Amelia Mills
Nationality: RSA Role: Rower
Current Course
DPhil in Biology
Status
Postgraduate
College
Pembroke College
University
Oxford
Squad
Boat Race Record
2025 Oxford Women's Reserve Boat
About Amelia Mills
Where did you learn to row and who was your first coach?
Wemmer Pan Rowing Club, Xavier Mateman.
What inspires you about sport?
The doggedness that each athlete exhibits, and the community it forms.
Explain your earliest memory of The Boat Race
Watching it on the couch as a kid with my rower parents explaining it (in way too much detail) to me.
Do you relish in hours in the gym and miles in the dark, or do you live for race days?
I'm South African - there is nothing about dark and cold rowing days that appeals to me, so definitely racing!
What's the secret to managing elite-level sport with studying at one of the top universities in the world?
A good study playlist to help you lock in is a must-have.
