Davina Waddy

EVENT: Women’s Four

As a youngster, Davina Waddy was a successful equestrian eventer and had dreams of going to the Olympics in that sport.

But after taking up rowing at Christchurch Girls’ High School she has never looked back.

Waddy was a travelling reserve for the women’s sweep programme at the Tokyo Olympics. She was a member of the New Zealand Eight that finished fourth at the Under 23 World Championships in 2016. Since then, she has only ever been selected into a women’s four.