Olympic Alumni

Matilda (right) with her Olympic medal.

Reading graduate, Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne, made history by becoming the first British mum to win an Olympic rowing medal at the 2024 Paris Games. Mathilda and her partner, Rebecca Wilde, won bronze in the final of the Women’s Double Sculls. 

“I’m so grateful to everyone who has supported me along the way,” she shared. “Thank you for every clap, cheer and message, and to those who picked me up again and again and told me it was possible.”

You can find out more about Mathilda’s journey to the Paris Games here.