Intro

Former World and European champion Sam Scrimgeour was named as the lightweight men’s spare for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Scrimgeour raced in the lightweight men’s pair for nearly all of the Rio Olympiad, winning medals at four successive World Championships, and was an established member of a very competitive lightweight men’s squad.

He retired from classic international rowing at the end of the 2017 season, in which he raced in the lightweight men’s pair with Joel Cassells.

Since then he has embarked on a second rowingf career, in the beach sprint format.

On The Water

GB Competitive Record

Beach Sprint

Year	Event	Boat	Result
2023	World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals Bareletta, ITA	CMix2x	Silver
2023	European Beach Sprint Championships La Seyne sur Mer, FRA	CMix2x	4th

Classic rowing

World Rowing Championships
2017	4th	LM2-
2016	Bronze	LM2-
2015	Gold	LM2-
2014	Bronze	LM2-
2013	Bronze	LM2-

European Rowing Championships
2017	5th	LM2-
2016	Gold	LM2-
2015	4th	LM4-
2014	Silver	LM2-
2013	Silver	LM4-

World Rowing Cup Regattas
2017 Lucerne	4th	LM2-
2017 Poznan	Silver	LM2-
2017 Belgrade	Bronze	LM2-
2016 Poznan	Gold	LM2-
2016 Lucerne	Gold	LM2-
2015 Lucerne	Silver	LM2-
2015 Varese	Silver	LM2-

World Rowing U23 Championships
2010	Bronze	LM4x

World University Rowing Championships
2010	8th	LM2x

GB Rowing Team Senior Trials
2016	1st	LM2-
2015	9th	LM1x
2014	5th	LM1x
2013	6th	LM1x
2012	6th	LM1x
2011	14th	M2-