Archie Smith
Nationality: GBR Role: Rower
Current Course
Mathematics
Status
Undergraduate
College
King's College
University
Cambridge
Squad
About Archie Smith
Where did you learn to row and who was your first coach?
King’s College, Will George.
What inspires you about sport?
The physical demand of the sport appeals to me as well as rowing with a crew gives a great sense of teamwork and comradeship.
Explain your earliest memory of The Boat Race
My father told me about Cambridge winning The Boat Race in 2024 in spectacular fashion.
Do you relish in hours in the gym and miles in the dark, or do you live for race days?
I enjoy the hours in the gym and especially the ergs, only after completing them! I got my first taste of rowing races in bumps and found it a thrilling experience too.
What's the secret to managing elite-level sport with studying at one of the top universities in the world?
Try to see studying and doing work as a way to relax from the physical side of sport and then on the other hand see sport as a break from work and having something else to focus your mind on.
