Personal information | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | Irvine, Scotland | 19 May 2004
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Country | Australia |
Sport | Rowing |
Club | Banks Rowing Club |
Susannah Lutze (born 19 May 2004) is an Australian Paralympic rower. She has been selected to compete at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. [1]
Lutze was born in 19 May 2004 at Irvine, Scotland. [2] [3] She was born with clubfoot. Four years of treatment improved the condition but she still has limited ankle mobility and muscle atrophy in her left leg. [1] Her family moved from Scotland to Melbourne in 2008. [3] She attended Camberwell Girls Grammar School and Carey Baptist Grammar School in Melbourne. [4]
At high school, Lutze played many sports including tennis, hockey, dance, swimming and netball. [3] She took up rowing in 2020 due to knee and ankle injuries from field sports. [1] In 2023, she was selected for her first Australian Para Rowing Team and it won the PR3 Mix 4+ at Gavirate International Para Rowing Regatta. She is a member of the Banks Rowing Club. [5]
At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she is a member of the PR3 mixed coxed four that includes Alexandra Viney, Tom Birtwhistle, Tobiah Goffsassen and Hannah Cowap (cox).
In 2023, she was awarded a Tier 2 Scholarship within the 2024 Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship and Mentoring Program. [1]
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