Jacqui Round

Jacqui is selected as the women's spare for the 2009 World Championships in Poznan.

She was selected in the women's eight for the 2009 World U23 Championships, where she won a gold medal.  She has represented GB at both Junior and U23 level. In 2008 she won a bronze medal in the women's four at the World U23 Championships and in 2006 she raced in the pair at the World U23 Championships finishing 7th. At the World Junior Championships in 2005 she won a bronze medal in the quad.

In 2007 she was selected for the GB squad that raced at the 2007 Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney, Australia, where she won two gold medals in the four and the eight.

She started rowing at the age of ten at St Neots Rowing Club under the guidance of Martyn Rooney, because she lived very close to the river and thought she would try it. Between 2001 and 2005 she won eleven gold and silver medals at the National Schools Regatta and the National Championships and won the junior quad event at Women's Henley Regatta.

Although Jacqui is currently studying Sport Development and Fitness at South Nottingham College, she plans to begin a course in Sport, Leisure, Psychology and Education at Nottingham Trent University in September.

Jacqui's biggest ambition outside rowing is to take part in Camp USA, a scheme which would give her the opportunity to coach youngsters in America. This follows in part from previous work she has done coaching juniors at her local rowing club.

In the future she would like to become a primary school teacher.