- Steve Redgrave
Sir Stephen Geoffrey Redgrave CBE (born on 23 March, 1962, in Marlow, England) is a British rower who won a gold medal at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000, as well as an additional bronze medal in 1988. As the only Briton ever to achieve this feat, Redgrave is widely considered to be Britain's greatest Olympian. Only four other Olympians achieved the same: Pál Kovács, Aladár Gerevich (the only one to surpass it with 6 consecutive golds), Reiner Klimke, …
- James Cracknell
James Cracknell, OBE (born 5 May 1972) is an English rowing champion and double Olympic gold medallist. He began rowing whilst attending Kingston Grammar School and rowed at the Junior World Championships in 1989 and 1990 — winning a gold medal in the latter. Moving into the senior squad, Cracknell had numerous World Championship appearances — but no medal wins. He qualified in the double scull for the 1996 Summer Olympics, but fell ill and was unable to race.
- Matthew Pinsent
Sir Matthew Clive Pinsent CBE (born 10 October, 1970) is an English rowing champion, four-time Olympic gold medallist and broadcaster. Pinsent was born in Holt, Norfolk, and began rowing at Eton College. He began his international career at the Junior World Rowing Championships in 1987. He raced again in 1988, winning the junior coxless pairs with Tim Foster. After finishing school, Pinsent studied Geography at St Catherine's College, Oxford.
- James Stewart
James Stewart is an Olympic-level rower, who competes for Australia. He is the twin brother of Geoffrey Stewart and older brother of Stephen Stewart. They were the first trio of brothers to represent Australia in rowing at the same Olympics and were all educated at Newington College, and coached by olympian and fellow Old Newingtonian Michael Morgan.
- Roz Savage
Rosalind (Roz) Savage is a British amateur rower and runner.
- Sally Robbins
Sally Robbins (born July 15 1981) is an Australian rower, who was a member of Australia's 2004 Summer Olympics Women's Eight Rowing crew. In the final the team were well-placed for Bronze when 500 meters from the finish, she appeared to collapse and laid back on teammate Julia Wilson's lap. Robbins was publicly humiliated in the Australian media as "Lay-down Sally" and called "un-Australian".
- Rob Waddell
Robert ("Rob") Norman Waddell, ONZM, (born January 7, 1975 in Te Kuiti) is a New Zealand rower, yachtsman and rugby player. In 1998, he married fellow rower Sonia Scown. Waddell won the single scull at the rowing World Championships in 1998 and 1999, and the gold medal in the Single Sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics. During his World Championship period, Waddell had several closely contested races with Xeno Müller, the 1996 Summer Olympics champion.
- Mahe Drysdale
Mahe Drysdale (b. 19th November 1978) is a New Zealand rower and twice World Champion. Drysdale didn't begin rowing until aged 18, at university. He gave up rowing to concentrate on his studies, but began rowing again after watching New Zealander Rob Waddell win gold at the 2000 Olympic Games Drysdale began competing at the World Cup level in 2002, rowing in the New Zealand coxless four.
- James Tomkins
James Tomkins (born August 19, 1965 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian rower and a three-time Olympic gold medalist.
- Drew Ginn
Drew Ginn (born November 20, 1974) is an Australian rower and Olympic gold medallist. Ginn won the men's coxless fours at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics as part of Australia's "Oarsome Foursome", along with Mike McKay, James Tomkins, and Nicholas Green, Ginn replacing the retired Andrew Cooper. Ginn and James Tomkins had planned to race the straight pair at the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics, …
- Steve Williams
Steve Williams MBE (born April 15, 1976 in Warwick) is an English rower and Olympic champion. Williams started rowing aged 13 while at Monkton Combe School, Bath, and attended Oxford Brookes University to study History and Town planning. In 2000 he was part of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team that won the men's coxed four at the Rowing World Championships. The following year he was again world champion, this time in the coxless four, …
- Katherine Grainger
Katherine Grainger MBE (born 11 December 1975) is a Scottish rower. She won silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the coxless pair with Cath Bishop, and silver at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the women's quadruple sculls. Grainger has also won two medals at World Championships, a bronze in 1997 in the eight and a gold with Bishop in 2003. Grainger has a Honours law degree from Edinburgh University, …
- Silken Laumann
Silken Suzette Laumann (born November 14, 1964 in Mississauga, Ontario) is a Canadian champion rower. Starting in 1976, Laumann won a number of awards, including a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the U.S. Championships, two gold medals in single sculls at the Pan American Games, a bronze medal at the 1984 Olympics in the double sculls with her sister Daniele. At the 1988 Olympics, Laumann finished seventh in the double scull.
- Tom James
Tom James (born 11 March, 1984 in Cardiff, Wales) is a British rower, World Championship medalist, and victorious Cambridge Blue.
- Tim Foster
Timothy ("Tim") Foster (born January 19, 1970) is a British rower. He began rowing at Bedford Modern School and competed in the Junior World Rowing Championships in 1987 and 1988. In the latter he competed in a pair with a Matthew Pinsent. He became the first British rower to win gold medals at two consecutive Junior Worlds. From there he proceeded into the senior squad.
- Ed Coode
Ed Coode, MBE (born June 19, 1975 in Indian Queens, Cornwall) is a British rower, twice World Champion and Olympic Gold medalist. Educated at Papplewick School, Ascot, Eton College, University of Newcastle upon Tyne (studying marine biology) and Oxford University, he rowed in the Oxford crew at the 1998 Boat Race. Coode won his first World Championship in 1999, as a substitute in the British men's coxless four, rowing with Steve Redgrave, …
- Michelle Guerette
Michelle Guerette (born October 6, 1980 in Bristol, Connecticut) is an American rower who competed in the Women's Quadruple Sculls event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. After competing in the 2004 Olympics, she embarked on a solo career, and was the first pick for the U.S. team at the 2005 World Rowing Championships in Gifu, Japan, at which she placed third in the women's single sculls. The next year she placed fifth at the 2006 Championships in Eton, …
- Rebecca Romero
Rebecca Romero (born on 24 January 1980) is a British track cyclist and rower who won a silver medal at the Athens 2004 Olympics in the quadruple sculls. The following year she was part of the British crew that won the 2005 World Championships in the quad sculls in Gifu, Japan. In 2006 however Romero decided to retire from rowing and achieve a different goal: to win a second Olympic medal in a different sport, specifically cycling.
- Peter Reed
Peter Reed is a British rower and World Champion. Peter is a Sub Lieutenant in the Royal Navy. In 2001, whilst training as an officer on board HMS Exeter, he used an ergometer for the first time – and promptly posted the fastest time in the Royal Navy’s annual fleet-wide fitness competition. Peter continued to row at the University of the West of England, whilst studying mechanical engineering to become a naval engineer.
- Colin Smith
Colin Smith (born 23 September, 1983 in Harare, Zimbabwe) is a British rower and twice an Oxford Blue.
- George Bridgewater
George Bridgewater (born January 1983) is a New Zealand rower who currently competes in the pair at international level with Nathan Twaddle. The pair have been together representing New Zealand since 2004, and that year they finished fourth in the final at the Athens Olympics. The following year, the pair won a gold medal at the World Rowing Championships in Gifu, Japan, in what was part of the Magic 45 minutes where four New Zealand crews won gold medals in that time.
- Chris Martin
Christopher David Martin (born January 1981 in Chertsey, Surrey, United Kingdom) is a world-class rowing champion.
- Olaf Tufte
Olaf Karl Tufte is a Norwegian competition rower. At the 2004 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the men's single sculls. He won silver in the men's double sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics together with Fredrik Bekken. He has also won two World Championships in the single sculls, in 2001 and 2003. When not rowing, Tufte earns a living growing cereals at the family farm in the Nykirke part of Horten.
- Anna Mickelson
Anna Mickelson (born 21 March 1980) is an American rower who won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the women's eight. At the FISA World Rowing Championships in 2006, Mickelson won the gold medal in the women's eight with a new world's best time of 5:55.50, and with partner Megan Cooke, she placed 4th in the women's pair.
- Marnie McBean
Marnie Elizabeth McBean (January 28, 1968 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian rower. McBean and her long-time rowing partner Kathleen Heddle were the first Canadians to win three Olympic Gold medals. In addition to her other exploits, McBean won a Silver medal in the prestigious single scull event at the 1993 World Rowing Championships. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, McBean was set to represent Canada in the single scull and she had hoped to win a fourth gold medal.
- Josh West
Joshua West (born 25 March 1977 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States) is a British rower who attended Yale for his undergraduate degree. At Yale, he learned to row under Freshman Coach Justin Moore and Varsity Coach Dave Vogel. He participated in the 4-mile Varsity Eights version of the Harvard-Yale Boat Race his senior year (1998) but lost to Harvard.
- Debbie Flood
Debbie Flood (born 27 February, 1980 in Harrogate) is a British female rower who won Silver medal in the Quadruple Scull at the 2004 Olympics. At the 2006 World Championships, Flood origingally finished in the silver medal position in the Quadruple Scull, but was elevated to Gold after one of the Russian crew failed a drugs test.
- Georgina Evers-Swindell
Georgina Evers-Swindell (born October 10, 1978 in Hastings, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rower. She competes in the double sculls with her identical twin sister Caroline Evers-Swindell. In November 2005 she and her sister were named "Rowing Female Crew of the Year" by the International Rowing Federation (FISA). In 2001 she won silver at the World Championships in both the double and quadruple sculls.
- Frances Houghton
Frances Houghton born 19 September 1980 in Oxford. Frances is a Great British female Rower who won Silver Medal in the Quadruple Sculls at the 2004 Olympics. Frances won a Bronze Medal at the 1998 World Junior championships in the Double Sculls along with partner Debbie Flood.The following year they both both won Gold in the Double Sculls at the World Under 23 Championships.
- Greg Searle
Greg Searle (born 20 March 1972) is a British Olympic rower educated at Hampton School and London South Bank University. Greg Searle is an Olympic gold medalist, winning the coxed pairs event at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics with his brother Jonny Searle. He also won a World Championships gold medal in 1993. In the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, he finished third in the coxless four event. He was a finalist in the coxless pairs at the 2000 Sydney Olympics with Ed Coode, …
- Eric Powell
Eric Walter Powell (born May 6, 1886 - died August 17, 1933) was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the British boat, which won the bronze medal in the eights.
- Alex Partridge
Alex Partridge (born January 25, 1981 in San Francisco) is a British rower. Partridge started rowing at Monkton Combe School, Bath, and attended Oxford Brookes University to study Technology Management. At the 2005 World Rowing Championships he won in the coxless four with Steve Williams, Peter Reed and Andy Hodge.
- Zac Purchase
Zac Purchase (b. 2 May 1986) is a British rower. Born in Cheltenham, Purchase started rowing in 1999. He competed at the Junior World Rowing Championships in 2003 and 2004. In 2005 he competed on the World Cup circuit in the lightweight men's single sculls, finishing fourth at Dorney Lake and second at Munich-Oberschleissheim. Purchase became under-23 world champion at the 2005 world U-23 championships at Amsterdam, …
- Jamie Schroeder
James Schroeder (born September 9, 1981 in St Louis, Missouri) is an American rower, and a victorious Oxford Blue.
- Ned Hanlan
Edward "Ned" Hanlan was a professional rower, hotelier, and alderman from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Hanlan's father, John, was first a fisher and later a hotelkeeper on the Toronto Islands. The Hanlan family had originally lived at the east end of Toronto Island, but a severe storm in 1865 pushed their little house into the harbour. It washed ashore near the north end of Gibraltar Point, at the island's west end. A few years later, Ned's father built a small hotel there, …
- Barney Williams
Barney Williams is a Canadian rower. He was educated at Upper Canada College, the University of Victoria and Jesus CollegeOxford University where he was President of the Oxford University Boat Club. He won a gold medal at the 2003 world championships in Milan, Italy and a silver in the same event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He also has two wins and a second in the four in Rowing World Cup events. Williams is married to the Canadian rower Buffy-Lynne Williams, …
- Nick Green
Nick Green is a former Australian Olympics rowing champion. He was educated at Xavier College in Kew, Melbourne and at Melbourne High School. He competed in two Olympic Games - 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics, and was known as one of the "Oarsome Foursome". He was one of the eight flag-bearers of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Harry Parker
- Annie Vernon
Annie Vernon (born September 1, 1982 in Truro, Cornwall) is a British rower. Educated at St Minver Primary School, Wadebridge School and Cambridge University. Annie started rowing at Castle Dore Rowing Club in Cornwall when she was 17; influenced by her elder brother and father. She read History at Downing College, Cambridge where she rowed in the women's Blue Boat in 2003, under the presidency of Ruth 'Castro' de Las Casas.
- Jake Wetzel
Jacob Wetzel (born December 26, 1976 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is an American-Canadian rower. He has represented both countries at the World Championships and the Olympics. As a teenager, Wetzel was on the Canadian Junior Cycling team; he only began rowing in the fall of 1997 at the University of California, Berkeley. His success was immediate and extraordinary.