Rosemary Popa was born on 30 December 1991 and is an Australian national champion rower, Olympic gold medalist, and former rower for the University of California, Berkeley.
18 Facts About Rosemary Popa
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Rosemary Popa won the Remenham Challenge Cup at the 2018 Henley Royal Regatta in the Australian women's eight.
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Rosemary Popa was a 1986 world champion, a dual Olympian and won bronze in the Australian men's eight at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
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Rosemary Popa first made state selection for Victoria in the 2009 youth eight contesting the Bicentennial Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships.
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Rosemary Popa rowed again in the Victorian youth eight in 2010.
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Rosemary Popa won a scholarship to the University of California, Berkeley and rowed for the California Golden Bears at the NCAA Championships in 2011,2012,2013 and 2014 graduating with a degree in Sociology in 2014.
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Rosemary Popa won the pair at the 2012 US U23 World Championships trials.
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Rosemary Popa finished fourth in the varsity eight at the 2011 NCAA Championships and finished fifth in the varsity eight at the 2012 NCAA Championships.
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Rosemary Popa crewed that Victorian eight in its 2018 Queen's Cup victory.
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In 2019 Rosemary Popa was in the Victorian senior women's eight who were finally beaten in the Queen's Cup by New South Wales after a fourteen year Victorian hold.
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Rosemary Popa made her United States representative debut in a quad scull at the 2011 World Rowing U23 Championships in Amsterdam where she rowed to a seventh place.
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Rosemary Popa contested the 2014 World Rowing Cup I in Sydney racing for the US in a coxless pair to seventh place.
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Rosemary Popa was vying for a seat in the Australian women's eight and the coxless four.
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Rosemary Popa raced in both boats at two World Rowing Cups that year.
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In 2019 Rosemary Popa was again picked in Australian women's sweep squad for the international season.
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Rosemary Popa rowed in the five seat of the Australian women's eight to a gold medal win at Rowing World Cup II in Poznan and to a silver medal at WRC III in Rotterdam.
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Rosemary Popa was then selected to race in Australia's women's eight at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Linz, Austria.
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Rosemary Popa was selected to race that boat with Annabelle McIntyre and the experienced Olympians Lucy Stephan and Jessica Morrison.