Orla Johnson Season 2025-26

2025-26
Competed in four regular season events for the 3V8+ crew, as well as the Big Ten Championships … Started the season rowing the seven seat at the annual USC dual regatta, where the crew took first place … Moved to the two seat at the San Diego Crew Classic, where the crew earned a victory in the second round (7:26.6) … Rowed the four seat at the Big Ten Invite, where the 3V8+ crew placed first in the third round (6:47.1) … At the UC San Diego dual regatta, the crew took a victory with a time of 7:18.4 … The crew finished in fourth place at the Big Ten Championships, with a time of 7:31.4.

2024-25 (Imperial College London)
Earned bronze at British University Rowing Championships in the 4+... Won the championship in the 4+ at The Metropolitan Regatta... Raced in the Avril Vellacott Cup at Henley Women’s Regatta. 

2023-24 (Imperial College London)
Set the course record for the 4+ at The Metropolitan Regatta... Won a bronze in the 4x at European Universities Rowing Championships in Zagreb, Croatia... Captured gold at the British University Rowing Championships in the 4x.

2022-23 (Imperial College London)
Won the Cathy Cruickshank Trophy at Henley Women’s Regatta... Represented Great Britain in the European Rowing Championships in the 4x where she placed fourth... Captured gold representing Scotland at Home International Regatta in the women’s 8+... Won gold in academic 4x at The Metropolitan Regatta... Also got bronze in the women’s quad and straight fours at British University Rowing Championships... Raced in the Island Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta.

High School
Started rowing at Glasgow Schools rowing club prior to attending Douglas Academy... Raced for Glasgow Academy.... As a junior, represented Scotland at Home International Regatta and Great Britain in the Great Britain-France match... Won three golds and two silvers at Ghent International Regatta and 11 Scottish national championship titles... Won the Henley Women’s Regatta and National Schools Regatta... Earned a bronze and a silver at British Junior Championships... Placed third at Schools Head of the River Race... Made it to Junior Worlds seat racing prior to the British team being canceled due to COVID-19.

Personal
Grew up outside Glasgow, Scotland, with her mother Fionnuala and her four brothers, Liam, Ciaran, Aidan and Finn... Took a gap year between high school and university where she moved to Belfast and worked for Artemis Technologies prior to studying mechanical engineering at Imperial College London... Is completing her Master's at UCLA.