Victoria Nolan (born January 3, 1975, in

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) is a pararower for

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's National Rowing Team. In 2010, she and her crew (LTAMix4+) won gold at the

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. She has competed in numerous other World Championships, as well as the

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and

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. In 2010, Nolan and her teammate, Meghan Montgomery, won gold in the women's pair at the World Rowing Master Regatta in

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. Nolan's book, ''Beyond Vision: The Story of a Blind Rower'', was published in 2014 by Iguana Books.

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