William Reilly
Nationality: GBR Role: Rower
Current Course
Medicine
Status
Undergraduate
College
Balliol College
University
Oxford
Squad
Boat Race Record
2025 Oxford Men's Lightweight Boat
About William Reilly
Where did you learn to row and who was your first coach?
Balliol College Boat Club, Toby Lassen.
What inspires you about sport?
The way it rewards dedication and discipline.
Do you relish in hours in the gym and miles in the dark, or do you live for race days?
I enjoy the journey and the process. I relish the hours of training. But if there wasn’t a race at the end of it all, it wouldn’t be half as fulfilling!
What's the secret to managing elite-level sport with studying at one of the top universities in the world?
Prioritising sleep and nutrition, and learning to say no to things.
