Isabelle Rocroi
Squads
Boat Race History
- 2024 Oxford Womens’s Reserve Boat
About Isabelle:
What course are you studying and what level?
BM BCh Graduate-Entry Medicine
Why did you chose that course?
I have wanted to study medicine since I was a young teenager. I am pursuing graduate-entry medicine as this is standard in the USA, where I grew up.
When, where and why did you start rowing? And what do you love about the sport?
I started rowing at Pembroke College, Oxford in 2017 as a visiting student in chemistry. I fell in love with rowing because it gave me a sense of belonging and community at Pembroke, where I studied for one year during my undergraduate degree.
What was your first rowing club and coach?
Pembroke College Boat Club, coached by Harry Lyons and Simon Kerswell-Jensen
What or who was the earliest sporting inspiration you remember as a child?
Mia Hamm was my idol because I played football growing up
How has rowing and being part of the Boat Race squad impacted your life?
It’s given me a singular goal each season, working toward something completely separate to my academics. That balance is incredibly important in making well-rounded scholar-athletes who can go on to contribute meaningfully to society
If you weren’t a rower, what sport do you think you’d excel at?
Pole-vaulting
What is your favourite non-academic book?
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
