Beccy - Muzerie

ROWING

What was your sport and how did you get into it?

My sport is rowing, and I started in my second year at Cardiff University. I didn't do any sports growing up, but someone told me I looked like a rower and after a year of thinking that was a rude thing to say I gave it a go! 

Tell us about the highlights of your sporting career?

My highlights include being selected for the Olympics and winning European Silver in front of my friends and family, as well as the first time we won Henley Women's Regatta as Cardiff University and racing the women's pair with some great friends. 

What were some of the challenges you experienced and how did you overcome them?

I have experienced the pain of not being selected and being left behind for races and camps, where I had to remind myself that this was an opportunity to work on my weakness and get even faster. I have had many periods of injury, most significantly months of back injury in the run up to the Olympics which lead to a meeting where the head coach told me he didn't think I could make it and I only had one more chance to prove myself. I overcame this by reaching out to my support network, and committing to doing every little thing properly to give myself the best opportunity. 

What have been your highlights while working at the Trust?

I only started working for the Trust in 2022 but I have met a wonderful group of fellow athletes, and I have really enjoyed seeing young people open up to me and each other about how they are feeling and what is happening in their lives. 

What do you do now alongside working for the Trust?

Outside the Trust and my rowing career, I work with vulnerable children and families in a child protection capacity. 

What life advice would you give a young person?

Whatever you choose to do, try your best at it because even if you aren't sure if it's the right thing, you will learn something and probably meet some interesting people along the way. 

What experience do you have of working with corporate organisations? 

I have experience of delivering presentations and training from a sporting perspective as well as professional perspective. 

What does Being Me mean to you?

For me, 'Being Me' means being honest about not only the highs but also the lows of your story. It means trying not to worry about what everyone else is doing, but focusing on your challenges and goals, changing them to be bigger or smaller when needed. For example, there are times my goal has just been to walk again after injury, and other times it has been to win gold medals. Importantly though, it is knowing that it doesn't matter what the results are and whether I reach my goal, I am loved and valued for who I am, not what I do. 

Competitive
Record

2021

Tokyo Olympic Games - 7th

2018

World Cup silver medallist

Europeans silver medallist