Intro

Helen is double Olympic Champion, having won gold in the Women’s pair with Heather Stanning at both London 2012 and Rio 2016.

After stepping away from rowing to get married and have three children, Helen returned to the team in 2021 and made history when she became the first mother to compete for the GB Rowing Team at an Olympic Games, finishing fourth in the Women’s pair with Polly Swann at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Games.

Having won a silver at the 2023 European Rowing Championships and bronze at the 2023 World Championships in the Women’s four, Helen set her sights on becoming the first British mum-of-three to win an Olympic medal.

She achieved this at Paris 2024, winning a superb silver in the Women’s four with Esme Booth, Sam Redgrave, and Rebecca Shorten.

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On The Water

GB Competitive Record

2022 onwards

Year	Event	Result	Boat
2024	Olympic Rowing Regatta Paris, FRA	Silver	W4-
2024	World Rowing Cup II Lucerne, SUI	Gold	W4-
2024	European Rowing Championships Szeged, HUN	Gold	W4-
2024	World Rowing Cup I Varese, ITA	Gold	W4-
2023	World Rowing Championships Belgrade, SRB	Bronze	W4-
2023	World Rowing Cup III Lucerne, SUI	Bronze	W4-
2023	World Rowing Cup II Varese, ITA	Silver	W4-
2023	European Rowing Championships Bled, SLO	Silver	W4-
2022	World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals Saundersfoot, GBR	Silver	CW1x

2020 and earlier

Olympic Games	Result	Boat
Tokyo 2020	4	W2-
Rio de Janeiro 2016	Gold	W2-
London 2012	Gold	W2-

World Rowing Championships	Result	Boat
2015	Gold	W2-
2014	Gold	W2-
2013	Gold	W2-
2011	Silver	W2-
2010	Silver	W2-

European Rowing Championships	Result	Boat
2021	Gold	W2-
2016	Gold	W2-
2015	Gold	W2-
2014	Gold	W2-

World Rowing Cup Regattas	Result	Boat
2016 Poznan	Gold	W2-
2015 Lucerne	Gold	W2-
2015 Varese	Gold	W2-