinos rowing athlete, represented Canada at the 2014 Commonwealth Rowing Championships.

She placed 3rd in the mixed eight event and 4th in the heavyweight women's pair event. Canada finished 3rd overall in the medal standings.

The Commonwealth Rowing Championships are held every four years in conjunction with the Commonwealth Games, although the sport is currently not included in the core programme. 17 nations had athletes competing at the 2014 event held in Strathclyde, Scotland.

Olivia was introduced to the sport in 2010 when recruited by the U of C Rowing Club. She went on to represent the U of C at the Canadian University Rowing Championships in 2011, 2012, and 2013, notably finishing 4th in the women's pair event in 2012. Olivia won a bronze medal at the National Rowing Championships in 2012 and in the spring of 2014 placed 2nd at the Canadian Trials. The Commonwealth Championships was her first experience competing internationally. Olivia graduated from the U of C with a degree in Chemical Engineering (Biomedical Specialization) in May.

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