European Rowing Champs 2024

60 athletes have been selected to represent Great Britain at the Championships, taking place from 25-28 April in Szeged, Hungary.

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men's four

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Sunday racing (28 April 2024)

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Paralympic squad races

Boat Race Time Result
PR3 Mx4+ Final 07:35.67
PR2 Mx2x A Final 09:15.19
Boat:
PR3 Mx4+
Race:
Final
Time:
07:35.67
Result:
Boat:
PR2 Mx2x
Race:
A Final
Time:
09:15.19
Result:

Men's squad races

Boat Race Time Result
M2x B Final 06:58.88 9th overall
M4- A Final 06:17.63
M2- A Final 07:01.54
M1x A Final 07:59.71 6th overall
Boat:
M2x
Race:
B Final
Time:
06:58.88
Result:
9th overall
Boat:
M4-
Race:
A Final
Time:
06:17.63
Result:
Boat:
M2-
Race:
A Final
Time:
07:01.54
Result:
Boat:
M1x
Race:
A Final
Time:
07:59.71
Result:
6th overall

Women's squad races

Boat Race Time Result
W2x B Final 07:42.00 7th overall
W2- A Final 08:05.06 5th overall
W8+ A Final 06:35.16
Boat:
W2x
Race:
B Final
Time:
07:42.00
Result:
7th overall
Boat:
W2-
Race:
A Final
Time:
08:05.06
Result:
5th overall
Boat:
W8+
Race:
A Final
Time:
06:35.16
Result:

Saturday racing (27 April 2024)

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Paralympic squad races

Boat Race Time Result
PR1 M1x Final 09:48.87
PR3 Mx2x Final 07:55.26
Boat:
PR1 M1x
Race:
Final
Time:
09:48.87
Result:
Boat:
PR3 Mx2x
Race:
Final
Time:
07:55.26
Result:

Men's squad races

Boat Race Time Result Next Race
M2- A/B Semi-final 06:57.67 1st → A Final
M2x A/B Semi-final 06:55.53 5th →B Final
M1x A/B Semi-final 07:38.34 3rd → A Final
M4x A Final 06:05.96 4th overall
M8+ Final 05:52.90
Boat:
M2-
Race:
A/B Semi-final
Time:
06:57.67
Result:
1st
Next Race:
→ A Final
Boat:
M2x
Race:
A/B Semi-final
Time:
06:55.53
Result:
5th
Next Race:
→B Final
Boat:
M1x
Race:
A/B Semi-final
Time:
07:38.34
Result:
3rd
Next Race:
→ A Final
Boat:
M4x
Race:
A Final
Time:
06:05.96
Result:
4th overall
Boat:
M8+
Race:
Final
Time:
05:52.90
Result:

Women's squad races

Boat Race Time Result
W4- Final 06:53.95
W4x A Final 06:41.19
LW2x A Final 07:34.68 4th overall
Boat:
W4-
Race:
Final
Time:
06:53.95
Result:
Boat:
W4x
Race:
A Final
Time:
06:41.19
Result:
Boat:
LW2x
Race:
A Final
Time:
07:34.68
Result:
4th overall

Annie Caddick and Sam Murray, European Rowing Championships 2024

Friday racing (26 April 2024)

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Paralympic squad races

Boat Race Result Time Next Race
PR3 Mix4+ Preliminary race 1st 07:15.94 → Final
PR3 Mix2x Preliminary race 1st 07:46.71 → Final
PR1 M1x Repechage 1st 09:44.62 → Final
Boat:
PR3 Mix4+
Race:
Preliminary race
Result:
1st
Time:
07:15.94
Next Race:
→ Final
Boat:
PR3 Mix2x
Race:
Preliminary race
Result:
1st
Time:
07:46.71
Next Race:
→ Final
Boat:
PR1 M1x
Race:
Repechage
Result:
1st
Time:
09:44.62
Next Race:
→ Final

Men's squad races

Boat Race Result Time Next Race
M2x Repechage 1st 06:38.48 → A/B Semi-final
Boat:
M2x
Race:
Repechage
Result:
1st
Time:
06:38.48
Next Race:
→ A/B Semi-final

Women's squad races

Boat Race Result Time Next Race
W2x Repechage 5th 07:25.21 → B Final
LW2x Repechage 1st 07:20.87 → Final
Boat:
W2x
Race:
Repechage
Result:
5th
Time:
07:25.21
Next Race:
→ B Final
Boat:
LW2x
Race:
Repechage
Result:
1st
Time:
07:20.87
Next Race:
→ Final

Thursday racing (25 April 2024)

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Race report

Paralympic squad races

Boat Race Result Time Next Race
PR1 M1x Heat 2nd 09:00.16 → Repechage
PR2 Mx2x Heat 1st 08:12.45 → A Final
Boat:
PR1 M1x
Race:
Heat
Result:
2nd
Time:
09:00.16
Next Race:
→ Repechage
Boat:
PR2 Mx2x
Race:
Heat
Result:
1st
Time:
08:12.45
Next Race:
→ A Final

Men's squad races

Boat Race Result Time Next Race
M2- Heat 1st 06:25.71 → A/B Semi-final
M2x Heat 3rd 06:19.98 → Repechage
M4- Heat 1st 05:51.61 → A Final
M1x Heat 1st 06:55.90 → A/B Semi-final
M4x Heat 1st 05:42.07 → A Final
M8+ Preliminary race 1st 05:28.41 → Final
Boat:
M2-
Race:
Heat
Result:
1st
Time:
06:25.71
Next Race:
→ A/B Semi-final
Boat:
M2x
Race:
Heat
Result:
3rd
Time:
06:19.98
Next Race:
→ Repechage
Boat:
M4-
Race:
Heat
Result:
1st
Time:
05:51.61
Next Race:
→ A Final
Boat:
M1x
Race:
Heat
Result:
1st
Time:
06:55.90
Next Race:
→ A/B Semi-final
Boat:
M4x
Race:
Heat
Result:
1st
Time:
05:42.07
Next Race:
→ A Final
Boat:
M8+
Race:
Preliminary race
Result:
1st
Time:
05:28.41
Next Race:
→ Final

Women's squad races

Boat Race Result Time Next Race
W2- Heat 2nd 07:13.07 → A Final
W2x Heat 3rd 06:57.55 → Repechage
W4- Preliminary race 1st 06:28.40 → Final
LW2x Heat 2nd 06:57.07 → Repechage
W4x Heat 1st 06:18.24 → A Final
W8+ Preliminary race 2nd 06:01.84 → Final
Boat:
W2-
Race:
Heat
Result:
2nd
Time:
07:13.07
Next Race:
→ A Final
Boat:
W2x
Race:
Heat
Result:
3rd
Time:
06:57.55
Next Race:
→ Repechage
Boat:
W4-
Race:
Preliminary race
Result:
1st
Time:
06:28.40
Next Race:
→ Final
Boat:
LW2x
Race:
Heat
Result:
2nd
Time:
06:57.07
Next Race:
→ Repechage
Boat:
W4x
Race:
Heat
Result:
1st
Time:
06:18.24
Next Race:
→ A Final
Boat:
W8+
Race:
Preliminary race
Result:
2nd
Time:
06:01.84
Next Race:
→ Final

GB men's quadruple sculls at the European Rowing Championships

Paralympic Crews

PR3 Mixed coxed four (PR3 Mix 4+)

Frankie Allen (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Joshua O’Brien (Molesey BC)
Giedre Rakauskaite (Worcester RC)
Ed Fuller (Reading University BC/Nautilus RC)
Erin Kennedy (cox) (Leander Club)
Coach: Nicola Benavente

European Rowing Championships 2024 PR3 Mix4+

PR3 Mixed double sculls (PR3 Mix 2x)

Sam Murray (Molesey BC)
Annie Caddick (Molesey BC)
Coach: Nicola Benavente

European Rowing Championships 2024 PR3 Mix2x

PR2 Mixed double sculls (PR2 Mix 2x)

Gregg Stevenson (Agecroft RC)
Lauren Rowles (Birmingham RC)
Coach: Nick Baker

European Rowing Championships 2024 PR2 Mix2x

PR1 men’s single sculls (PR1 M1x)

Benjamin Pritchard (City of Swansea RC)
Coach: Nick Baker

European Rowing Championships 2024 PR1 M1x

PR2 mixed double sculls

Men’s Crews

Men’s eight (M8+)

Sholto Carnegie (Leander Club/Marlow RC)
Rory Gibbs (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Morgan Bolding (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Jacob Dawson (Leander Club/Plymouth ARC)
Charlie Elwes (Leander Club)
Tom Digby (Oxford Brookes University BC/Griffen BC)
James Rudkin (Newcastle University BC/Hollowell Scullers)
Tom Ford (Leander Club)
Harry Brightmore (cox) (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Coach: Steve Trapmore

European Rowing Championships 2024 M8+

Men’s four (M4-)

Oli Wilkes (Oxford Brookes University BC)
David Ambler (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Matt Aldridge (Oxford Brookes University BC/Christchurch RC)
Freddie Davidson (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Coach: Christian Felkel/Dan Moore

European Rowing Championships 2024 M4-

Men’s quadruple sculls (M4x)

Callum Dixon (Twickenham RC)
Tom Barras (Burway RC/Leander Club)
Matt Haywood (Nottingham RC/Burton Leander RC)
Graeme Thomas (Agecroft RC)
Coach: Paul Stannard

European Rowing Championships 2024 M4x

Men’s pair (M2-)

Ollie Wynne-Griffith (Leander Club/Cambridge University BC)
Tom George (Leander Club/Cambridge University BC)
Coach: Christian Felkel/Dan Moore

European Rowing Championships 2024 M2-

Men’s double sculls (M2x)

John Collins (Leander Club)
Seb Devereux (Leander Club)
Coach: Paul Stannard

European Rowing Championships 2024 M2x

Men’s single sculls (M1x)

George Bourne (Leander Club)
Coach: Kieran Clark

European Rowing Championships 2024 M1x

Reserves

Sam Nunn (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Will Stewart (Leander Club)

European Rowing Championships 2024 Men's Reserves

Men's eight at the European Rowing Championships 2023

Women’s Crews

Women’s eight (W8+)

Heidi Long (Leander Club/Marlow RC)
Rowan McKellar (Leander Club/Broxbourne RC)
Lauren Irwin (Leander Club/Durham University/Chester-le-Street ARC)
Eve Stewart (Leander Club)
Holly Dunford (Molesey BC)
Emily Ford (Leander Club)
Hattie Taylor (Leander Club/Sir William Perkins’s School)
Annie Campbell-Orde (Leander Club)
Henry Fieldman (cox) (Leander Club)
Coach: Rich Chambers

European Rowing Championships 2024 W8+

Women’s four (W4-)

Helen Glover (Marlow RC)
Esme Booth (Leander Club/Stratford upon Avon BC)
Sam Redgrave (Leander Club/Norwich RC)
Rebecca Shorten (Imperial College BC)
Coach: James Harris

European Rowing Championships 2024 W4-

Women’s quadruple sculls (W4x)

Lauren Henry (Leicester RC)
Hannah Scott (Bann RC/Leander Club)
Lola Anderson (Leander Club/Newcastle University BC)
Georgie Brayshaw (Leander Club)
Coach: Andrew Randell

European Rowing Championships 2024 W4x

Women’s pair (W2-)

Rebecca Edwards (Leander Club)
Chloe Brew (Leander Club/Plymouth ARC)
Coach: Rich Chambers

European Rowing Championships 2024 W2-

Women’s double sculls (W2x)

Rebecca Wilde (Leander Club/Bath University BC)
Mathilda Hodgkins Byrne (Upper Thames RC)
Coach: Tom Pattichis

European Rowing Championships 2024 W2x

Lightweight women’s double sculls (LW2x)

Olivia Bates (Nottinghamshire County RA) (medical substitution for Emily Craig)
Imogen Grant (Cambridge University BC)
Coach: Darren Whiter

Imogen Grant and Olivia Bates

Lightweight women’s single sculls (LW1x)

Olivia Bates (Nottinghamshire County RA/University of Nottingham BC)
Coach: Darren Whiter

European Rowing Championships 2024 LW1x

Reserves

Eleanor Brinkhoff (Leander Club)
Lucy Glover (Edinburgh University BC/Warrington RC)

European Rowing Championships 2024 Women's Reserves

Previous European Rowing Championships results

2023

Para Squad Races

Boat Crew Result
PR3 Mix4+ Frankie Allen (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Giedre Rakauskaite (Worcester RC)
Morgan Fice-Noyes (Bradford-on-Avon RC)
Ed Fuller (Reading University BC)
Erin Kennedy (cox) (Leander Club)
PR3 Mix2x Annie Caddick (Molesey BC)
Sam Murray (Molesey BC)
PR2 Mix 2x Lauren Rowles (Birmingham RC)
Gregg Stevenson (Agecroft BC)
PR1 M1x Callum Russell (Agecroft RC) 5th
Boat:
PR3 Mix4+
Crew:
Frankie Allen (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Giedre Rakauskaite (Worcester RC)
Morgan Fice-Noyes (Bradford-on-Avon RC)
Ed Fuller (Reading University BC)
Erin Kennedy (cox) (Leander Club)
Result:
Boat:
PR3 Mix2x
Crew:
Annie Caddick (Molesey BC)
Sam Murray (Molesey BC)
Result:
Boat:
PR2 Mix 2x
Crew:
Lauren Rowles (Birmingham RC)
Gregg Stevenson (Agecroft BC)
Result:
Boat:
PR1 M1x
Crew:
Callum Russell (Agecroft RC)
Result:
5th

Women's Squad Races

Boat Crew Race
W8+ Natasha Morrice (Leander Club)
Emily Ford (Leander Club)
Lauren Irwin (Leander Club)
Karen Bennett (Leander Club)
Esme Booth (Leander Club)
Samantha Redgrave (Leander Club)
Hattie Taylor (Leander Club)
Annie Campbell-Orde (Leander Club)
Henry Fieldman (cox) (Leander Club)
W4- Heidi Long (Leander Club)
Rowan McKellar (Leander Club)
Helen Glover (Marlow RC)
Rebecca Shorten (Imperial College BC)
W4x Lauren Henry (Leicester RC/University of Leicester BC)
Hannah Scott (Bann RC/Leander Club)
Georgie Brayshaw (Leander Club)
Lucy Glover (Edinburgh University BC/Warrington RC)
W2- Emily Ford (Leander Club)
Esme Booth (Leander Club)
5th
W2x Kyra Edwards (Nottingham RC)
Saskia Budgett (Tideway Scullers School)
9th
LW2x Emily Craig (University of London BC)
Imogen Grant (Cambridge University BC)
LW1x Olivia Bates (Nottinghamshire County RA) 8th
Boat :
W8+
Crew:
Natasha Morrice (Leander Club)
Emily Ford (Leander Club)
Lauren Irwin (Leander Club)
Karen Bennett (Leander Club)
Esme Booth (Leander Club)
Samantha Redgrave (Leander Club)
Hattie Taylor (Leander Club)
Annie Campbell-Orde (Leander Club)
Henry Fieldman (cox) (Leander Club)
Race:
Boat :
W4-
Crew:
Heidi Long (Leander Club)
Rowan McKellar (Leander Club)
Helen Glover (Marlow RC)
Rebecca Shorten (Imperial College BC)
Race:
Boat :
W4x
Crew:
Lauren Henry (Leicester RC/University of Leicester BC)
Hannah Scott (Bann RC/Leander Club)
Georgie Brayshaw (Leander Club)
Lucy Glover (Edinburgh University BC/Warrington RC)
Race:
Boat :
W2-
Crew:
Emily Ford (Leander Club)
Esme Booth (Leander Club)
Race:
5th
Boat :
W2x
Crew:
Kyra Edwards (Nottingham RC)
Saskia Budgett (Tideway Scullers School)
Race:
9th
Boat :
LW2x
Crew:
Emily Craig (University of London BC)
Imogen Grant (Cambridge University BC)
Race:
Boat :
LW1x
Crew:
Olivia Bates (Nottinghamshire County RA)
Race:
8th

Men's Squad Races

Boat Crew Result
M8+ Rory Gibbs (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Morgan Bolding (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Jacob Dawson (Leander Club/Plymouth ARC)
Tom Digby (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Charlie Elwes (Leander Club)
Sholto Carnegie (Leander Club)
James Rudkin (Newcastle University BC)
Tom Ford (Leander Club)
Harry Brightmore (cox) (Oxford Brookes University BC)
M4- Oli Wilkes (Oxford Brookes University BC)
David Ambler (Oxford University BC)
Matt Aldridge (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Freddie Davidson (Oxford Brookes University BC)
M4x Callum Dixon (Twickenham RC)
George Bourne (Leander Club)
Matt Haywood (Nottingham RC / Burton Leander Rowing Club)
Tom Barras (Leander Club/Burway RC)
4th
M2- Ollie Wynne-Griffith (Leander Club/Cambridge University BC)
Tom George (Leander Club/Cambridge University BC)
LM2x Dale Flockhart (Edinburgh University BC)
Dan Jones (Edinburgh University BC)
15th
Boat:
M8+
Crew:
Rory Gibbs (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Morgan Bolding (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Jacob Dawson (Leander Club/Plymouth ARC)
Tom Digby (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Charlie Elwes (Leander Club)
Sholto Carnegie (Leander Club)
James Rudkin (Newcastle University BC)
Tom Ford (Leander Club)
Harry Brightmore (cox) (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Result:
Boat:
M4-
Crew:
Oli Wilkes (Oxford Brookes University BC)
David Ambler (Oxford University BC)
Matt Aldridge (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Freddie Davidson (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Result:
Boat:
M4x
Crew:
Callum Dixon (Twickenham RC)
George Bourne (Leander Club)
Matt Haywood (Nottingham RC / Burton Leander Rowing Club)
Tom Barras (Leander Club/Burway RC)
Result:
4th
Boat:
M2-
Crew:
Ollie Wynne-Griffith (Leander Club/Cambridge University BC)
Tom George (Leander Club/Cambridge University BC)
Result:
Boat:
LM2x
Crew:
Dale Flockhart (Edinburgh University BC)
Dan Jones (Edinburgh University BC)
Result:
15th

2022

Paralympic Squad

Boat Crew Result
PR3 Mix4+ Ollie Stanhope (Molesey BC)
Ed Fuller (Molesey BC)
Giedre Rakauskaite (Worcester RC)
Frankie Allen (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Erin Kennedy (cox) (Leander Club)
PR1 M1x Benjamin Pritchard (City of Swansea RC)
Boat:
PR3 Mix4+
Crew:
Ollie Stanhope (Molesey BC)
Ed Fuller (Molesey BC)
Giedre Rakauskaite (Worcester RC)
Frankie Allen (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Erin Kennedy (cox) (Leander Club)
Result:
Boat:
PR1 M1x
Crew:
Benjamin Pritchard (City of Swansea RC)
Result:

Women's Squad

Boat Crew Result
W8+ Rebecca Edwards (Leander Club)
Lauren Irwin (Leander Club)
Emily Ford (Leander Club)
Esme Booth (Leander Club)
Samantha Redgrave (Leander Club)
Rebecca Shorten (Imperial College BC)
Rowan McKellar (Leander Club)
Heidi Long (Leander Club)
Cox: Morgan Baynham-Williams (Leander Club and Ross RC)
W4x Jess Leyden (Leander Club)
Lola Anderson (Leander Club)
Georgie Brayshaw (Leander Club)
Lucy Glover (Edinburgh University BC / Warrington RC)
W4- Rebecca Shorten (Imperial College BC)
Samantha Redgrave (Leander Club)
Heidi Long (Leander Club)
Rowan McKellar (Leander Club)
W2x Kyra Edwards (Nottingham RC)
Saskia Budgett (Tideway Scullers School)
5th
W2- Esme Booth (Leander Club)
Emily Ford (Leander Club)
LW2x Emily Craig (University of London BC)
Imogen Grant (Cambridge University BC)
LW1x Maddie Arlett (Edinburgh University BC) Withdrawn after repechage
Boat:
W8+
Crew:
Rebecca Edwards (Leander Club)
Lauren Irwin (Leander Club)
Emily Ford (Leander Club)
Esme Booth (Leander Club)
Samantha Redgrave (Leander Club)
Rebecca Shorten (Imperial College BC)
Rowan McKellar (Leander Club)
Heidi Long (Leander Club)
Cox: Morgan Baynham-Williams (Leander Club and Ross RC)
Result:
Boat:
W4x
Crew:
Jess Leyden (Leander Club)
Lola Anderson (Leander Club)
Georgie Brayshaw (Leander Club)
Lucy Glover (Edinburgh University BC / Warrington RC)
Result:
Boat:
W4-
Crew:
Rebecca Shorten (Imperial College BC)
Samantha Redgrave (Leander Club)
Heidi Long (Leander Club)
Rowan McKellar (Leander Club)
Result:
Boat:
W2x
Crew:
Kyra Edwards (Nottingham RC)
Saskia Budgett (Tideway Scullers School)
Result:
5th
Boat:
W2-
Crew:
Esme Booth (Leander Club)
Emily Ford (Leander Club)
Result:
Boat:
LW2x
Crew:
Emily Craig (University of London BC)
Imogen Grant (Cambridge University BC)
Result:
Boat:
LW1x
Crew:
Maddie Arlett (Edinburgh University BC)
Result:
Withdrawn after repechage

Men's Squad

Boat Crew Result
M8+ Rory Gibbs (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Morgan Bolding (Oxford Brookes University BC)
David Bewicke-Copley (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Sholto Carnegie (Leander Club)
Charlie Elwes (Oxford University BC)
Tom Digby (Oxford Brookes University BC)
James Rudkin (Newcastle University BC)
Tom Ford (Leander Club)
Harry Brightmore (Oxford Brookes University BC) (cox)
M4x Harry Leask (Leander Club)
George Bourne (Tideway Scullers School)
Matt Haywood (Nottingham RC)
Tom Barras (Leander Club)
4th
M4- Will Stewart (Leander Club)
Sam Nunn (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Matt Aldridge (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Freddie Davidson (Oxford Brookes University BC)
M2- Ollie Wynne-Griffith (Cambridge University BC)
Tom George (Cambridge University BC)
M1x Graeme Thomas (Agecroft RC) 5th Overall
LM2x Dale Flockhart (University of Edinburgh BC)
Jamie Copus (Oxford Brookes University BC)
7th Overall
Boat:
M8+
Crew:
Rory Gibbs (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Morgan Bolding (Oxford Brookes University BC)
David Bewicke-Copley (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Sholto Carnegie (Leander Club)
Charlie Elwes (Oxford University BC)
Tom Digby (Oxford Brookes University BC)
James Rudkin (Newcastle University BC)
Tom Ford (Leander Club)
Harry Brightmore (Oxford Brookes University BC) (cox)
Result:
Boat:
M4x
Crew:
Harry Leask (Leander Club)
George Bourne (Tideway Scullers School)
Matt Haywood (Nottingham RC)
Tom Barras (Leander Club)
Result:
4th
Boat:
M4-
Crew:
Will Stewart (Leander Club)
Sam Nunn (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Matt Aldridge (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Freddie Davidson (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Result:
Boat:
M2-
Crew:
Ollie Wynne-Griffith (Cambridge University BC)
Tom George (Cambridge University BC)
Result:
Boat:
M1x
Crew:
Graeme Thomas (Agecroft RC)
Result:
5th Overall
Boat:
LM2x
Crew:
Dale Flockhart (University of Edinburgh BC)
Jamie Copus (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Result:
7th Overall
GB PR3 Mixed 4+ European Championships 2023

History

The first European Rowing Championships was held in 1893. They were later to be replaced by the World Rowing Championships, which became annual from 1974 when women’s events were added to their programme. Separate Women’s European Rowing Championships (sometimes immediately preceding the men’s European Rowing Championships at the same venue) were held from 1954-1973. Both the women’s and men’s European Championships were ‘European’ in location only; they were open to competitors from anywhere in the world, although entries from outside Europe were rare.

In 2006 the members of the International Rowing Federation (FISA, now known as World Rowing) voted to re-introduce the European Championships and the first event of ‘new-era’ was held in 2007 on Lake Malta in Poznan, POL.