Lola Anderson

Lola Anderson (born 16 April 1998) is a world champion and Olympic gold medal-winning British rower.^[1] She was inspired to take up the sport as a teenager while watching Great Britain win four rowing golds at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, encouraged by her father, Don, a former university rower.^[2]

Lola Anderson

MBE

Anderson at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Born	(1998-04-16) 16 April 1998 (age 27)
Home town	Richmond-upon-Thames
Sport
Country	Great Britain
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Women's rowing Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 2024 Paris Quadruple sculls World Championships 2023 Belgrade Quadruple sculls 2022 Račice Quadruple sculls European Championships 2022 Oberschleißheim Quadruple sculls 2024 Szeged Quadruple sculls 2025 Plovdiv Quadruple sculls

Early life and education

Anderson is from Richmond, Greater London and attended Surbiton High School. She graduated with a degree in English literature from Newcastle University.^[3]

Career

Anderson won a gold medal in the quadruple sculls at the 2022 European Rowing Championships.^[4] This was followed by a bronze medal at the 2022 World Rowing Championships.

In 2022, Anderson won the Princess Royal Challenge Cup (the premier women's singles sculls event) at the Henley Royal Regatta, rowing for the Leander Club.^[5]

At the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, she won the World Championship gold medal in the Quadruple sculls with Lauren Henry, Hannah Scott and Georgina Brayshaw.^[6]

She won a gold medal in the quadruple sculls at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.^[7]

Awards

She was awarded an MBE in the 2025 New Year Honours for services to rowing.^[8]