International

  • Competed for Great Britain in the Quadruple Sculls at the 2024 World Under-23 Rowing Championships in St. Catharines, Canada
  • Rowed in the No. 3 seat as the team placed sixth in the A final
  • Selected to the British quadruple sculls team that competed at the 2023 Coupe de la Jeunesse, a regatta comprising 16 European nations
  • Earned silver by rowing in the No. 2 seat for the runner-up British boat at the 2023 Coupe de la Jeunesse  

Prior to Stanford 

  • Won the 2024 Open Championship Singles at the National Schools’ Regatta, the most prestigious race for British single scullers in the kingdom
  • In winning the National Schools in Nottingham, he broke a course record that had stood for 17 years
  • Eighth in the February 2024 trials for the Great Britain U23 team, as the second-fastest U23 sculler at the age of 18
  • Won the B final in the single sculls at the April 2024 Great Britain trials
  • Captured the bronze medal at the British Universities and Colleges Sport regatta, becoming the youngest-ever to medal

Personal

  • Parents are Dawn and James Donovan-Davies
  • Has a sister, Amelie
  • Earned DISE Qualification at Hartpury, a diploma in sporting excellence
  • Suffered with osteomyelitis, which prevented him from competing in sports during his early teenage years