Lauren Henry MBE

Lauren joined Leicester Rowing Club when she was 13. Her twin sister was already rowing there and enjoying it and she needed something to replace her Saturday morning theatre club which had stopped for the summer holidays.

She fell in love with the sport, never went back to the theatre club, and quickly worked her way through the junior and U23 ranks. She won the GB Rowing Team Senior Trials in 2023 at the age of 21 and was selected for the GB Women’s Quad which went on to take the British Record at the Varese World Cup and became World Champion in a stand-out race in Belgrade later that year.

At Paris 2024, Lauren won GB’s first ever Olympic gold medal in the Women’s quadruple sculls – with crewmates Georgie Brayshaw, Lola Anderson and Hannah Scott – passing the Netherlands in the very last stroke of the race.

She is extremely grateful to have been coached by three wonderful coaches, Andrew Randell, Peter Sheppard and Howard Marsh who have helped shape her into the athlete and person she is today.

This season, Lauren is looking forward to pursuing her dream of racing in the women’s single sculls – something she has aimed for since being a junior!