Freya Jenkinson

Freya Jenkinson

Nationality: GBR Role: Cox
Current Course Modern and Medieval Languages (French and Italian)
Status Undergraduate
College Selwyn College
University Cambridge

About Freya Jenkinson

Where did you learn to row and who was your first coach?

For coxing, Selwyn College Boat Club - Kathryn Dodds and Maria Stroyakovski. I had learnt to row when I was about 14 at a small rowing club in Taunton.

What inspires you about sport?

I love the competitive aspect of sport, and coxing allows me to get right to the forefront of it.

Explain your earliest memory of The Boat Race

I can remember watching The Boat Race 2012 on TV, a memorable one with a restart and broken blade!

What's the secret to managing elite-level sport with studying at one of the top universities in the world?

Organisation (multiple calendars in my case).