The start of the selection cycle for the 2023 Worlds kicks off this on Thursday this week, with the USRowing Winter Speed Order. The racing in Sarasota will feature the usual mix of experienced National Teamers and hopeful new comers, but one entry in the Light single, Jamie Copus, brings a bit of both: a fresh face with both senior Worlds experience for Great Britain and dual citizenship here in the States.
The Chicago-born Copus grew up in England–winning Henley with both Abingdon School and Oxford Brookes, earning U19 and U23 medals for Great Britain, and racing for the British Senior team starting in 2015–but this year he plans to use his other passport, hoping to race for the USA at Worlds and the upcoming Paris Olympics.
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