Davinia Lefroy

Davinia Lefroy is an Australian Paralympic rower and clinical psychologist.

Davinia Lefroy
A white woman with blonde hair is smiling, looking into the camera.
Lefroy in February 2021
Personal information
OccupationClinical psychologist
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportPararowing
DisabilityStargardt disease

Personal life

At age 11, Lefroy was diagnosed with Stargardt's macular dystrophy, leaving her with only peripheral vision as an adult.[1] After graduating St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls in 1998,[2] she received "an Arts Degree in History and Literature", an undergraduate degree in psychology, and a master's degree in applied psychology.[3] In 2016, she was living in Perth.[1]

Rowing

Lefroy was a rower in high school, and in 2016 was recruited by Gordon Marcks, coach for the Australian Paralympic Rowing Team.[1]

2016 Australian pararowing team

She competed for Australia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Legs, Trunk and Arms (LTA) mixed coxed four rowing, alongside Jeremy McGrath, Kathleen Murdoch, Brock Ingram, and Josephine Burnand. The five rowers were Australia's LTA team to qualify in pararowing.[4] The team came in fourth in their heat, third in their repechage heat, and sixth overall.[1]

Career

With her degrees in psychology, Lefroy has worked in both public and private practice, specializing in sexuality and disability, abuse and trauma, and adolescent and early adulthood issues.[3] As of 2016, she was a clinical psychologist living in Perth.[1]

References
  1. "Davinia Lefroy". Paralympics Australia. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. van Hattem, Anu (December 2015), "From The President", Chronicle Post, St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls, archived from the original on 1 June 2016
  3. "We see a cure for blindness". Regional Areas in Western Australia. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. Ryner, Sascha (11 July 2016). "Australian Paralympic Rowers to turn silver into gold". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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