Kathleen Meerscheidt
Nationality: USA Role: Rower
Current Course
MPhil in Medical Anthropology
Status
Postgraduate
College
Balliol College
University
Oxford
Squad
About Kathleen Meerscheidt
Where did you learn to row and who was your first coach?
River City Rowing Club in West Sacramento, California - Krista Rindell and Olivia Terry.
What inspires you about sport?
I continue to be inspired by my teammates. The amount of dedication and resilience they exhibit always motivates me.
Explain your earliest memory of The Boat Race
I learned about the boat race while rowing at Bucknell University.
Do you relish in hours in the gym and miles in the dark, or do you live for race days?
I think you have to love the training because it's what makes a successful race possible.
What's the secret to managing elite-level sport with studying at one of the top universities in the world?
Time management and coffee.
