Polly Ann M Swann was born on 5 June 1988 and is a British rower and a member of the Great Britain Rowing Team.
15 Facts About Polly Swann
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Polly Swann is a former World and European champion in the women's coxless pairs, having won the 2013 World Rowing Championships at Chungju in Korea, and the 2014 European Rowing Championships at Belgrade, Serbia with her partner Helen Glover.
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Polly Swann is the elder of two children born to Sally and David Swann, a doctor.
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Polly Swann was born in Lancaster, England, but when she was three weeks old the family moved to Edinburgh, Scotland, where she was raised and educated.
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Polly Swann attended George Heriot's School where, at the age of 14, she started rowing on the Union Canal.
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Polly Swann went on to study medicine at the University of Edinburgh until taking a sabbatical in 2010 to concentrate on rowing.
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At the European University Sports Association Championships Swann won a gold medal in the women's pair and a silver medal in the women's eight.
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Polly Swann represented Scotland at the Home International Regatta held at Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre, England, winning gold medals in both the women's pair and the women's eight.
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Polly Swann was a member of the Scotland Team for the Commonwealth Rowing Championships in Welland, Canada.
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Polly Swann was a member of the women's eight at the 2011 European Rowing Championships at Plovdiv, Bulgaria, where they finished fourth.
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In December 2013 Glover and Polly Swann were voted as 'Team of the Year' by the SportsSister organisation, additionally Glover won the 'Readers Choice' vote.
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Glover and Polly Swann received the chairman's award from the Sports Journalists' Association.
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On 19 April 2014 Polly Swann was teamed with Jessica Eddie for the women's pair at the British rowing trials at Caversham, where they finished 1.14 seconds behind Helen Glover and Heather Stanning.
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Polly Swann won a silver medal in the women's eight at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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In June 2021, Glover and Polly Swann were named as the women's pair for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, making Glover the first mother to row for Britain.