Leia Till Explained

Leia Till
Collegeteam:Virginia
Birth Date:30 June 2001
Hometown:Potomac, Maryland [1]

Leia Till (born June 30, 2001) is a national team rower representing Canada. She became a Pan American Games champion when she won gold in the women's eight at the 2023 Pan Am Games in Santiago.[2]

Collegiate Career

Till attended the University of Virginia. During her 3 year competitive career at UVA (2021–2023), she won 3 ACC Championships,[3] [4] [5] and was named a CRCA All- American all 3 years.[6] [7] [8]

International Career

In September 2023, Till was named to the Canadian Pan American Games Team,[9] [10] in the Women's Four, Women's Eight and Mixed Eight events. She placed 4th in the Women's Four and Mixed Eight, and became the first-ever Pan American Games champion in the Women's Eight (2023 was the first time the Women's Eight had been contested at the Pan American Games).[11] Rowing at the 2023 Pan American Games. Till won her second International title in July 2024, when she helped Canada win the Town Challenge Cup in a Women's Four at the Henley Royal Regatta.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leia Till profile . . November 25, 2023.
  2. News: Mac Neil matches Canadian mark with 4th Pan Am Games gold, tying U.S. swimmer in 50 m freestyle . Doug Harrison . . October 24, 2023.
  3. Web site: 2021-05-15 . Virginia Claims 11th Consecutive ACC Rowing Championship . 2024-09-02 . theacc.com . en.
  4. Web site: 2022-05-14 . Virginia Claims 2022 ACC Rowing Championship . 2024-09-02 . theacc.com . en.
  5. Web site: 2023-05-13 . Virginia Claims 2023 ACC Rowing Championship . 2024-09-02 . theacc.com . en.
  6. https://www.pocock.com/2021-pocock-all-america/
  7. https://www.pocock.com/2022-pocock-all-america/
  8. https://virginiasports.com/news/2023/07/13/kelly-and-till-earn-pocock-racing-shells-all-america-honors/
  9. Web site: Canada’s Santiago 2023 rowing team announced . . November 10, 2023.
  10. Web site: Canada’s Santiago 2023 rowing team announced . . November 10, 2023.
  11. Web site: Team Canada Golden at the Pan Am Games Regatta . . November 10, 2023.
  12. Web site: Canadian Rowers Shine in Weekend of Dominant Racing . 2024-09-02 . The Sport Information Resource Centre . en-US.

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