Chris Andrews (born 4 March 1961) is an
ocean rower
Ocean rowing is the sport of rowing across oceans. Some ocean rowing boats can hold as many as fourteen rowers; however, the most common ocean rowboats are designed for singles, doubles, and fours.
The history of ocean rowing is divided into two ...
and winner of the 2005
Atlantic Rowing Race
The Atlantic Rowing Race is an ocean rowing race from the Canary Islands to the West Indies, a distance of approximately 2,550 nm (2,930 statute miles or 4,700 km). The race was founded in 1997 by Sir Chay Blyth with subsequent races roughl ...
with his partner
Clint Evans
Clinton W. Evans (April 2, 1889 – March 10, 1975) was an American college baseball coach at the University of California, Berkeley from 1930 to 1954. A graduate of the university and member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity, he led the Bears to ...
in their boat C
2 – the first British crew to win the
Atlantic Rowing Race
The Atlantic Rowing Race is an ocean rowing race from the Canary Islands to the West Indies, a distance of approximately 2,550 nm (2,930 statute miles or 4,700 km). The race was founded in 1997 by Sir Chay Blyth with subsequent races roughl ...
.
Andrews is the former director of risk management of
Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance LLP is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and a member of the "Magic Circle", a group of London-based multinational law firms. It ranks as one of top ten largest law firms in the world measured bo ...
– an international law firm and a former director at
Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young Global Limited, trade name EY, is a multinational professional services partnership headquartered in London, England. EY is one of the largest professional services networks in the world. Along with Deloitte, KPMG and Pricewaterh ...
. He was educated at
Latymer Upper School
(Slowly Therefore Surely)
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in
Hammersmith
Hammersmith is a district of West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.
...
,
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
and Reading University, where he studied law. He rowed for Great Britain at World Championship Level in 1989 (Bled, Yugoslavia) and 1990 (Lake Barrington, Tasmania), in both years in the men's quadruple scull.
He is the director of risk and compliance at the law firm
Pinsent Masons LLP.
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Ocean rowers
English male rowers
British male rowers
People educated at Latymer Upper School
Living people
1961 births
Place of birth missing (living people)