Huge congratulations to OC Freya Coupe L26, who has medalled for the second year in a row as part of the Great Britain U19 Women’s Eight. In 2025, Freya helped the crew to gold at the U19 World Rowing Championships in Trakai, Lithuania, and this year she returned to the boat for the 2026 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Great Britain travelled to the Championships with a 42 strong team of athletes, taking on the very best young rowers from around the world, with Freya and the Women’s Eight once again securing a place on the podium.

Freya, who came to rowing from a swimming background, has enjoyed an incredible sporting journey during her five years at Canford. Alongside her international success, she won the Girls’ 2,000m at the 2025 British Rowing Indoor Championships in an impressive time of 7:09.7.

We have loved following Freya’s journey during her time at Canford and are incredibly proud of everything she has achieved. Now, she is heading across the pond to take on her next challenge at the University of Texas, where she has secured a rowing scholarship. We can’t wait to see the incredible achievements that lie ahead for this talented OC.