Philippa Francesca Solf
Nationality: GER Role: Rower
Current Course
MPhil in Modern Middle Eastern Studies
Status
Postgraduate
College
St Antony's College
University
Oxford
Squad
About Philippa Francesca Solf
Where did you learn to row and who was your first coach?
St Antony’s College, Alessandro Tagliavia.
What inspires you about sport?
The willpower necessary to attain excellence. Striving towards this goal with other people who are literally in the same boat as you has been immensely inspiring. It teaches you so many things that are valuable in other areas in life.
Explain your earliest memory of The Boat Race
I have to admit that I didn’t know anything about rowing or what the “Blues” were (let alone the Boat Race) until I arrived in Oxford last year.
Do you relish in hours in the gym and miles in the dark, or do you live for race days?
I relish the early mornings in the boat when the air tastes crisp and the day is full of opportunity.
What's the secret to managing elite-level sport with studying at one of the top universities in the world?
I don’t know! We will see.
