Nickname: Lizzie

Home town: Sydney

Place of residence: Canberra

Occupation: Student

Club: Sydney University

Began rowing: At school in the year 10 quads

Date of birth: 9 July, 1983

Height: 183.5cm

Weight: 71kg

Favourite food: Pretty much anything my grat Mum cooks!. Her lamb shanks have to be at the top though

Favourite book: There are quite a few; Perfume, A Fortunate Life, Life of Pi

Favourite movie: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Castle, Pride and Prejudice

School: MLC Burwood

Current coach: Lyall McCarthy and Phil Bourguignon

Institute/Academy:  AIS/NSWIS

Rowing career highlight(s): Silver in U23 4X 2002, Gold in U23 2X 2003, qualifying the double for the Olympics in 2003, World Champion 2006 womens double scull

Professional goals:To complete my uni degree, Do my ski instructors certificate, help raise the profile in womens rowing in schools around NSW

Sporting hero: Michael Milton

Interests: Good looking Swiss boys with ski resorts, snow skiing, lifesaving, hockey, treking

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