Greatest Women in Rowing
The finest female rowing players and champions in history.
Advertisement
Women's Rowing Legends
Browse 6 of the greatest female rowing athletes of all time.
Romanian
Elisabeta Lipă
Rower
The most decorated Olympic rower in history — eight medals across six Games.…
British
Katherine Grainger
Rower
Five consecutive Olympic medals — the most by any British female Olympic athlete.…
British
Anna Watkins
Rower
Olympic champion and world record holder in double sculls — one of British rowing's finest.…
Belarusian
Ekaterina Karsten
Rower
Two Olympic gold medals and the most decorated women's rower in history — Ekaterina Karsten competed at six Ol…
German
Birgit Fischer
Kayaker
The most decorated canoeist in Olympic history — eight Olympic gold medals across six Games from 1980 to 2004,…
British
Helen Glover
Rower (Pair)
Britain's most successful female rower — two Olympic gold medals in the coxless pair with Heather Stanning, th…