Lauren Henry, a professional rower from Lutterworth (Harborough) will proudly represent Team GB at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Lauren was previously funded by Active Together's GO GOLD programme back in 2018, to help her achieve her dreams of becoming a professional rower and representing her country.

Lauren joined Leicester Rowing Club when she was 13. Her twin sister was already rowing there and enjoying it and she needed something to replace her Saturday morning theatre club which had stopped for the summer holidays.

She fell in love with the sport, never went back to the theatre club, and quickly worked her way through the junior and U23 ranks. She won the GB Rowing Team Senior Trials in 2023 at the age of 21 and was selected for the GB Women's Quad which went on to take the British Record at the Varese World Cup and became World Champion in a stand-out race in Belgrade later that year.

Lauren is incredibly excited and honoured to be part of Team GB at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Source: British Rowing

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