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Noam Mouelle
Nationality
FRA
Height
1.91m
School/High School
Lycée Français Jean Monnet
Club
CUBC
Undergraduate/Graduate
Graduate
Previous University
Imperial College
Undergraduate course
Physics MSci
Graduate course
Physics PhD
What is your Cambridge college?
Hughes Hall
Why are you studying your course?
Because I want to become a particle physicist.
Year you first started rowing?
2010
First rowing club?
Société Nautiques du Perreux
Name of first rowing coach?
Pedro Sanz Lopez
Why/How did you get into rowing?
I did sailing, but as I was living in Paris I could only do rowing as a water sport.
Who is your rowing idol?
Hamish Bond
How do you balance rowing and academic life?
Organisation
Who would be your dream team eight to row with from everyone in the history of rowing?
Hamish Bond - Éric Murray - Andrew TH - Pete Reed - Me - Olaf Tufte - Pepe Vicino - Jérémie Azou
What’s your rowing history, and what has been your biggest achievement so far?
Junior Worlds 2018, U23 Worlds 2022, 4 times French champion (4-,4-,2x,2x)
Have you raced in the Boat Race before? If yes, when?
No
Have you ever been at school/ university/on a team with anyone at ‘the other place’?
No
Your favourite race so far?
HRR
What is the best place you have ever rowed?
Perreux sur Marne
Where is your dream place to row?
Australia
Obviously, it’s long hours and hard work – what inspires you to keep rowing?
Olympics
What is your favourite sports quote?
“Just do it”.
How would you describe the sport to a non-rower?
It is unnatural but requires no coordination.
What is your favourite movie about sports?
Icare. It is interesting.
How does being an athlete make you a better person?
Organisation, competitiveness at work.
Why do you think someone outside of the sport can relate to your career as an athlete so far?
I have failed miserably so many times.
What are your strengths, as a person and as an athlete?
Assiduous
What do your friends think of your athletic success? How do you handle missing out on activities with friends because of your athletic schedule?
I don’t miss out much to be honest. People are usually impressed but I try to keep it low-key.