You will want to get to a television set tomorrow, Friday August 12th, at
approximately 1pm to cheer on Erin
Rafuse,
Sacred Heart School of Halifax’s Olympian competing in the Women’s
Sailing Double Handed Skiff-49erFX. We
are so proud of her and all the Sacred Heart Olympians from around the world.
Erin spent thirteen years here at Sacred Heart in Halifax,
graduating in 2006. Growing up, competitive sport has always been a driving
force in Erin’s life. At the age of 12, Erin started taking sailing lessons at
RNSYS. Soon after, she was invited to join the Canadian Optimist Atlantic
Sailing Team, providing a platform for competitive racing. Over her teenage
years, Erin continued to develop as a sailor competing nationally and
internationally in Optimist, Byte, Byte CII and Radial. In 2009, Erin qualified
as a National Sailing Team member in the Laser Radial. From 2006-2012 Erin
juggled sailing and a psychology degree at Carleton University. As of this
year, Erin has decided to take a new route in sailing, teaming up with crew
Danielle Boyd in the new Women’s Double Handed skiff ‐ 49erFX with a goal of medaling at the Rio 2016 Summer Games.
You will be interested to know that Erin is not the first
Olympian to have attended Sacred Heart School of Halifax. Others include track athlete Aileen Meagher '31 and kayaker Jillian (Jill)
D'Alessio '03.
Follow all of the Sacred Heart Olympians and link to the
Olympic schedule by accessing the Society
of the Sacred Heart Website.
And check out this amazing article about, Katie
Ledecky, from Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, Maryland.
She is a four-time Olympic gold medal medalist and a nine-time world champion.
And watch for our TV Ads all through the Olympics. If you see them, let us know at news@shsh.ca. We’d love to hear from you.
Don't forget to use the hashtag: #GoSacredHeartOlympians
