Lucy Coleman
{{short description|Australian rower}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Lucy Coleman
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| nationality = Australian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|3|29|df=y}}
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| hometown = North Star, New South Wales, Australia
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| height = 168 cm
| weight = 57 kg
| country = Australia
| sport = Rowing
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| collegeteam = Tulsa Golden Hurricane
| club = Sydney University Boat Club
| coach = Ellen Randell
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{{MedalSport|Women's rowing}}
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{{MedalCompetition|World Cup 2}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Poznań|Lwt W2x}}
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Lucy Coleman (born 29 March 1998) is an Australian representative lightweight rower. She is an Australian national champion and has represented at senior World Championships.
Club and state rowing
Coleman was raised in far western NSW and boarded at St Hilda's School in Southport where she took up rowing. She first made state selection for Queensland in the 2017 women's youth eight which contested the Bicentennial Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships.{{Cite web |url=https://www.australianrowinghistory.com.au/interstate-championships/2017.php#WYth |title=2017 Interstate Regatta at Guerin Foster |access-date=25 September 2022 |archive-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213148/https://www.australianrowinghistory.com.au/interstate-championships/2017.php#WYth |url-status=dead }}
Coleman then studied at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma and rowed at varsity level. She won a silver medal in a lightweight women's double scull at the US IRA Championships in 2018. Following her return from the USA she rowed from the Sydney University Boat Club.[https://rowingaustralia.com.au/athleteprofile/lucy-coleman/ Coleman at Rowing Australia]
In 2021 in SUBC colours she won the open lightweight women's quad scull title at the Australian Rowing Championships and placed second in the open lightweight double scull.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/national-championships/2021 |title=2021 Australian Championships |access-date=25 September 2022 |archive-date=22 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622201105/https://rowinghistory-aus.info/national-championships/2021 |url-status=live }}
In 2023 she made NSW state selection in the lightweight quad scull to contest the Victoria Cup at the Interstate Regatta. That crew was victorious.[https://rowingmanager.com/regattas/5866/results 2023 Australian Rowing Championships]
International representative rowing
In March 2022 Coleman was selected in the Australian senior training team to prepare for the 2022 international season and the 2022 World Rowing Championships.{{Cite web |url=https://rowingaustralia.com.au/scullers-secure-three-semi-finals-slots-at-the-2022-world-rowing-championships/ |title=2022 Australian Team announcements |access-date=24 September 2022 |archive-date=23 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923123131/https://rowingaustralia.com.au/scullers-secure-three-semi-finals-slots-at-the-2022-world-rowing-championships/ |url-status=dead }} She rowed Australia's lightweight double scull with Anneka Reardon at the World Rowing Cup II in June 2022 to a silver medal. At the 2022 World Rowing Championships at Racize, she again raced the lightweight double with Reardon. They finished fourth in the B final for an overall tenth place finish at the regatta.{{Cite web |url=https://worldrowing.com/athlete/lucy-coleman?id=55244 |title=Coleman at World Rowing |access-date=24 September 2022 |archive-date=24 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924060307/https://worldrowing.com/athlete/lucy-coleman?id=55244 |url-status=live }}
In March 2023 Coleman was again selected as a sculler in the Australian women's lightweight squad for the 2023 international season.{{Cite web |url=https://rowingaustralia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-Senior-and-Para-World-Cup-Team_17.3.23_FINAL_web.pdf |title=2023 Australian Squad announcement |access-date=3 April 2023 |archive-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403064731/https://rowingaustralia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-Senior-and-Para-World-Cup-Team_17.3.23_FINAL_web.pdf |url-status=dead }} At the Rowing World Cup II in Varese, Italy Coleman raced as Australia's WLW2X entrant with Anneka Reardon. They made the B final and finished in overall ninth place. At 2023's RWC III in Lucerne, Coleman and Reardon again raced the WLW2X finishing in overall tenth place. Coleman and Reardon were selected to race Australia's lightweight coxless pair at 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. They placed third in their heat and ultimately won the C final for an overall 13th place at the regatta.
References
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External links
- {{World Rowing}}
- {{Rowing Australia|lucy-coleman|archive=20240221235049}}
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Category:Australian female rowers