Mathilda Hodgkins Byrne
Rower // Women's Squad
Club: Reading University BC
Hometown: Hereford
Mathilda got into rowing as she wanted to avoid sport and thought rowing would be like it was in the film 'The Notebook'.
She learnt to row at Hereford RC in 2011 after being told by coach John Griffiths that she had the right build for the sport and later joined the GB Start programme at Reading, having previously been at Gloucester-Hartpury. She made her GB Rowing Team debut in 2012.
Mathilda made her Olympic debut at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Games, finishing seventh overall.
After having her son in 2022, she decided to return to the sport as she didn’t want to end her career with memories of the disappointment of Tokyo. Mathilda is a strong believer that it should not be assumed that having a baby means the end of a career. Although finding it tough to juggle motherhood and elite sport, Mathilda feels having Freddie has given her an amazing sense of perspective. Now she is back training full time and loves that Freddie joins her on camp and when travelling to competitions.
Mathilda and Becky Wilde qualified the Women’s double sculls for Paris 2024 at the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in May 2024. They went on to win a wonderful bronze medal at the Olympic Rowing Regatta.
On The Water
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GB Competitive Record
| Year | Event | Result | Boat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Olympic Rowing Regatta Paris, FRA |
W2x | |
| 2024 | Final Olympic Qualification Regatta Lucerne, SUI |
2 (Qualified) | W2x |
| 2024 | European Rowing Championships Szeged, HUN |
7 (1 in Final B) | W2x |
| 2020 | Olympic Games Regatta Tokyo, JPN |
7 (1 in Final B) | W4x |
| 2021 | European Rowing Championships Varese, ITA |
W4x | |
| 2019 | World Rowing Championships Linz Ottensheim, AUT |
6 | W4x |
| 2019 | World Rowing Cup III Rotterdam, NED |
4 | W4x |
| 2019 | European Rowing Championships Lucerne, SUI |
5 | W4x |
| 2018 | World Rowing Championships Plovdiv, BUL |
5 | W4x |
| 2018 | European Rowing Championships Glasgow, GBR |
4 | W4x |
| 2018 | World Rowing Cup II Linz Ottensheim, AUT |
7 (1 in Final B) | W4x |
| 2017 | World Rowing Championships Sarasota-Bradenton, USA |
W4x | |
| 2017 | World Rowing Cup III Lucerne, SUI |
5 | W4x |
| 2017 | European Rowing Championships Racice, CZE |
W4x | |
| 2017 | World Rowing Cup I Belgrade, SRB |
W4x | |
| 2016 | World Rowing Under 23 Championships Rotterdam, NED |
BW2x | |
| 2016 | European Rowing Championships Brandenburg, GER |
7 (1 in Final B) | W1x |
| 2015 | World Rowing Under 23 Championships Plovdiv, BUL |
4 | BW2x |
| 2014 | World Rowing U23 Championships Varese, ITA |
5 | BW4x |
- Year:
- 2024
- Event:
- Olympic Rowing Regatta
Paris, FRA - Result:
- Boat:
- W2x
- Year:
- 2024
- Event:
- Final Olympic Qualification Regatta
Lucerne, SUI - Result:
- 2 (Qualified)
- Boat:
- W2x
- Year:
- 2024
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Szeged, HUN - Result:
- 7 (1 in Final B)
- Boat:
- W2x
- Year:
- 2020
- Event:
- Olympic Games Regatta
Tokyo, JPN - Result:
- 7 (1 in Final B)
- Boat:
- W4x
- Year:
- 2021
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Varese, ITA - Result:
- Boat:
- W4x
- Year:
- 2019
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Linz Ottensheim, AUT - Result:
- 6
- Boat:
- W4x
- Year:
- 2019
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Rotterdam, NED - Result:
- 4
- Boat:
- W4x
- Year:
- 2019
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Lucerne, SUI - Result:
- 5
- Boat:
- W4x
- Year:
- 2018
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Plovdiv, BUL - Result:
- 5
- Boat:
- W4x
- Year:
- 2018
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Glasgow, GBR - Result:
- 4
- Boat:
- W4x
- Year:
- 2018
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup II
Linz Ottensheim, AUT - Result:
- 7 (1 in Final B)
- Boat:
- W4x
- Year:
- 2017
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Sarasota-Bradenton, USA - Result:
- Boat:
- W4x
- Year:
- 2017
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI - Result:
- 5
- Boat:
- W4x
- Year:
- 2017
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Racice, CZE - Result:
- Boat:
- W4x
- Year:
- 2017
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB - Result:
- Boat:
- W4x
- Year:
- 2016
- Event:
- World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Rotterdam, NED - Result:
- Boat:
- BW2x
- Year:
- 2016
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Brandenburg, GER - Result:
- 7 (1 in Final B)
- Boat:
- W1x
- Year:
- 2015
- Event:
- World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Plovdiv, BUL - Result:
- 4
- Boat:
- BW2x
- Year:
- 2014
- Event:
- World Rowing U23 Championships
Varese, ITA - Result:
- 5
- Boat:
- BW4x
