Andrew Triggs Hodge OBE on being the last to be picked for the team, life after rowing and Race the Thames

Girl on the River

Ep.13 I'm still pinching myself that yet another rowing legend has come on the podcast. This time it was my honour to welcome Andrew Triggs Hodge - three-time Olympic champion, multiple World Champion and Boat Race winner.
Despite his incredible rowing prowess, Andy is ridiculously modest (and really good fun) and we had a great chat. We talked about:

• His undistinguished sporting career at school - always the last to be picked!
• His journey into elite rowing
• Why he's not the easiest team mate
• The dynamic with Pete Reed
• The challenge of retiring
• The demands that high performance sport puts on your body
• The work done by London Youth Rowing
• The benefits of rowing and how it can change lives
• Race the Thames - what it is and how you can get involved
• Dressing up as Snow White (no, really!)
• The Tideway Tunnel project and Regatta London
• What we as rowers can do for the environment

Resources
Andy's interview with Martin Cross's on his YouTube podcast, Crossy's Corner, is here.
You can find him on the Broken Oars podcast here.
You can find out more about London Youth Rowing here.
Details for Race the Thames are here.
You can read more about the Tideway Tunnel Project here.
And if anyone has a photo of Andy dressed as Snow White, I think we all should see it!
Other episodes you may enjoy:
Sir Matthew Pinsent, 4 X Olympic champion, on being an Olympian, life after rowing, the Boat Race, the rowing community and Celebrity Masterchef

Zoe de Toledo - cox, Olympic silver medalist, World Champion, medic, mince pie expert
Frances Houghton MBE on being a five-time Olympian and other life lessons