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Lauren Irwin (born 20 August 1998) is a British rower.
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Lauren Irwin (born 20 August 1998) is a British rower.
Irwin is from Peterlee in County Durham and attended St Bede's Catholic School and Durham Sixth Form Centre. [1] From 2016 to 2019, she studied sport health and exercise at Durham University. [1] [2] She was a member of College of St Hild and St Bede, Durham, but never competed for their boat club. [3]
Irwin made her senior debut at the 2021 World Cup regatta in Sabaudia. [4] At the 2022 European Rowing Championships in Munich, Irwin was part of the British crew that took the silver medal in the Women's eight. [5] She replicated this achievement a year later at the 2023 European Rowing Championships held on Lake Bled. [6]
She won a bronze medal as part of the Great Britain eight at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [7]
Durham University Boat Club (DUBC) is the rowing club of Durham University. In recent years, DUBC has cemented itself as one of the strongest university boat clubs in Great Britain. Under the leadership of former British Olympian Wade Hall-Craggs, DUBC notably won the BUCS Victor Ludorum for ten consecutive years (2004-2013), and has produced a number of athletes that have competed internationally at European and World Championship level.
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