Kathleen Murdoch

Kathleen Murdoch

2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait
Personal information
Nickname	Kate
Born	(1986-12-22) 22 December 1986 (age 38)
Home town	Penrith, Australia
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Para-rowing
Club	Nepean Rowing Club
Coached by	Lizzi Chapman
Medal record World Championships 2014 Amsterdam Mixed double sculls – LTAMix2x

Kathleen Murdoch (born 22 December 1986) ^[1] is an Australian Paralympic rower. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. ^[2]

Personal

Murdoch has cone rod dystrophy, which causes sight to deteriorate slowly over time. ^[3] She was declared legally blind at the age of 16 and uses a guide dog. She is required to wear blacked out goggles in some rowing competitions. ^[3] She started rowing around mid-late 2010 after encouragement from her father who rowed for Ireland. ^[3] In 2016, she is employed by Western Sydney Local Health District as a Disability Employment Consultant. ^[4]

Career

Murdch's results at the National Championships have been:

• 2011 – Silver – Women's LTA 1x ^[3]
• 2013 – Silver – Women's LTA 2x, Gold – Women's LTA 1x, Gold – Mixed LTA 4+ ^[3]
• 2014 – Gold – Women's LTA 1x, Gold – LTA 2x, Gold – LTA 4+ ^[3]

She made her World Rowing Championships debut with Jeremy McGrath, a leg amputee rower at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ^[5] They won the silver medal in the Legs, Trunk and Arms Mixed Double Scull (LTAMix2x). ^[5] They were coached by Lindsay Callaghan.

She combined with Brock Ingram, Davinia Lefroy, Jeremy McGrath and coxswain Jo Burnand in the Legs, Trunk and Arms Mixed Coxed Four ( LTAMix4+) to win the Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in April 2016. ^[6] At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Murdoch was a member of the LTA Mixed Coxed Four that finished first in the LTAMix4+ B Final. ^[7]

She is currently a member of the Neapean Rowing Club and trains on the Nepean River, Penrith, New South Wales. ^{[3] [8]}

References

1. "Kathleen Murdoch". World Rowing website. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
2. "Australian Paralympic Rowers to turn silver into gold". Australian Paralympic Committee News. 11 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
3. "Kate Murdoch" (PDF). Balmain to Boston – Head of the Charles Regatta 18–19 October 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
4. "Kathleen Murdoch". Rowing Australia Athlete Profiles. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
5. "Double gold and silver for Aussie Para-roweers". Australian Paralympic Committee News. 29 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
6. "Australia's LTA Mixed Coxed Four qualify boat for 2016 Rio Paralympic Games". Rowing Australia website. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
7. "LTA Mixed Coxed Four – LTAMix4+ – Standings". Rio Paralympics Official site. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
8. Hasham, Nicole (19 March 2012). "Nature gives river a cleaner bill of health – for now". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 August 2014.

External links

• Kathleen Murdoch at World Rowing
• Kathleen Murdoch at Rowing Australia (archived)
• Kate Murdoch at Paralympics Australia
• Kathleen Murdoch at the International Paralympic Committee