Sport
4 January, 2024
Rowe powers her way to women’s 400 win
Boronia’s Jasmine Rowe, in her own words, is very new to the sport of sprinting, having previously worked hard in hurdles. Nevertheless, she was able to take a big win in the women’s 400 m final, managing to overhaul reigning champion Kim...
Boronia’s Jasmine Rowe, in her own words, is very new to the sport of sprinting, having previously worked hard in hurdles.
Nevertheless, she was able to take a big win in the women’s 400 m final, managing to overhaul reigning champion Kim McDonough to eventually finish with a time of 56.246, with McDonough’s 57.510 good enough for second, while Laura McDougall’s 58.277 saw her take third.
Rowe was surprised, but was also counting on her hurdles experience to get the job done.
“I’m honestly very surprised. I hadn’t been running in the pros for too long as I’m an amateur winner, but I’m stoked,” she said.
“My hurdles experience helped me, given that it is a pretty difficult race in itself. I always have to know how to finish a race, and it came into play.”
Rowe offered a fascinating insight into her preparation for the event, saying that there was more of a different level of training between hurdles and sprinting than there is moving up from amateur running to pro running.
“My schedule is fairly similar moving up from the amateurs to the pros, but I’m normally a 400-metre hurdler, so it differs a little bit from training between that and sprinting,” she said.
Nevertheless, the newcomer has already proven to be a popular winner.
“I’m new to the sport, but I have a lot of support already. The atmosphere is insane and next level,” Rowe said.
Rowe credits her team for helping her be the best athlete she can be.
“My coach, Peter, is my hurdle coach, and I’ve been with him forever, and Team Island have taken me under their wing and I train with them a couple of nights a week, so I have the best group I have behind me,” she said.
