Great Britain's Annie Campbell-Orde (back left), Heidi Long, Rowan McKellar, Holly Dunford, Emily Ford, Lauren Irwin, Eve Stewart, Harriet Taylor, and Cox Henry Fieldman with their bronze medals won in the Women's eight final. Credit: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
Loughborough University alumna Annie Campbell-Orde struck a brilliant bronze in Paris as part of Great Britain women’s eight rowing side.
The graduate took the stroke seat for GB – the custodian of the technique and rhythm – to reach the podium places, narrowly missing out on silver to Canada. Romania won gold.
Annie Campbell-Orde competed alongside Rowan McKellar, Heidi Long, Holly Dunford, Emily Ford, Eve Stewart, Lauren Irwin, and Harriet Taylor, coxed by Henry Fieldman.
Following the race, Campbell-Orde’s teammate, Emily Ford told BBC Sport:
"The whole way we just trusted one another and trusted the process. We have really learned to have belief in ourselves and that's exactly what we did.
“I think this medal is more than for just us lot standing here - it's for people past and present, our family, and all of our support network. Anyone that has got ambition: go out there, believe in yourselves and you can do it."
Loughborough’s medal count in Paris now stands at: three gold, two silver, and two bronze.
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Loughborough is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.
It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme and named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects in the 2024 QS World University Rankings – the eighth year running.
Loughborough is ranked 6th in The UK Complete University Guide 2025, 10th in the Guardian University League Table 2024 and 10th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.
Loughborough is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’, and in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 over 90% of its research was rated as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally-excellent’. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, Loughborough has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.
The Loughborough University London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.
Great Britain's Annie Campbell-Orde (back left), Heidi Long, Rowan McKellar, Holly Dunford, Emily Ford, Lauren Irwin, Eve Stewart, Harriet Taylor, and Cox Henry Fieldman with their bronze medals won in the Women's eight final. Credit: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
Loughborough University alumna Annie Campbell-Orde struck a brilliant bronze in Paris as part of Great Britain women’s eight rowing side.
The graduate took the stroke seat for GB – the custodian of the technique and rhythm – to reach the podium places, narrowly missing out on silver to Canada. Romania won gold.
Annie Campbell-Orde competed alongside Rowan McKellar, Heidi Long, Holly Dunford, Emily Ford, Eve Stewart, Lauren Irwin, and Harriet Taylor, coxed by Henry Fieldman.
Following the race, Campbell-Orde’s teammate, Emily Ford told BBC Sport:
"The whole way we just trusted one another and trusted the process. We have really learned to have belief in ourselves and that's exactly what we did.
“I think this medal is more than for just us lot standing here - it's for people past and present, our family, and all of our support network. Anyone that has got ambition: go out there, believe in yourselves and you can do it."
Loughborough’s medal count in Paris now stands at: three gold, two silver, and two bronze.
Loughborough is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.
It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme and named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects in the 2024 QS World University Rankings – the eighth year running.
Loughborough is ranked 6th in The UK Complete University Guide 2025, 10th in the Guardian University League Table 2024 and 10th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.
Loughborough is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’, and in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 over 90% of its research was rated as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally-excellent’. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, Loughborough has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.
The Loughborough University London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.
