Words by Graeme Green December 4, 2024 Lifestyle Perspective Society Sport Share: The Olympic gold-winning and two times World and European British champion rower – and doctor – on simplicity, the state of British rivers and the tension between facts and opinions My morning ritual is ...
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waking up around 6am, having a cup of coffee from my Aeropress and driving to a training session, before I head on to work for 9am. I’m a foundation year one doctor – my first year out of university. I’m just finishing up my first rotation on an endocrinology ward at the moment.
I’m very lucky because I often get to see the sunrise. When it’s a good one, it’s a beautiful start to my day. I feel optimistic about .
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.. our collective future.
I care a lot about the environment. I’ve spent a large part of the last few years trying to improve awareness of how bad the state of our rivers is in the UK. I feel like we’re making some progress and that huge parts of society are willing to work together to hold water companies to account.
There’s a long way to go but I’m optimistic we can improve our water quality in the UK. What makes me angry When people don’t want to listen to the facts. We’re in a world now where opinion is treated the same as a fact, and it makes me very angry when those things are given equal weight.
If I wasn’t a rower/doctor, I’d have liked to become ...
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a cyclist. I love being outdoors and in nature, and pushing myself. Being on two whe.
