Rambling About Rivers

2.2: Olympic Rower, Dr Imogen Grant, MBE


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She’s an Olympic champion boasting a gold medal from Paris 2024, she’s a sustainability guru striving to make her sport and her community greener, she’s a passionate advocate for cleaner waterways, she’s a junior doctor with the NHS, and she’s a Rivers Trust Ambassador. Is there nothing Imogen Grant can’t do? This week, Emma and Matthew chat with Imogen about how her sport has turned her into a river health champion, and how she wants to see the rowing community step up and play a part in river restorations. Plus, find out how she deals with accidentally hitting geese while rowing.  

 

Find out more and get involved:  

⁠⁠Find your local Rivers Trust⁠⁠  

⁠⁠Sign up to our newsletter⁠⁠  

Visit www.theriverstrust.org for more  

Hear more from Imogen on her Instagram @ImogenDaisyG 

 

Follow us on social media @theriverstrust. Hosted and edited by Emma Brisdion and Matthew Woodard, mixed by Mark Skinner. 

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