Hannah Scott made a splash at the Paris Olympics, securing a gold medal for Team GB. Alongside teammates Georgina Brayshaw, Lola Anderson, and Lauren Henry, she dominated the Women’s Quadruple Sculls event on Wednesday, clinching a stunning victory.
From her early days at The Bann Rowing Club in Coleraine to competing at the Paris Olympics, here’s everything you need to know about talented rower.
Starting Young at the Bann Rowing Club
Originally from Coleraine, Hannah’s Olympic journey began in the River Bann.
She started rowing at 13 at the Bann Rowing Club in Coleraine, one of the oldest and most successful rowing clubs in Ireland.
The historic club boat house has stood since 1864 in those years it has been the beginning of the road for many Olympic medals over the years.
Brothers Peter and Richard Chambers, who won silver together in the lightweight four at London 2012, and bronze-medal winning sculler Alan Campbell all started off at the Bann Rowing Club.
Having the opportunity to attend this club and be mentored by its accomplished coaches set Hannah up for success, and it was not long before she started to excel in the sport.
She went on to win five national titles and eight silver medals over several years of competition at the Irish Rowing Championships.
She’s an Ivy League graduate
One of the biggest milestones in her rowing career was attending Princeton University in America, where she was able to take part in the university’s rowing programme.
While at the Ivy League university she went on to become a two-time Ivy League Champion in the Varsity Eight and she led the Princeton Women’s Crew as captain.
She also snagged two silver medals at the U23 World Championships.
The road to Paris
Her final years at university were disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, which opened up an opportunity for Hannah to return to the UK and earn a spot on the British Rowing Team at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
The 25-year-old made her Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 while still studying for her sociology degree at Princeton. Paris will be her second Olympics and she will be heading in as a reigning world and European champion in the women’s quadruple sculls.
