Leia Till

Leia Till
Personal information
Nationality Canada
Born (2001-06-30) June 30, 2001 (age 25)
Home townPotomac, Maryland
Sport
College teamVirginia
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoEight
Henley Royal Regatta
Gold medal – first place2024 Town Challenge CupFour

Leia Till (born June 30, 2001) is a national team rower representing Canada. She became a Pan American Games champion when she won gold in the women's eight at the 2023 Pan Am Games in Santiago.

Collegiate career

Till attended the University of Virginia. During her 3 year competitive career at UVA (2021–2023), she won 3 ACC Championships, and was named a CRCA All- American all 3 years.

International career

In September 2023, Till was named to the Canadian Pan American Games Team, in the Women's Four, Women's Eight and Mixed Eight events. She placed 4th in the Women's Four and Mixed Eight, and became the first-ever Pan American Games champion in the Women's Eight (2023 was the first time the Women's Eight had been contested at the Pan American Games). Rowing at the 2023 Pan American Games. Till won her second International title in July 2024, when she helped Canada win the Town Challenge Cup in a Women's Four at the Henley Royal Regatta.

References

  1. 1 2 "Leia Till profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ Doug Harrison (October 24, 2023). "Mac Neil matches Canadian mark with 4th Pan Am Games gold, tying U.S. swimmer in 50 m freestyle". CBC Sports.
  3. ↑ "Virginia Claims 11th Consecutive ACC Rowing Championship". theacc.com. May 15, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Virginia Claims 2022 ACC Rowing Championship". theacc.com. May 14, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Virginia Claims 2023 ACC Rowing Championship". theacc.com. May 13, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  6. ↑ https://www.pocock.com/2021-pocock-all-america/
  7. ↑ https://www.pocock.com/2022-pocock-all-america/
  8. ↑ https://virginiasports.com/news/2023/07/13/kelly-and-till-earn-pocock-racing-shells-all-america-honors/
  9. ↑ "Canada's Santiago 2023 rowing team announced". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Canada's Santiago 2023 rowing team announced". Rowing Canada. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Team Canada Golden at the Pan Am Games Regatta". Rowing Canada. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Canadian Rowers Shine in Weekend of Dominant Racing". The Sport Information Resource Centre. Retrieved September 2, 2024.