Kyra Edwards
Rower // Women's Squad
Date of Birth: 12th Aug 1997 (27 years old)
Club: Nottingham RC
Height: 178cm
Hometown: Nottingham
Kyra Edwards has raced for Great Britain at junior, U23 and senior level, winning junior silver in 2015 and U23 bronze in 2018 at the World Championships.
She made made her debut for the senior GB team in 2019 at World Cup III alongside Ruth Siddorn, finishing eighth overall in the women’s double sculls; the duo also raced at the World Championships that year.
In 2022 she won a silver medal at World Cup III in the quad, before finishing fifth in the double sculls at the European Rowing Championships and eighth at the Worlds, sculling with Saskia Budgett. World Rowing published an article about their partnership off the water as well as on it.
On The Water
GB Competitive Record
| Year | Event | Position | Boat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | World Rowing Championships Belgrade, SRB |
13 (1st in Final C) | W2x |
| 2023 | World Rowing Cup III Lucerne, SUI |
20 (2nd in Final D) | W1x |
| 2023 | World Rowing Cup II Varese, ITA |
4th in Semifinal A/B | W1x |
| 2023 | European Rowing Championships Bled, SLO |
9 (3rd in Final B) | W2x |
| 2022 | World Rowing Championships Racice, CZE |
9 (2nd in Final B) | W2x |
| 2022 | European Rowing Championships Munich, GER |
5 | W2x |
| 2022 | World Rowing Cup III Lucerne, SUI |
W4x | |
| 2019 | World Rowing Championships Linz Ottensheim, AUT |
14 (2nd in Final C) | W2x |
| 2019 | World Rowing Cup III Rotterdam, NED |
8 (2nd in Final B) | W2x |
| 2018 | World Rowing Under 23 Championships Poznan, POL |
BW4x | |
| 2016 | World Rowing Under 23 Championships Rotterdam, NED |
8 (2nd in Final B) | BW4x |
| 2015 | World Rowing Junior Championships Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
JW4x |
- Year:
- 2023
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Belgrade, SRB - Position:
- 13 (1st in Final C)
- Boat:
- W2x
- Year:
- 2023
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI - Position:
- 20 (2nd in Final D)
- Boat:
- W1x
- Year:
- 2023
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup II
Varese, ITA - Position:
- 4th in Semifinal A/B
- Boat:
- W1x
- Year:
- 2023
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Bled, SLO - Position:
- 9 (3rd in Final B)
- Boat:
- W2x
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Racice, CZE - Position:
- 9 (2nd in Final B)
- Boat:
- W2x
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Munich, GER - Position:
- 5
- Boat:
- W2x
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI - Position:
- Boat:
- W4x
- Year:
- 2019
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Linz Ottensheim, AUT - Position:
- 14 (2nd in Final C)
- Boat:
- W2x
- Year:
- 2019
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Rotterdam, NED - Position:
- 8 (2nd in Final B)
- Boat:
- W2x
- Year:
- 2018
- Event:
- World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Poznan, POL - Position:
- Boat:
- BW4x
- Year:
- 2016
- Event:
- World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Rotterdam, NED - Position:
- 8 (2nd in Final B)
- Boat:
- BW4x
- Year:
- 2015
- Event:
- World Rowing Junior Championships
Rio de Janeiro, BRA - Position:
- Boat:
- JW4x
Beyond the Boat
Kyra studied Statistics at UCLA and hopes to continue studying and pursue a PhD in computer science. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with friends and family.
