Helen Glover

Helen Glover MBE is a professional British rower and a member of the Great Britain Rowing team. With 2 Olympic Gold medals to her name, Helen is a highly regarded athlete who has previously been ranked as the number 1 female rower in the world. Helen has had many notable achievements over her years including setting Olympic and world records. As a speaker, Helen’s story of perseverance, excellence, and returning to elite sports after motherhood is truly inspirational. 

In her earlier career when Helen started rowing, she rapidly excelled and moved from the Sporting Giants scheme to elite status. After pairing with Heather Stanning, they quickly became a dominant force in the women’s coxless pairs. Their success was cemented when they won Team GB’s first gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. Helen has become a key team member to the victorious crew that won the Women's Eights Head of the River Race on the River Thames in both 2014 and 2015. She has also managed to defend her world title at the 2014 World Rowing Championships along with Heather Stanning. Boasting an impressive record-breaking time and securing her title once more in 2015. Their dominance continued leading up to and including the 2016 Rio Olympics. 

After becoming a mother, Helen made the courageous decision to return to her sport, winning the European Coxless Pair title with Polly Swann - Helen discussed this experience in an episode of The Lovejoy Hour in 2019. She also went on to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she finished fourth, and became the first-ever mother to row for Britain. Later in 2022, Helen won a silver medal in the World Rowing Coastal Championships in the women’s solo class. Additionally, she secured a bronze medal in the women’s coxless four at the 2023 World Rowing Championships. Helen was also selected to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics and was chosen to be one of Team GB’s flag bearers at the opening ceremony alongside Tom Daley. At this Olympics, Helen won a silver medal in the Women's Four Rowing competition.

As a speaker, Helen is known for her consistent resilience, dedication, and ability to overcome challenges such as balancing her elite sporting career with being a mother. She joins the ranks of other Olympic speakers, like Anna Watkins and Greg Searle. Her motivational talks emphasise the importance of perseverance and goal setting and she uses her engaging storytelling ability to address these. Due to her authenticity, humility, and inspirational stories, Helen is a highly sought-after speaker. If you are looking for a true inspiration in the sporting world, look no further than Helen Glover today!