Lauren Rachel Catherine Rowles (born 24 April 1998) is a British parasport rower and former wheelchair athlete.

[2] At the age of 13 she suddenly developed transverse myelitis (a condition in which the spinal cord is inflamed), which left her with no feeling below her chest.

[4] Rowles completed her A-levels at King Edward VI College, Stourbridge,[5] and is currently studying law at Oxford Brookes University.

[11] They competed at the 2015 World Rowing Championships, winning the silver medal in the trunk-arms mixed double sculls.

[10] She and Whiteley competed at their first Paralympics in 2016, where they set a world record in the heats,[12] and won gold in the final.