Full name Davinia Lefroy | Nationality Australia | |
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Born 18 June 1981 (age 35) ( 1981-06-18 ) Club University of Western Australia Boat Club | ||
Davina Lefroy (born 18 June 1981) is an Australian Paralympic rower. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
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Personal
Lefroy was born on 18 June 1981. At the age of eleven years, she was diagnosed with Stargart macular dystrophy. This has led to a gradual deterioration of central sight and left her with peripheral vision only. She attended St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls. She has a Masters in Applied (Clinical) Psychology from Murdoch University after completing an Arts Degree and an Undergraduate in Psychology. She has a clinical psychology practice in Perth, Australia.
Career
Lefroy rowed during her high school years. In early 2016, she was invited to trial Australian Para-Rowing LTA Mixed trials. She combined with Brock Ingram, Jeremy McGrath, Kathleen Murdoch and coxswain Jo Burnand in the Legs, Trunk and Arms Mixed Coxed Four ( LTAMix4+) to win the Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in April 2016. At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Lefroy was a member of the LTA Mixed Coxed Four that finished first in the LTAMix4+ B Final.
In 2016, she is a Western Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.