Bembridge rower Annie Caddick has won silver in the Mixed Double Sculls in the Paris Paralympics this morning (Sunday).
Annie – with her partner Sam Murray – completed the course in a time of 7:28.19, less than 2 seconds behind the Australian gold winning pair.
The British mixed double scullers finished 12 hundredths of a second ahead of the German double scullers in bronze medal position.
Annie grew up on the Isle of Wight, which is where she developed a passion for water sports. Growing up on the island, she used to travel by boat to school and spent her free time surfing with her family and her summers lifeguarding the Isle of Wight’s beaches.
Annie started rowing while studying at the University of Birmingham. Rowing appealed to Annie as it was the first time she had participated in a sport where, as someone with cerebral palsy, she felt she could keep up with her able bodied teammates and was treated as an equal rather than someone with a disability.
While rowing with the university team, Annie’s coach suggested she apply for British Rowing’s Para development programme.
Annie’s career highlights include medalling at the 2023 European Championships and achieving Paralympic qualification at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in the PR3 mixed double sculls.
And now she has a Paralympic silver medal to add to her collection.
