Finalists announced for the 2024 World Rowing Awards

Following public nominations, the Executive Committee has selected the finalists based on the analysis of expert panels created for each of the awards. The 2024 World Rowing Awards will be held during a Gala Dinner on Sunday 9 November 2024 at 20:00 CET in Seville, Spain.

Finalists for the 2024 World Rowing Awards (listed in alphabetical order of the country name)

Men’s Crew of the Year

• Sholto Carnegie, Rory Gibbs, Morgan Bolding, Jacob Dawson, Charles Elwes, Thomas Digby, James Rudkin, Tom Ford, Harry Brightmore, Men’s Eight, Great Britain
• Lennart Van Lierop, Finn Florijn, Tone Wieten, Koen Metsemakers, Men’s Quadruple Sculls, Netherlands
• Nicholas Mead, Justin Best, Michael Grady, Liam Corrigan, Men’s Four, United States of America

Women’s Crew of the Year

• Lauren Henry, Hannah Scott, Lola Anderson, Georgina Brayshaw, Women’s Quadruple Sculls, Great Britain
• Karolien Florijn, Women’s Single Sculls, Netherlands
• Magdalena Rusu, Roxana Anghel, Ancuta Bodnar, Maria Lehaci, Adriana Adam, Amalia Beres, Ioana Vrinceanu, Simona Radis, Victoria-Stefania Petreanu, Women’s Eight, Romania

Para Crew of the Year

• Lauren Rowles, Gregg Stevenson, PR2 Mixed Double Sculls, Great Britain
• Benjamin Pritchard, PR1 Men’s Single Sculls, Great Britain
• Moran Samuel, PR1 Women’s Single Sculls, Israel

Coach of the Year

• Heino Zeidler, Germany
• Nick Baker, Great Britain
• Darren Whiter, Great Britain
• Freek Robbers, Netherlands
• Antonio Colamonici, Romania

Thomas Keller Medal

• Ondrej Synek, Czechia
• Richard Schmidt, Germany
• Annekatrin Thiele, Germany
• Ilse Paulis, Netherlands
• Grace Prendergast, New Zealand

Distinguished Service to International Rowing

The winner of the Distinguished Service Award will be announced at the time of the Awards Ceremony.

The winners of the remaining awards – Rowing Programme of the Year, Rowing Destination of the Year, Artistic Contribution of the Year – will also be announced at the time of the Awards Ceremony.

The 2024 World Rowing Awards will be presented during a Gala dinner on 9 November at 20:00 CET. If you wish to attend the Gala, find all information here.