Louisa Reeve (born 16 May 1984 in London) is a British rower who competed at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

and

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

Rowing career

Along with Olivia Whitlam she finished 6th in the women's coxless pair at the

. She also rowed in the finals in the

Women's eight An eight, abbreviated as an 8+, is a racing shell used in competitive rowing (crew). It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or "cox". Each of the eight rowers has one oar. The rowers ...

which finished fifth. She was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the

2011 World Rowing Championships The 2011 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 28 August to 4 September 2011 at Lake Bled, adjoining the Slovenian city of Bled. The annual week-long rowing regatta is organized by World Rowing Federatio ...

Bled Bled (; ,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 146. in older sources also ''Feldes'') is a town on Lake Bled in the Upper Carniolan regio ...

, where she won a bronze medal as part of the eight with

Alison Knowles Alison Knowles (born 1933) is an American visual artist known for her installations, performances, soundworks, and publications. Knowles was a founding member of the Fluxus movement, an international network of artists who aspired to merge diffe ...

, Jo Cook, Jessica Eddie, Natasha Page,

Lindsey Maguire Lindsey Maguire (born 15 January 1982) is a British rower who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Personal life Maguire was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her mother is former long jumper, Moira Walls. Maguire studied maths and psychology at t ...

, Katie Greves, Victoria Thornley and Caroline O'Connor. At the

, she rowed in the women's eight. On 19 April 2015 Jessica Eddie and Reeve finished second in women's pair at the British rowing trials at Caversham, behind Helen Glover and

Heather Stanning Heather Mary Stanning (born 26 January 1985) is a retired British professional rower. As a member of the Great Britain rowing team, she is a double Olympic champion, double World champion, quadruple World Cup champion and double European champ ...

. They were followed by Katie Greves & Zoe Lee.British Rowing, 19 April 2015, Gregory and Sbihi win star-studded GB Rowing Team men's pair final
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* * 1984 births Living people English female rowers British female rowers Rowers from London Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Great Britain Alumni of Hatfield College, Durham Members of Leander Club World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain Durham University Boat Club rowers European Rowing Championships medalists 21st-century English sportswomen {{UK-rowing-bio-stub