Olympic GamesGB Rowing Team at Rio 2016 GB Rowing Team at Rio 2016 In total, 56 Olympic and Paralympic rowers competed at Rio 2016; 35 men and 21 women. 47 athletes made up the Olympic rowing squad and nine made up the Paralympic rowing squad. Here’s some quick facts about our rowers in Rio. Rachel Morris (left below) was the oldest member of the Paralympic squad and Lauren Rowles (right below) was the youngest member of the Paralympic squad. Rachel Morris Both Katherine Grainger and Frances Houghton were the first female British rowers to compete at five Olympic Games; an Olympic rowing career spanning over 20 years. There were 28 debutants in the Olympic and Paralympic squad. Paralympic Squad Women’s Single Scull (ASW1x) Rachel Morris Men’s Single Scull (ASM1x) Tom Aggar Mixed Double Sculls (TAMix2x) Lauren Rowles Laurence Whiteley Mixed Coxed Four (LTAMix4+) Oliver James (cox) Grace Clough James Fox Pam Relph Daniel Brown Olympic Men's Squad Crew List Men’s Coxless Pair (M2-) Alan Sinclair Stewart Innes Men’s Coxless Four (M4-) Alex Gregory Mohamed Sbihi George Nash Constantine Louloudis Men’s Eight (M8+) Scott Durant Tom Ransley Andrew T Hodge Matt Gotrel Pete Reed Paul Bennett Matt Langridge Will Satch Phelan Hill (cox) Men’s Single (M1x) Alan Campbell Men’s Double (M2x) Jonathan Walton John Collins Men’s Quad (M4x) Peter Lambert Sam Townsend Angus Groom Jack Beaumont Men’s spares Nathaniel Reilly O’Donnell Mat Tarrant Men’s Lightweight Four (LM4-) Chris Bartley Mark Aldred Jono Clegg Peter Chambers Men’s Lightweight Double Scull (LM2x) Will Fletcher Richard Chambers Lightweight Men’s spare Sam Scrimgeour Olympic Women's Squad Women’s Pair (W2-) Helen Glover Heather Stanning Women’s Eight (W8+) Katie Greves Melanie Wilson Frances Houghton Polly Swann Jessica Eddie Olivia Carnegie-Brown Karen Bennett Zoe Lee Zoe de Toledo (cox) Women’s Double (W2x) Victoria Thornley Katherine Grainger Women’s open-weight reserve Vicki Meyer-Laker Women’s Lightweight Double Scull (LW2x) Charlotte Taylor Katherine Copeland
