Sonia Mills had world championship success in both sculls and in sweep-oared boat classes.
12 Facts About Sonia Mills
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Sonia Mills competed in the women's double sculls event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Sonia Mills was offered a scholarship to the AIS in its joint venture with Rowing Australia under the National Rowing Centre of Excellence program.
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From 2004 Sonia Mills was selected in Australian Capital Territory senior women's eight to contest the Queen's Cup at the Australian Championships.
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Sonia Mills competed for the double sculls national title in 2005 and won that Australian championship in 2006 with Sally Kehoe.
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Sonia Mills first represented for Australia contesting the 2004 World Rowing Championships in Banyoles, Spain in a coxless four.
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Sonia Mills raced in smaller boats at those regattas and with Kate Hornsey their pair was the slowest of the three pairs contested by members of the eight.
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Sonia Mills raced at World Rowing Cups I and II in the Australian women's quad and at the WRC II she competed in a coxless pair with Catriona Sens and took bronze.
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Sonia Mills secured her two seat in the Australian quad for the 2006 World Rowing Championships at Eton Dorney who won a silver medal.
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Sonia Mills was in contention for the eight who match raced for selection in small boats at the World Rowing Cup I in Linz in pairs and at the WRC II in Amsterdam in fours.
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Sonia Mills was picked to race the Australian quad scull with Amy Ives, Catriona Sens and Brooke Pratley.
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Sonia Mills was picked early in the double scull with Catriona Sens and they raced at World Rowing Cup II as a lead up.