Lorraine M Baker (married name Prince; born 1956) is a retired rower who competed for Great Britain.

Rowing career

Baker first started rowing at

Derby Rowing Club Derby Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Derwent, based at Darley Grove, Darley Abbey, Derby, Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the ...

aged 15, she began in a pair with Sue North, the Derby captain before moving into a four in 1973. She became a double British champion in 1974 when winning the double sculls with

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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

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in Lucerne which was the inaugural championships for women. Competing in the quadruple sculls event the crew were eliminated during the heats. In 1976 she was still part of the British squad and aimed for the

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but the British team decided not to take a sculling crew to the Olympics. She married Ian Prince in Derby during the same year.

References

1956 births Living people British female rowers {{UK-rowing-bio-stub