Lola Anderson Explained

Lola Anderson
Birth Date:16 April 1998
Country:Great Britain
Sport:Rowing

Lola Anderson (born 16 April 1998) is a world champion and Olympic gold medal-winning British rower.[1] She was inspired to take up the sport as a teenager while watching Great Britain win four rowing golds at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, encouraged by her father, Don, a former university rower.[2]

Early life and education

Anderson is from Richmond, Greater London and attended Surbiton High School. She graduated with a degree in English literature from Newcastle University.[3]

Career

Anderson won a gold medal in the quadruple sculls at the 2022 European Rowing Championships.[4] This was followed by a bronze medal at the 2022 World Rowing Championships.

In 2022, Anderson won the Princess Royal Challenge Cup (the premier women's singles sculls event) at the Henley Royal Regatta, rowing for the Leander Club.[5]

At the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, she won the World Championship gold medal in the Quadruple sculls with Lauren Henry, Hannah Scott and Georgina Brayshaw.[6]

She won a gold medal in the quadruple sculls at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athlete profile . British Rowing . 18 September 2023.
  2. News: Ames . Nick . 'He chose to believe': Meet Lola Anderson, GB rower living her late father's Olympic dream . 31 July 2024 . The Guardian . 27 July 2024.
  3. Web site: Lola Anderson. Leander Club. 11 August 2024.
  4. News: Britain's rowing quad to take on the Worlds after European gold . . 15 August 2022 . 19 September 2022 .
  5. Web site: Diamond Challenge Sculls, List of past winners . Henley Royal Regatta . 5 August 2024.
  6. Web site: Rowing - World Championships - 2023 . The Sports.org . 18 September 2023.
  7. News: Ames . Nick . Team GB's women's quad boat roars back in rousing finish for stunning rowing gold . 31 July 2024 . The Guardian . 31 July 2024.