George Bourne
Rower // Men's Squad
Club: Leander Club
Hometown: Cambridge
Despite finding rowing relatively late, George was identified by the GB Start scheme in his last year at school.
George has always had a huge passion for sports. Long distance running in particular played a consistent role in his life from 8 years old to 18 and George represented Dorset, Surrey and Kent in Cross-Country before finding rowing.
George was in the same school year as current international stars Zak Crawley (cricket) and Ben Earl (rugby) and hopes to make a small contribution to the sporting successes of his Tonbridge year group.
George spent some time in the GB Men’s Quad, winning silver at the 2022 World Championships and qualifying the boat for the Paris Olympics in 2023. In 2024 he switched to the Men’s Single Sculls and narrowly missed out on qualifying the boat for the Paris Games.
Most recently he has taken some time out to study at Cambridge, where he won the 2025 Boat Race.
On The Water
GB Competitive Record
| Year | Event | Result | Boat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | World Rowing Cup III Poznan, POL |
5 | M1x |
| 2024 | Final Olympic Qualification Regatta Lucerne, SUI |
5 | M1x |
| 2024 | European Rowing Championships Szeged, HUN |
6 | M1x |
| 2024 | World Rowing Cup I Varese, ITA |
4 | M1x |
| 2023 | World Rowing Championships Belgrade, SRB |
4 | M4x |
| 2023 | World Rowing Cup III Lucerne, SUI |
M4x | |
| 2023 | World Rowing Cup II Varese, ITA |
M4x | |
| 2023 | European Rowing Championships Bled, SLO |
4 | M4x |
| 2022 | World Rowing Championships Racice, CZE |
M4x | |
| 2022 | European Rowing Championships Munich, GER |
4 | M4x |
| 2022 | World Rowing Cup III Lucerne, SUI |
5 | M2x |
| 2022 | World Rowing Cup I Belgrade, SRB |
4 | M2x |
| 2021 | World Rowing Cup III Sabaudia, ITA |
8 (2 in Final B) | M1x |
| 2019 | World Rowing Under 23 Championships Sarasota-Bradenton, USA |
BM4x |
- Year:
- 2024
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Poznan, POL - Result:
- 5
- Boat:
- M1x
- Year:
- 2024
- Event:
- Final Olympic Qualification Regatta
Lucerne, SUI - Result:
- 5
- Boat:
- M1x
- Year:
- 2024
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Szeged, HUN - Result:
- 6
- Boat:
- M1x
- Year:
- 2024
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup I
Varese, ITA - Result:
- 4
- Boat:
- M1x
- Year:
- 2023
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Belgrade, SRB - Result:
- 4
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2023
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI - Result:
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2023
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup II
Varese, ITA - Result:
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2023
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Bled, SLO - Result:
- 4
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Racice, CZE - Result:
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Munich, GER - Result:
- 4
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI - Result:
- 5
- Boat:
- M2x
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB - Result:
- 4
- Boat:
- M2x
- Year:
- 2021
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Sabaudia, ITA - Result:
- 8 (2 in Final B)
- Boat:
- M1x
- Year:
- 2019
- Event:
- World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Sarasota-Bradenton, USA - Result:
- Boat:
- BM4x
