Sarah Perry, a Grade 10 McMath secondary student in Richmond, placed second in the Junior Women's A division at the BC Championships held at Elk Lake on Vancouver Island this past weekend July 11-13.
Sarah participated in a doubles event with partner Audrey Tsai, who is from Vancouver.
The girls were in tough against competition from rowing clubs throughout the province.
Sarah has been rowing for a year at
Thunderbirds Rowing Club based in Richmond and attributes her success to hard work.
"The key to being successful in rowing is to not only get in the boat and row hard. but also to spend time on land exercises, such as weight-lifting and running," she said in an email to the News.
"Along with that, you need to have really good nutrition."
Sarah is also competing in the upcoming BC Summer Games in
