World Cup I
The GB Rowing Team did not compete at World Rowing Cup I in 2023.

Results 2022
Paralympic Squad Races
Boat | Crew | Race | Time | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
PR1 M1x GBR1 | Benjamin Pritchard (City of Swansea RC) | A Final | 09:43.36 | |
PR1 M1x GBR2 | Callum Russell (Agecroft Rowing Club) | A Final | 10:22.62 | |
PR2 W1x | Lauren Rowles (Worcester RC) | A Final | 09:56.27 | |
PR3 Mix4+ | Ollie Stanhope (Molesey BC), Ed Fuller (Molesey BC), Giedre Rakauskaite (Worcester RC), Frankie Allen (Oxford Brookes University BC) , Erin Kennedy (cox) (Leander Club) | A Final | 06:49.58 |
- Boat:
- PR1 M1x GBR1
- Crew:
- Benjamin Pritchard (City of Swansea RC)
- Race:
- A Final
- Time:
- 09:43.36
- Position:
- Boat:
- PR1 M1x GBR2
- Crew:
- Callum Russell (Agecroft Rowing Club)
- Race:
- A Final
- Time:
- 10:22.62
- Position:
- Boat:
- PR2 W1x
- Crew:
- Lauren Rowles (Worcester RC)
- Race:
- A Final
- Time:
- 09:56.27
- Position:
- Boat:
- PR3 Mix4+
- Crew:
- Ollie Stanhope (Molesey BC), Ed Fuller (Molesey BC), Giedre Rakauskaite (Worcester RC), Frankie Allen (Oxford Brookes University BC) , Erin Kennedy (cox) (Leander Club)
- Race:
- A Final
- Time:
- 06:49.58
- Position:
Women's Squad Races
Boat | Crew | Race | Time | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
W2- | Esme Booth (Leander Club) and Emily Ford (Leander Club) | A Final | 07:04.32 | |
W2x GBR1 | Georgie Brayshaw (Leander Club) and Lola Anderson (Leander Club) | A Final | 06:48.10 | |
W2x GBR2 | Jessica Leyden (Leander Club) and Lucy Glover (Edinburgh University BC) | A Final | 06:53.25 | |
LW2- | Maddie Arlett (Edinburgh University BC) and Emily Craig (University of London BC) | A Final | 06:53.15 | |
W4- | Rebecca Shorten (Imperial College BC), Samantha Redgrave (Leander Club), Heidi Long (Leander Club), Rowan McKellar (Leander Club) | A Final | 06:34.90 | |
W4x | Georgie Brayshaw (Leander Club), Jessica Leyden (Leander Club), Lola Anderson (Leander Club), Lucy Glover (Edinburgh University BC) | A Final | 06:32.20 | 4 |
W1x | Hannah Scott (Leander Club) | A Final | 07:42.51 |
- Boat:
- W2-
- Crew:
- Esme Booth (Leander Club) and Emily Ford (Leander Club)
- Race:
- A Final
- Time:
- 07:04.32
- Position:
- Boat:
- W2x GBR1
- Crew:
- Georgie Brayshaw (Leander Club) and Lola Anderson (Leander Club)
- Race:
- A Final
- Time:
- 06:48.10
- Position:
- Boat:
- W2x GBR2
- Crew:
- Jessica Leyden (Leander Club) and Lucy Glover (Edinburgh University BC)
- Race:
- A Final
- Time:
- 06:53.25
- Position:
- Boat:
- LW2-
- Crew:
- Maddie Arlett (Edinburgh University BC) and Emily Craig (University of London BC)
- Race:
- A Final
- Time:
- 06:53.15
- Position:
- Boat:
- W4-
- Crew:
- Rebecca Shorten (Imperial College BC), Samantha Redgrave (Leander Club), Heidi Long (Leander Club), Rowan McKellar (Leander Club)
- Race:
- A Final
- Time:
- 06:34.90
- Position:
- Boat:
- W4x
- Crew:
- Georgie Brayshaw (Leander Club), Jessica Leyden (Leander Club), Lola Anderson (Leander Club), Lucy Glover (Edinburgh University BC)
- Race:
- A Final
- Time:
- 06:32.20
- Position:
- 4
- Boat:
- W1x
- Crew:
- Hannah Scott (Leander Club)
- Race:
- A Final
- Time:
- 07:42.51
- Position:
Men's Squad Races
Boat | Crew | Race | Time | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
M4x | Harry Leask (Leander Club), Seb Devereux (Leander Club), Tom Barras (Leander Club), Sam Meijer (Elizabethan BC / Tideway Scullers School) | B Final | 05:55.90 | 1 (6th overall) |
M2- GBR2 | Ollie Wynne-Griffith (Cambridge University BC), Tom George (Cambridge University BC) | A Final | 06:19.91 | |
M2- GBR3 | Harry Glenister (Leander Club), Matt Rossiter (Leander Club) | A Final | 06:24.46 | 5 |
M2- GBR1 | Matt Aldridge (Oxford Brookes University BC), Joshua Bugajski (Oxford Brookes University BC) | A Final | 06:24.91 | 6 |
M2x | Matt Haywood (Nottingham RC), George Bourne (Tideway Scullers School) | A Final | 06:13.10 | 4 |
M4- | Will Stewart (Leander Club), Morgan Bolding (Oxford Brookes University BC), Lenny Jenkins (Leander Club), Freddie Davidson (Oxford Brookes University BC) | A Final | 06:05.76 | |
M8+ | Rory Gibbs (Oxford Brookes University BC), Morgan Bolding (Oxford Brookes University BC), David Bewicke-Copley (Oxford Brookes University BC), Sholto Carnegie (Leander Club), Charlie Elwes (Oxford University BC), Tom Digby (Oxford Brookes University BC), James Rudkin (Newcastle University BC), Tom Ford (Leander Club), Harry Brightmore (cox) (Oxford Brookes University BC) | A Final | 05:33.38 | |
M1x GBR1 | Graeme Thomas (Agecroft RC) | A Final | 07:06.23 | |
M1x GBR3 | Callum Dixon (Twickenham RC) | A Final | 07:07.65 | 4 |
M1x GBR2 | John Collins (Leander Club) | C Final | 06:55.76 | 1 (13th overall) |
- Boat:
- M4x
- Crew:
- Harry Leask (Leander Club), Seb Devereux (Leander Club), Tom Barras (Leander Club), Sam Meijer (Elizabethan BC / Tideway Scullers School)
- Race:
- B Final
- Time:
- 05:55.90
- Position:
- 1 (6th overall)
- Boat:
- M2- GBR2
- Crew:
- Ollie Wynne-Griffith (Cambridge University BC), Tom George (Cambridge University BC)
- Race:
- A Final
- Time:
- 06:19.91
- Position:
- Boat:
- M2- GBR3
- Crew:
- Harry Glenister (Leander Club), Matt Rossiter (Leander Club)
- Race:
- A Final
- Time:
- 06:24.46
- Position:
- 5
- Boat:
- M2- GBR1
- Crew:
- Matt Aldridge (Oxford Brookes University BC), Joshua Bugajski (Oxford Brookes University BC)
- Race:
- A Final
- Time:
- 06:24.91
- Position:
- 6
- Boat:
- M2x
- Crew:
- Matt Haywood (Nottingham RC), George Bourne (Tideway Scullers School)
- Race:
- A Final
- Time:
- 06:13.10
- Position:
- 4
- Boat:
- M4-
- Crew:
- Will Stewart (Leander Club), Morgan Bolding (Oxford Brookes University BC), Lenny Jenkins (Leander Club), Freddie Davidson (Oxford Brookes University BC)
- Race:
- A Final
- Time:
- 06:05.76
- Position:
- Boat:
- M8+
- Crew:
- Rory Gibbs (Oxford Brookes University BC), Morgan Bolding (Oxford Brookes University BC), David Bewicke-Copley (Oxford Brookes University BC), Sholto Carnegie (Leander Club), Charlie Elwes (Oxford University BC), Tom Digby (Oxford Brookes University BC), James Rudkin (Newcastle University BC), Tom Ford (Leander Club), Harry Brightmore (cox) (Oxford Brookes University BC)
- Race:
- A Final
- Time:
- 05:33.38
- Position:
- Boat:
- M1x GBR1
- Crew:
- Graeme Thomas (Agecroft RC)
- Race:
- A Final
- Time:
- 07:06.23
- Position:
- Boat:
- M1x GBR3
- Crew:
- Callum Dixon (Twickenham RC)
- Race:
- A Final
- Time:
- 07:07.65
- Position:
- 4
- Boat:
- M1x GBR2
- Crew:
- John Collins (Leander Club)
- Race:
- C Final
- Time:
- 06:55.76
- Position:
- 1 (13th overall)

The Debrief
Following an incredible performance from the GB Rowing Team at World Cup 1 2022 in Belgrade, we sat down to discuss the racing with James Fox, Paralympic gold medalist at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne, Olympian at Tokyo 2020 and Jack Beaumont, Olympic silver medalist at Tokyo 2020.
2022 Team
Paralympic Crews
PR1 men’s single sculls (PR1 M1x)
GBR1
Benjamin Pritchard (City of Swansea RC)
Coach: Nick Baker
GBR2
Callum Russell (Agecroft Rowing Club)
Coach: Clare Holman
PR2 women’s single sculls (PR2 W1x)
PR3 mixed coxed four (PR3 Mix4+)
Ollie Stanhope (Molesey BC)
Ed Fuller (Molesey BC)
Giedre Rakauskaite (Worcester RC)
Frankie Allen (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Erin Kennedy (cox) (Leander Club)
Coach: Nick Baker
Head Coach – Nick Baker

Men’s Crews
High-quality rowers are also joining the returning Olympians in the men’s squad.
Men’s eight (M8+)
Rory Gibbs (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Morgan Bolding (Oxford Brookes University BC)
David Bewicke-Copley (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Sholto Carnegie (Leander Club)
Charlie Elwes (Oxford University BC)
Tom Digby (Oxford Brookes University BC)
James Rudkin (Newcastle University BC)
Tom Ford (Leander Club)
Harry Brightmore (Oxford Brookes University BC) (cox)
Coach: Steve Trapmore
Men’s four (M4-)
Will Stewart (Leander Club)
Oli Wilkes (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Lenny Jenkins (Leander Club)
Freddie Davidson (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Coach: Christian Felkel
Men’s pair (M2-)
GBR1
Matt Aldridge (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Joshua Bugajski (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Coach: Christian Felkel
GBR2
Ollie Wynne-Griffith (Cambridge University BC)
Tom George (Cambridge University BC)
Coach: Rob Baker
GBR3
Harry Glenister (Leander Club)
Matt Rossiter (Leander Club)
Coach: Steve Trapmore
Assistant coach: Henry Fieldman
Men’s quadruple sculls (M4x)
Harry Leask (Leander Club)
Seb Devereux (Leander Club)
Tom Barras (Leander Club)
Sam Meijer (Elizabethan BC / Tideway Scullers School)
Coach: Paul Stannard
Men’s double sculls (M2x)
Men’s single sculls
GBR1
Graeme Thomas (Agecroft RC)
Coach: Christian Felkel
GBR2
John Collins (Leander Club)
Coach: Dan Moore
Assistant coach: Henry Fieldman
GBR3
Callum Dixon (Twickenham RC)
Coach: Helen Brown
Head Coach – Paul Stannard

Women’s Crews
The women’s Olympic squad has all new-look crews including several returning Tokyo 2020 Olympians.
The women’s squad is coached by Andrew Randell, James Harris and Darren Whiter.
“The big aim for us this season is to make the podium and we’ve done some good training despite a few covid setbacks.” – Women’s Olympic Head Coach Andrew Randell
Women’s four (W4-)
Rebecca Shorten (Imperial College BC)
Samantha Redgrave (Leander Club)
Heidi Long (Leander Club)
Rowan McKellar (Leander Club)
Women’s pair (W2-)
Women’s spare
Women’s quadruple sculls (W4x)
Georgie Brayshaw (Leander Club)
Jessica Leyden (Leander Club)
Lola Anderson (Leander Club)
Lucy Glover (Edinburgh University BC)
Women’s double sculls (W2x)
GBR1
Georgie Brayshaw (Leander Club)
Lola Anderson (Leander Club)
GBR2
Jessica Leyden (Leander Club)
Lucy Glover (Edinburgh University BC)
Lightweight women’s double sculls (LW2x)
Women’s single sculls (W1x)
Head Coach: Andrew Randell
