Trish Mara didnB次元官网网址檛 want to row.
She was a 15-year-old gymnast growing too tall for the sport and her parents pushed her to try a rowing summer camp.
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The Team Canada rower, from Victoria, is set to make her Pan American Games debut next month in Lima, Peru. SheB次元官网网址檒l be competing in the womenB次元官网网址檚 lightweight single sculls, aiming to top the fourth-place finish from her last international competition.
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Her previous international experience B次元官网网址� aside from a few World University Rowing Championship events B次元官网网址� saw her and her teammates in the womenB次元官网网址檚 quadruple sculls finish just 0.13 seconds behind third-place China at the 2017 world championships.
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Mara hasnB次元官网网址檛 competed internationally since the event, because of injury.
She was dealing with hip pain for roughly a year before she underwent surgery in October, and she only returned to the water at the end of March.
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Her trust is with her teamB次元官网网址檚 plan as she prepares for the competition.
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She clearly respects the national program.
Mara, who was born and raised in Victoria, watched the national team training in the area when she was a junior rower. The athletes, which included Olympians, helped and inspired her.
B次元官网网址淗opefully I can inspire the next generation,B次元官网网址� she said.
The Pan Am Games are held every four years. The upcoming competition, which runs from July 26 to Aug. 11, will feature 6,700 athletes from 41 countries.
The rowing events are set for Aug. 6 to 10.
