Vicky Thornley rows to gold at Under-23 World Champs

29 July 2009

University of Bath-based rower Victoria Thornley is celebrating gold at the Under-23 World Rowing Championships. Thornley, who trains at the University of Bath and Minerva Bath Rowing Club, struck gold with the British women’s eight at the competition in Racice, the Czech Republic at the weekend. It is the first time a British women’s eight have won World Championship gold at any level. The performance is all the more remarkable as 21-year-old Thornley has only...