Boat Club: Senior Women's Captain

I have loved rowing at UCL as both a novice and senior. I have decided to run for senior women’s captain next year aiming to create an inclusive, fun and competitive squad.

Having moved from the novice to senior squad I would hope to make this transition smooth and easy. I believe this could be done through early integration and weights introduction at the start of the year or before the summer to make the transition a bit less daunting. I also hope to cater for everyone within the senior women’s squad offering both more casual and competitive rowing at a range of levels. Catering for everyone will help to create a friendly and positive environment within the squad and club. Additionally, promoting land training in groups will create a fun and motivated environment. Maintaining high standards of land training and encouraging rowers to attend as many water sessions as possible will also help to create a competitive squad.

I have experience leading sports teams and organising events for my school community. At UCL I have led and planned weekly Swedish lessons for the Nordic society. This has taught me a range of transferable skills including organisational and leadership skills which are transferable to the role of senior women’s captain.

I would hope to make a fun and inclusive yet competitive squad with transparent communication between coaches, captains and the squad. I believe I can provide support, strong leadership and be a friendly and approachable captain for the squad.

Hi, I'm Zoe and I'm running to be the next Senior Women's Captain for UCLBC

Little bit about me: 

• I started sculling at school in 2020
• I rowed at RUMSBC last year 
• I am a proud bisweptual for UCLBC!

Experience:

• UCLBC Inclusivity and Outreach Officer 2023/24
• 4 years rowing experience- including sculling
• Rowed at HWR 2022, 2023; Henley Royal 2022; WeHORR 2023, (2024); 
• Leadership: previous sports captain roles at school including head of house as well as coxing experience 
• Qualities: friendly, welcoming, organised, determined, passionate 

Aims: 

• help everyone in the squad to achieve their personal training goals for the year alongside goals as a whole squad 
• integrate previous novices into the senior squad more effectively 
• improve trust and teamwork within the squad to create more of a feeling of camaraderie 
• increase transparency and communication between captain/ coach and squad (during training and more long-term)