Matt Aldridge
Rower - Men's Squad
Date of Birth: 11th Mar 1996 (27 years old)
Club: Oxford Brookes University BC
Height: 193cm
Hometown: Christchurch
Intro
Matt Aldridge is two-times European champion in the men’s four (M4-).
Matt began rowing at a young age as his dad was a coach at Christchurch RC. He first represented GB at junior level in 2014, before spending three years in the U23 team from 2016-2018. He was in the BM8+ that won bronze in 2017 and silver in 2018.
He made his senior team debut at the World Cup III regatta 2021 in the M4-. In 2022 he raced in the men’s pair (M2-) at the World Cup I regatta, before moving into the M4- that won gold at the World Cup III regatta and the European Rowing Championships. He was selected for the M4- for the World Championships, but did not race due to illness.
In 2023, he retained his M4- title at the European Rowing Championships.
On The Water
GB Competitive Record
| Year | Event | Position | Boat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | European Rowing Championships Bled, SLO |
M4- | |
| 2022 | European Rowing Championships Munich, GER |
M4- | |
| 2022 | World Rowing Cup III Lucerne, SUI |
M4- | |
| 2022 | World Rowing Cup I Belgrade, SRB |
M2- | |
| 2021 | World Rowing Cup III Sabaudia, ITA |
M4- | |
| 2018 | World Rowing Under 23 Championships Poznan, POL |
BM8+ | |
| 2017 | World Rowing Under 23 Championships Plovdiv, BUL |
BM8+ | |
| 2016 | World Rowing Under 23 Championships Rotterdam, NED |
5 | BM4+ |
| 2014 | World Rowing Junior Championships Hamburg, GER |
4 | JM8+ |
- Year:
- 2023
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Bled, SLO - Position:
- Boat:
- M4-
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Munich, GER - Position:
- Boat:
- M4-
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI - Position:
- Boat:
- M4-
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB - Position:
- Boat:
- M2-
- Year:
- 2021
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Sabaudia, ITA - Position:
- Boat:
- M4-
- Year:
- 2018
- Event:
- World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Poznan, POL - Position:
- Boat:
- BM8+
- Year:
- 2017
- Event:
- World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Plovdiv, BUL - Position:
- Boat:
- BM8+
- Year:
- 2016
- Event:
- World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Rotterdam, NED - Position:
- 5
- Boat:
- BM4+
- Year:
- 2014
- Event:
- World Rowing Junior Championships
Hamburg, GER - Position:
- 4
- Boat:
- JM8+