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Local Radio,26 Jul 2024,3 mins

SeriesSomerset

Becky Wilde: the debut sculler

Paris: Grassroots to Glory

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Becky Wilde competed internationally in swimming for Wales during her school years before turning her attention to rowing whilst at University in Bath. The 26 year old has not had the easiest of routes to the Olympics having overcome several long term injuries and a major operation on her arms - but she makes her debut in sculling alongside her rowing partner Mathilda Hodgkins Byrne who brings with her the experience of the Tokyo 2020 Games.

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