Pete Reed

Peter Reed (born 27 July 1981 in Seattle, United States) is a British rower and World Champion.

Reed is a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy. In 2001, whilst training as an officer on board HMS Exeter, he used an ergometer for the first time — and promptly posted the fastest time in the Royal Navy’s annual fleet-wide fitness competition.

Reed continued to row at the University of the West of England, whilst studying mechanical engineering to become a naval engineer. In 2003, coached by Fred Smallbone, he became a successful Boat Club President.

In 2004, Reed won a place at the University of Oxford to attend a two-year MSc course in engineering. During this time, he trained at the Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC) under coach Sean Bowden, where he earned the nickname "The Commander". He was selected in both years for the Blue Boat to race against Cambridge in the annual Boat Race. Defeat in 2004 was followed by victory in 2005, in the much-documented "heaviest ever Boat Race crew".

In 2005, Reed and his Oxford strokeman, Andrew Triggs Hodge, won GB pairs trials, and were selected by coach Jürgen Gröbler to row alongside Alex Partridge and Steve Williams MBE, in the new Great Britain Coxless Four.

Unbeaten for 27 consecutive races until Lucerne 2007, the British Four won gold at all three World Cups in 2005 and 2006, and finished both seasons by becoming World Champions.

Recently reported as having the largest recorded lung capacity (11.68 litres), Reed continues his training to represent Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Achievements

World Championships

• 2007 Munich - 4th, Coxless Four (2 seat)
• 2006 Eton - Gold, Coxless Four (2 seat)
• 2005 Gifu - Gold, Coxless Four (2 seat)

World Cups

• 2007 Lucerne - Silver, Coxless Four (2 seat)
• 2007 Amsterdam - Gold, Men's Eight
• 2007 Linz - Gold, Coxless Four (2 seat)

• 2006 Lucerne - Gold, Coxless Four (2 seat)
• 2006 Poznan - Gold, Coxless Four (2 seat)
• 2006 Munich - Gold, Coxless Four (2 seat)

• 2005 Lucerne - Gold, Coxless Four (2 seat)
• 2005 Munich - Gold, Coxless Four (2 seat)
• 2005 Eton - Gold, Coxless Four (2 seat)

• 2004 Poznan - 11th, Men's Pair

Other

• Senior Pairs Trials winner 2008
• Senior Pairs Trials winner 2007
• Senior Pairs Trials winner 2006
• Senior Pairs Trials winner 2005
• Combined Services Sportsman of the Year 2005
• Royal Navy Sportsman of the Year 2005

See also

• Leander Club (member)

External links

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• Profile from GB Rowing
• The Mall Team Profile