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Nolan, Victoria
Victoria Nolan (born January 3, 1975, in Liverpool, England) is a Pararowing, pararower for Canada's National Rowing Team. In 2010, she and her crew (LTAMix4+) won gold at the 2010 World Rowing Championships in Cambridge, New Zealand. She has competed in numerous other World Championships, as well as the Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Mixed coxed four, 2008 and Rowing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Mixed coxed four, 2016 Summer Paralympics. In 2010, Nolan and her teammate, Meghan Montgomery, won gold in the women's pair at the World Rowing Master Regatta in St. Catharines, Ontario. Nolan's book, ''Beyond Vision: The Story of a Blind Rower'', was published in 2014 by Iguana Books. References External links * * Victoria Nolanat Rowing Canada Victoria Nolan - Cœur Handisport Canadian female rowers Canadian disabled sportspeople Living people World Rowing Championships medalists for Canada 21st-century Canadian women 1975 births {{Canada-rowing-bio- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.24 million. On the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, Liverpool historically lay within the ancient hundred of West Derby in the county of Lancashire. It became a borough in 1207, a city in 1880, and a county borough independent of the newly-created Lancashire County Council in 1889. Its growth as a major port was paralleled by the expansion of the city throughout the Industrial Revolution. Along with general cargo, freight, and raw materials such as coal and cotton, merchants were involved in the slave trade. In the 19th century, Liverpool was a major port of departure for English and Irish emigrants to North America. It was also home to both the Cunard and White Star Lines, and was the port of registry of the ocean li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
