Karol Roman
Nationality: POL Role: Rower
Current Course
DPhil Engineering
Status
Postgraduate
College
Pembroke College
University
Oxford
Squad
About Karol Roman
Where did you learn to row and who was your first coach?
In the Netherlands, Jelle Freund.
What inspires you about sport?
There are many sports which I prefer over rowing, but the discipline required is something that inspired me.
Explain your earliest memory of The Boat Race
I just found out about it when I started rowing.
Do you relish in hours in the gym and miles in the dark, or do you live for race days?
Race days.
What's the secret to managing elite-level sport with studying at one of the top universities in the world?
Compensating for delay in academic progress in off-season.
