NORFOLK, Va. - Head coach Dan Garbutt announced the addition of Valeriya Demateva to the 2019 ODU women's rowing roster. Demateva arrives from Krasnodar, Russia for the spring 2019 season.
"We are so thrilled to officially welcome Valeriya to our rowing family, we feel she will bring experience, passion, culture and commitment to further enhance the international feel to the team, which has developed in recent years and will help take us to new levels of performance," said head coach Dan Garbutt.
Demateva represented Russia at three FISA World Junior Championships between 2015-2017 with her highest finish of 4th in the Women’s 8+ at the 2017 Championship.