Racing to heat up in Shanghai

Great Britain team selected for World Rowing Championships 2025

Forty-eight athletes have been selected to represent Great Britain at World Rowing Championships Shanghai 21-28 Sept 2025. The squad comprises crews who have been well-established this season as well as some new combinations, all looking to give it their all, in predicted soaring temperatures, at the Shanghai Water Sports Centre.

Louise Kingsley, British Rowing Director of Performance said: “We have had a strong start to the LA cycle topping the medal table at the European Rowing Championships and winning the overall World Rowing Cup, but now we’re at the business end of the season and expect to meet some fierce competition in China as we face crews from across the world.

“Lining up in Shanghai, we have some unchanged crews who have produced impressive results this year. We also have some new combinations, where we are welcoming athletes back into the squad including those who have been away at University. We’re looking forward to seeing how they all perform at the Shanghai Water Sports Centre.”

Lauren Henry will be back in the Women’s single sculls (W1x). Lauren has produced some stand-out performances in this boat class this season, winning at the European Championships and both World Rowing Cups. Also back in the PR1 Men’s single sculls (PR1 M1x) is Benjamin Pritchard, in his first race since he achieved a World Best Time at the 2025 European Rowing Championships. Completing the single sculls line up is Tokyo 2020 silver medallist, Tom Barras, back in the Men’s single sculls (M1x) for the second time this season.

Full of confidence, having topped the podium at the European Championships and World Rowing Cup Lucerne are the unchanged Men’s quadruple sculls (M4x) of Cedol Dafydd, Callum Dixon, Matt Haywood and Rory Harris.

Returning European Champions and World Rowing Cup Varese winners are the Men’s eight (M8+) of Will Stewart, Archie Drummond, David Bewicke-Copley, Fergus Woolnough, Miles Beeson, Sam Nunn, Matt Aldridge, Matt Rowe and cox, Will Denegri.

Completing the men’s squad are three new crew combinations. The Men’s four (M4-) sees three returners, fresh from their Cambridge University Boat Race win, James Robson, Douwe de Graaf and George Bourne join Dan Graham. The Men’s pair (M2-) will be James Vogel and Harry Geffen, while the Men’s double sculls (M2x) is Aidan Thompson and Tobias Schröder.

The Women’s quadruple sculls (W4x) sees the return of Paris 2024 Olympic Champion Hannah Scott along with Sarah McKay, Olympic Champion Lola Anderson and Olympic bronze medallist Becky Wilde. The Women’s double sculls (W2x) is an all Warrington combination of Lucy Glover and Cam Nyland.

The new Women’s four (W4-), Lauren Irwin, Eve Stewart, Heidi Long and Megan Slabbert will once again double up in the Women’s eight (W8+) joining Eleanor Brinkhoff, Juliette Perry, Amelia Standing, Martha Birtles and cox, Jack Tottem. GB’s Women’s eight were crowned European Champions and won the Varese world cup in 2025.

Lizzie Witt and Jade Lindo complete the women’s squad line up, racing in the Women’s pair (W2-).

Racing for the first time this cycle are Paris 2024 Paralympic Champions in the PR3 mixed coxed four (PR3 Mix4+), Frankie Allen, Giedre Rakauskaite, Ed Fuller and Josh O’Brien who are joined by new cox, Tom Bryce, a three-time World Rowing Champion at U23 level. Finally, Paralympic silver medallists Sam Murray and Annie Caddick will race the PR3 mixed double sculls (PR3 Mix 2x).

Running from 21-28 September the World Rowing Championships will be live streamed on WorldRowing.com. You can also follow the GB Rowing Team instagram for daily updates from China.

The Great Britain crews racing at the World Rowing Championships, Shanghai are:

WOMEN’S CREWS

Women’s single sculls (W1x)
Lauren Henry (Leicester RC) (Hometown: Lutterworth, Leicestershire)
Coach: Andrew Randell

Women’s pair (W2-)
Lizzie Witt (Leander Club / Imperial College BC) (Hometown: Richmond)
Jade Lindo (Molesey BC / Twickenham RC) (Hometown: Molesey/Cranleigh, Surrey)
Coach: Andrew Randell

Women’s double sculls (W2x)
Lucy Glover (Edinburgh University BC / Warrington BC) (Hometown: Warrington)
Cam Nyland (Leander Club) (Hometown: Warrington)
Coach: Helen Taylor

Women’s quadruple sculls (W4x)
Sarah McKay (Leander Club / Grosvenor RC) (Hometown: Stockport)
Hannah Scott (Bann RC / Leander Club) (Hometown: Coleraine, Northern Ireland)
Lola Anderson (Leander Club / Newcastle University BC) (Hometown: Richmond)
Rebecca Wilde (Leander Club / Bath University BC) (Hometown: Taunton)
Coach: Darren Whiter

Women’s four (W4-)
Lauren Irwin (Leander Club / Durham University / Chester-le-Street ARC) (Hometown: Peterlee, County Durham)
Eve Stewart (Leander Club) (Hometown: Amsterdam)
Heidi Long (Oxford University BC / Leander Club) (Hometown: Chalfont St. Peter)
Megan Slabbert (Molesey BC) (Hometown: Richmond)
Coach: Dan Moore

Women’s eight (W8+)
Eleanor Brinkhoff (Leander Club) (Hometown: Cheltenham)
Juliette Perry (Leander Club / Oxford University BC) (Hometown: Petersfield)
Amelia Standing (Oxford University BC) (Hometown: Helsby, Cheshire)
Martha Birtles (Oxford Brookes University BC / Oxford University BC) (Hometown: Rossendale, Lancashire)
Lauren Irwin (Leander Club / Durham University / Chester-le-Street ARC) (Hometown: Peterlee, County Durham)
Eve Stewart (Leander Club) (Hometown: Amsterdam)
Heidi Long (Oxford University BC / Leander Club) (Hometown: Chalfont St. Peter)
Megan Slabbert (Molesey BC) (Hometown: Richmond)
Jack Tottem (cox) (Leander Club / Oxford University BC) (Hometown: Monmouth, Wales)
Coach: Dan Moore

Women’s reserves
Imogen Grant (Cambridge University Women’s BC) (Hometown: Cambridge)
Vwairé Obukohwo (Twickenham RC) (Hometown: Brixton)

MEN’S CREWS

Men’s eight (M8+)
Will Stewart (Newcastle University BC) (Hometown: Esher, Surrey)
Archie Drummond (Leander Club) (Hometown: Twickenham)
David Bewicke-Copley (Oxford Brookes University BC) (Hometown: Lutterworth, Leicestershire)
Fergus Woolnough (Oxford Brookes University BC) (Hometown: Gloucester)
Miles Beeson (Leander Club) (Hometown: Aberdeen)
Sam Nunn (Oxford Brookes University BC) (Hometown: Bexleyheath)
Matt Aldridge (Christchurch RC) (Hometown: Christchurch, Dorset)
Matt Rowe (Leander Club / Oxford Brookes University BC) (Hometown: Teddington, Middlesex)
Will Denegri (cox) (Oxford Brookes University BC) (Hometown: Windsor)
Coach: Steve Trapmore

 

Men’s four (M4-)
Dan Graham (Leander Club) (Hometown: Newcastle)
James Robson (Cambridge University BC / Leander Club) (Hometown: Bury St Edmunds and Newcastle)
George Bourne (Cambridge University BC) (Hometown: Cambridge)
Douwe de Graaf (Cambridge University BC / Leander Club) (Hometown:London)
Coach: Paul Stannard

Men’s pair (M2-)
James Vogel (Leander Club) (Hometown: Pinner, London)
Harry Geffen (Leander Club / Yale University) (Hometown: London)
Coach: Richard Chambers

Men’s quadruple sculls (M4x)
Cedol Dafydd (Leander Club / Bath University BC) (Hometown: Bangor, North Wales)
Callum Dixon (Twickenham RC) (Hometown: Tower Hamlets, London)
Matt Haywood (Nottingham RC / Burton Leander RC) (Hometown: Burton on Trent, Staffordshire)
Rory Harris (Leander Club / Reading University BC) (Hometown: Virginia Water, Surrey)
Coach: Christian Felkel

Men’s double sculls (M2x)
Aidan Thompson (Twickenham RC / University of Surrey BC) (Hometown: Woking, Surrey)
Tobias Schröder (Leander Club / Oxford University BC) (Hometown: Nottingham)
Coach: Richard Chambers

Men’s single sculls (M1x)
Tom Barras (Burway RC / Leander Club) (Hometown: Staines)
Coach: Paul Stannard

Men’s reserves
Joshua Bowesman-Jones (Leander Club) (Hometown: Derby)
Jamie Gare (Leander Club / City of Cambridge RC) (Hometown: Haverhill, Suffolk)
James Doran (Oxford University BC) (Hometown: London)

PARA CREWS

PR1 Men’s single sculls (PR1 M1x)
Benjamin Pritchard (City of Swansea RC) (Hometown: Mumbles, Swansea)
Coach: David Breen

PR3 mixed double sculls (PR3 Mix 2x)
Sam Murray (Molesey BC) (Hometown: Guildford)
Annie Caddick (Molesey BC) (Hometown: Isle of Wight)
Coach: David Breen

PR3 mixed coxed four (PR3 Mix4+)
Frankie Allen (Oxford Brookes University BC ) (Hometown: Wallingford, Oxfordshire)
Giedre Rakauskaite (Worcester RC / Thames RC) (Hometown: Worcester & Kaunas, Lithuania)
Ed Fuller (Reading University BC / Molesey BC) (Hometown: Exeter)
Joshua O’Brien (Molesey BC) (Hometown: Naseby, Northamptonshire)
Tom Bryce (cox) (Oxford Brookes University BC) (Hometown: Reading)
Coach: Nicola Benavente

World Rowing Championships Team Management, Coaching & Support staff:

Louise Kingsley, Team Leader
Jo Bates, Team Manager
Tom Dyson, Para Team Manager
Andrew Randell, Head Coach – Women
Paul Stannard, Head Coach – Men
Nicola Benavente, Head Coach – Para
Christian Felkel, Men’s Coach
Steve Trapmore, Men’s Coach
Richard Chambers, Men’s Coach
Dan Moore, Women’s Coach
Darren Whiter, Women’s Coach
Helen Taylor, Women’s Coach
David Breen, Para Coach
Ann Redgrave, Doctor
Karen Burn, Physiotherapist – Women
Emma Stewart, Physiotherapist – Men
Marie Grant, Physiotherapist – Para
Lizzie Jacobs, Sport Scientist
Molly Lloyd-Jones, Sport Scientist
Karl Offord, Team Support
Maurice Hayes, Team Support
Shelley Wyatt, GBRT Comms Lead
Gareth Nicholas, Nutritionist