Helen McFie

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Helen McFie (married name Simone; born 1945) is a retired rower who competed for Great Britain. [1]

Rowing career

McFie grew up in Kenya to Scottish parents and started rowing when she attended Darwin College, Cambridge, to study for a master's degree. In 1971 and 1972 she rowed for Cambridge at The Boat Race. [2] She was part of the eight at the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, the crew finished 10th overall after a fourth-place finish in the B final. [3]

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References

  1. "Helen McFie". World Rowing.
  2. "Helen McFie". Rowing Story. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  3. Railton, Jim (1 September 1975). "Rowing". The Times . p. 7 via Times Digital Archives.