Holly Dunford

Rower // Women's Squad
Hometown: Tadworth, Surrey

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Holly was initially inspired to start rowing after she went with her family to watch the rowing at Eton Dorney during the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Up until that point she’d never really heard or thought about rowing as a sport as she didn’t live near a river but was really keen to give it a go. She joined a rowing club shortly after and the rest is history.

The sport has taken her all across the globe and being given the opportunity to study at the University of Washington, in the United States has meant that she now has friends in multiple different national teams who are always fun to race against!

At the Paris 2024 Olympic Rowing Regatta, Holly won a brilliant bronze in the Women’s eight.

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Once she’s finished with rowing Holly sees herself either continuing on in the rowing world through coaching and helping to inspire the next generation, or using her degree in geography to help find ways in which we can talk about and tackle climate change, two areas which she’s passionate about!

On The Water

GB Competitive Record

Year Event Position Boat
2024 Olympic Rowing Regatta
Paris, FRA
W8+
2024 World Rowing Cup II
Lucerne, SUI
W8+
2024 European Rowing Championships
Szeged, HUN
W8+
2024 World Rowing Cup I
Varese, ITA
W8+
2024 World Rowing Cup I
Varese, ITA
W4- GBR2
2021 World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Racice, CZE
W4-
2019 World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Sarasota-Bradenton, USA
BW8+
2018 World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Poznan, POL
4 BW8+
2017 World Rowing Junior Championships
Trakai, LTU
JW2x
Year:
2024
Event:
Olympic Rowing Regatta
Paris, FRA
Position:
Boat:
W8+
Year:
2024
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Lucerne, SUI
Position:
Boat:
W8+
Year:
2024
Event:
European Rowing Championships
Szeged, HUN
Position:
Boat:
W8+
Year:
2024
Event:
World Rowing Cup I
Varese, ITA
Position:
Boat:
W8+
Year:
2024
Event:
World Rowing Cup I
Varese, ITA
Position:
Boat:
W4- GBR2
Year:
2021
Event:
World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Racice, CZE
Position:
Boat:
W4-
Year:
2019
Event:
World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Sarasota-Bradenton, USA
Position:
Boat:
BW8+
Year:
2018
Event:
World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Poznan, POL
Position:
4
Boat:
BW8+
Year:
2017
Event:
World Rowing Junior Championships
Trakai, LTU
Position:
Boat:
JW2x