Help me represent New Zealand at the World Rowing Championships in Canada

My name is Olivia Tattersfield and I’m 17 years old. I am from Whangarei but currently boarding at Mount Albert Grammar School, Auckland. I’ve recently been selected in the New Zealand Under 19 rowing team where I will be competing in the quad at the World Rowing Championships in Canada, August 2024.

I absolutely love rowing and have been incredibly fortunate to have had amazing support from the coaches and parent volunteers from both the Whangarei Rowing Club and Mt Albert Grammar (MAGSROW). I’ve also been fortunate to have some awesome friends to train and row with. My best rowing performance to date was winning the U17 single at the NZ Secondary School Championships. I’ve included a video of this race, it was pretty intense, so enjoy watching!

Since being selected for the U19 team at the end of April, I’ve continued to train really hard. Shortly I’ll move away from home and school to start a 6 week training camp at Lake Karapiro while completing school work online. At the beginning of August, I’ll head to Canada for 3 more weeks of training before the regatta starts.

The total cost for the training camp and attending the World Championships is $10,800. This includes food and accommodation at Karapiro and travel, food, accommodation and regatta related expenses in Canada.

Any donations towards the cost of getting me to Canada would be hugely appreciated.