Ben Hunt-Davis

Ben Hunt-Davis learnt to row at Shiplake College, a private school based on the banks of the River Thames. He was a regular member of the British eight throughout the 90s though it was not 1999 that he won his first World Championship medal, rowing as one of the bow pair alongside Andrew Lindsay at the Sydney Olympics, he helped the British eight take their first victory in the event since 1912. This was the final international race of his career and since then he has mixed administrative work with the Amateur Rowing Association with a career as a motivational speaker. He served on the organizing committee of the 2006 World Rowing Championship and is an official ambassador for the 2012 Games.