Ms Liz Arnold qualified in 2002 from the University of the West of England, Bristol. She initially began her career in the NHS before moving into full-time high-performance sport, based at the University of Bath, where she worked with multiple sports including England Netball and the British Bobskeleton teams, while completing a Masters in Sports Physiotherapy.

In 2010, Liz moved to the English Institute of Sport (now UK Sports Institute) where she was the Lead Physiotherapist for the Women and Lightweight British Rowing team, attending 3 Olympic Games including London 2012. In 2022, she took on the role of Athlete Health Musculoskeletal Lead for British Rowing, leading a team of practitioners to support both the Olympic and Paralympic programmes, while also driving forward the health strategy alongside the Chief Medical Officer.

Ms Arnold has a curiosity for problem solving and she completed a PhD in Hip-joint Related Pain in Elite Rowers in 2023.

Born in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, Ms Hannah Scott MBE has cemented her place in history as the first female athlete from Northern Ireland to win an Olympic gold medal in 52 years.

Hannah’s rowing journey began at Bann Rowing Club in Coleraine when she was just 13 years old. She quickly rose through the ranks, securing five national titles and eight silver medals at the Irish Rowing Championships.

Hannah made history as the youngest member of the Great Britain rowing team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

In 2023, she played a leading role in Great Britain’s women’s quadruple sculls team, winning gold at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade. The following year, in 2024, the team continued their success by winning the European Championships in Szeged. Her crowning moment came at the Paris 2024 Olympics, where she and her teammates delivered a stunning gold-medal performance.

In recognition of her outstanding contributions to rowing and her impact on women’s sport, Ms Scott was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2025 New Year Honours.

Dr Clodagh Dugdale completed her medical training at Cambridge University and The Royal London Hospital. She is currently a Consultant in Sport, Exercise and MSK Medicine in Cambridge, with an interest in rehabilitation and performance medicine. She has also worked in Public Health Medicine, anaesthesia, and academia, having been an Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham.

Clodagh has worked at both national and international levels in several sports, including rugby, shooting, and rowing. She is experienced in expedition medicine and has been the Chief Medical Officer for the Oman Ultramarathon Series. Clodagh has also worked as an MSK Consultant within the UK Military for many years.

An eternal student, Dr Dugdale also holds a postgraduate law qualification and, as an aside to medicine, is embarking on a Diploma in Fashion Design. She is in the early stages of using this to start a small business.

Dr Ann Redgrave competed as a rower at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. She is an ambitious and conscientious doctor, passionate about sport and about maintaining health while realising athlete potential. Her career to date has allowed her the challenge of working under pressure, both while running her own private practice and in high-performance sport.

Ann prides herself on providing good leadership in a multidisciplinary team, taking responsibility for implementing difficult decisions when necessary – decisions based not only on diagnostic labels, but also on an understanding of the broader impact an illness or injury may have on performance and future life. She strives to remind athletes that there is life after sport, and that although they may be focused on short-term goals, life in sport is short-lived.

Dr Redgrave believes that the role of the doctor in elite sport should not be limited to the management of ill health – there is also a role to play in preserving health. She has served as the Chief Medical Officer for the GB Rowing Team for many years.