Douwe de Graaf

Douwe de Graaf

Personal information
Born	(2000-05-23) 23 May 2000 (age 25) [1]
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Leander Club
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Great Britain World Championships 2025 Shanghai Coxless four

Douwe de Graaf (born 23 May 2000) is a British rower. He was a gold medalist at the 2025 World Rowing Championships in the coxless four.

Biography

He started rowing in 2013 at St Paul's School, London, where his older brother was a member of the men’s eight. He attended Harvard University in the United States, and later studied for an MPhil in Finance and Economics at St Edmund's College, Cambridge. ^{[2] [3]}

He was a medalist at the World Junior Rowing Championships and was a gold medalist in the men’s pair, alongside Calvin Tarczy, at the 2021 World Rowing U23 Championships in the Czech Republic. ^{[4] [5]}

In 2024, he was a member of the Leander Club crew which set a new course record at the Head of the River Race on the River Thames. ^[6] He won the Men’s pairs at the GB Trails alongside George Bourne in February 2025. ^[7] He was a member of the winning Cambridge boat at the 2025 Varsity Boat Race. ^{[8] [9]} He was a gold medalist at the 2025 World Rowing Championships in the coxless four in Shanghai, in September 2025, alongside Bourne, Dan Graham and James Robson. ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. "Douwe De Graaf". World Rowing. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
2. "Douwe De Graaf". Theboatrace.org. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
3. Rosenbladt, Oli (21 October 2024). "'You Push, I Steer' - Champ, Collegiate and Lightweights". row2k. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
4. "Great Britain claim four medals at U23 World Rowing Championships". British Rowing. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
5. Apicella, Liam (15 September 2025). "Douwe de Graaf looking to convert junior medals into World Rowing Championships success in Shanghai". Cambridge Independent. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
6. "Leander seize victory in new record time at 2024 Head of the River Race". British Rowing. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
7. "Next generation mixes with seasoned internationals at top of GB trials". British Rowing. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
8. "The Boat Race 2025 – Men's Race Preview". jrn.news. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
9. "Students win for Cambridge at The Boat Race 2025". st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
10. "World Champions crowned at World Rowing Championships in Shanghai". British Rowing. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
11. Snelson, Flora (26 September 2025). "Great Britain add two golds to World Championships haul". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 September 2025.