Kathleen Murdoch
Australian Paralympic rower
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Kathleen Murdoch (born 22 December 1986)[1] is an Australian Paralympic rower. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[2]
2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Kate |
| Born | 22 December 1986 |
| 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 |
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]
