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Simon Jones
Simon won a bronze medal in the lightweight quadruple scull at the 2007 World Rowing Championships. Simon raced in the lightweight quadruple scull at the 2008 Poznan World Cup finishing 3rd.
Simon began rowing as a coastal rower on the Isle of Wight in 1994 at Ryde Rowing Club. He played club rugby and rowed at Ryde until the end of the sixth form. He then applied to study at both Bristol University and Imperial College, London. He was accepted at Imperial and began to row as a novice. Had the decision gone the other way he might have played rugby instead at Bristol.
In his second year at Imperial Simon moved into the senior squad and won the Temple Cup at Henley. He was coached by Bill Mason at Imperial and, in his final year, Simon was part of the GB U23 lightweight men's four which placed 7th at the World Championships. That four went on in the same year to win the World Student Title in Poznan (2000).
In 2002 Simon was part of the GB lightweight men's eight which was 5th in Seville at the World Championships.
He finished 4th in lightweight men's pair at the Eton World Cup, May 2005 and 5th in lightweight men's pair at the Munich World Cup, June 2005 before going onto the World Championships in Japan where the four were second in the B Finals.
Simon currently works part–time for Opus (a civil engineering consultancy) who are hugely supportive of his rowing, allowing him flexible working hours and having funded a boat for him.
Simon has a younger sister, who does now row, and enjoys sailing in his free time.
Simon began rowing as a coastal rower on the Isle of Wight in 1994 at Ryde Rowing Club. He played club rugby and rowed at Ryde until the end of the sixth form. He then applied to study at both Bristol University and Imperial College, London. He was accepted at Imperial and began to row as a novice. Had the decision gone the other way he might have played rugby instead at Bristol.
In his second year at Imperial Simon moved into the senior squad and won the Temple Cup at Henley. He was coached by Bill Mason at Imperial and, in his final year, Simon was part of the GB U23 lightweight men's four which placed 7th at the World Championships. That four went on in the same year to win the World Student Title in Poznan (2000).
In 2002 Simon was part of the GB lightweight men's eight which was 5th in Seville at the World Championships.
He finished 4th in lightweight men's pair at the Eton World Cup, May 2005 and 5th in lightweight men's pair at the Munich World Cup, June 2005 before going onto the World Championships in Japan where the four were second in the B Finals.
Simon currently works part–time for Opus (a civil engineering consultancy) who are hugely supportive of his rowing, allowing him flexible working hours and having funded a boat for him.
Simon has a younger sister, who does now row, and enjoys sailing in his free time.