Wendy Elizabeth Lorrimer (née Pickering; born 1946) is a retired rower who competed for Great Britain.

Rowing career

Lorrimer first started rowing at Durham University in 1965 and was the first female member of the

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. While attending Cambridge University she won the 1969 boat race and married Tony Lorrimer in Leicester during the same year. A move to Gloucester was followed by another to Nottingham where she became the first female member of the

Nottingham Rowing Club Nottingham Rowing Club is a rowing club in West Bridgford, Nottingham. The club was formed in 2006 as a merger of the Nottingham Boat Club and the Nottingham Britannia Rowing Club, two historic rowing clubs that were established in 1894 and 18 ...

as well. She became a double British champion in 1974 when winning the double sculls with Lorraine Baker and the quadruple sculls at the

1974 British Rowing Championships The 1974 National Rowing Championships was the third edition of the National Championships, held from 20–21 July 1974 at the National Water Sports Centre in Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. There was a record entry of 330 crews. Leander won the ...

. She was consequently selected by Great Britain for the

1974 World Rowing Championships The 1974 World Rowing Championships was the fourth World Rowing Championships. It was held from 4 to 8 September 1974 (for men) and from 29 August to 1 September 1974 (for women) on the Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland. The event was significantl ...

in Lucerne which was the inaugural championships for women. Competing in the quadruple sculls event the crew were eliminated during the heats.

References

1946 births Living people British female rowers Alumni of St Aidan's College, Durham {{UK-rowing-bio-stub