Katarina Finney
Nationality: GBR/GER Role: Rower
Current Course
Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
Status
Undergraduate
College
Fitzwilliam College
University
Cambridge
Squad
About Katarina Finney
Where did you learn to row and who was your first coach?
Sir WIlliam Borlase's School Boat Club, Andy Joel.
What inspires you about sport?
Being around people that work just as hard as you do and that all have the same goal.
Explain your earliest memory of The Boat Race
Back when I rowed at Borlase we went to watch it in London as a rowing social with all the seniors.
Do you relish in hours in the gym and miles in the dark, or do you live for race days?
Getting to race is definitely the highlight of the season but I do think part of what makes the racing so amazing is knowing how much hard work you have put in throughout the year.
What's the secret to managing elite-level sport with studying at one of the top universities in the world?
Still trying to figure that out but one thing I think really helps is compartmentalisation to make sure all the different parts of your life don't merge into one.
