Lauren Rowles MBE

Rower // Para-Rowing Squad
Club: Worcester Rowing Club
Height: 172.00
Hometown: Birmingham

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Lauren is double Paralympic champion having won gold at both Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 in the PR2 mixed double sculls with Laurence Whiteley

Now racing with new partner, former Royal Engineer Commando, Gregg Stevenson, Lauren is aiming to make history by winning a third Paralympic gold in Paris 2024.

Lauren and Gregg qualified their boat for the 2024 Paralympic Games at the 2023 World Rowing championships in a World Best Time (WBT) of 08:00.57 – the third WBT of their debut season.

Outside of rowing Lauren is an active spokesperson for the LGBTQ+ community and wants to encourage and inspire children to get involved in sport. She lives with her fiance, Paralympic basketball star Jude Hamer.

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Lauren switched from athletics to rowing in 2015 and was first crowned as Paralympic champion in 2016

On The Water

GB Competitive Record

Year Event Result Boat
2024 Paralympic Games, Paris, FRA PR2 Mix2x
2024 World Rowing Cup III
Poznan, POL
PR2 Mix2x
2024 European Rowing Championships
Szeged, HUN
PR2 Mix2x
2023 World Rowing Championships
Belgrade, SRB
PR2 Mix2x
2023 World Rowing Cup II
Varese, ITA
PR2 Mix2x
2023 European Rowing Championships
Bled, SLO
PR2 Mix2x
2022 World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB
PR2 W1x
2020 Paralympic Games Regatta
Tokyo, JPN
PR2 Mix 2x
2021 European Rowing Championships
Varese, ITA
PR2 Mix 2x
2019 World Rowing Championships
Linz Ottensheim, AUT
PR2 Mix2x
2019 World Rowing Cup II
Poznan, POL
PR2 W1x
2017 World Rowing Cup II
Poznan, POL
PR2 Mix2x
2016 Paralympic Games Regatta
Rio de Janeiro, BRA
TAMix2x
2015 World Rowing Championships
Aiguebelette, FRA
TAMix2x
Year:
2024
Event:
Paralympic Games, Paris, FRA
Result:
Boat:
PR2 Mix2x
Year:
2024
Event:
World Rowing Cup III
Poznan, POL
Result:
Boat:
PR2 Mix2x
Year:
2024
Event:
European Rowing Championships
Szeged, HUN
Result:
Boat:
PR2 Mix2x
Year:
2023
Event:
World Rowing Championships
Belgrade, SRB
Result:
Boat:
PR2 Mix2x
Year:
2023
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Varese, ITA
Result:
Boat:
PR2 Mix2x
Year:
2023
Event:
European Rowing Championships
Bled, SLO
Result:
Boat:
PR2 Mix2x
Year:
2022
Event:
World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB
Result:
Boat:
PR2 W1x
Year:
2020
Event:
Paralympic Games Regatta
Tokyo, JPN
Result:
Boat:
PR2 Mix 2x
Year:
2021
Event:
European Rowing Championships
Varese, ITA
Result:
Boat:
PR2 Mix 2x
Year:
2019
Event:
World Rowing Championships
Linz Ottensheim, AUT
Result:
Boat:
PR2 Mix2x
Year:
2019
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Poznan, POL
Result:
Boat:
PR2 W1x
Year:
2017
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Poznan, POL
Result:
Boat:
PR2 Mix2x
Year:
2016
Event:
Paralympic Games Regatta
Rio de Janeiro, BRA
Result:
Boat:
TAMix2x
Year:
2015
Event:
World Rowing Championships
Aiguebelette, FRA
Result:
Boat:
TAMix2x