Miles Beeson

Miles Beeson
Personal information
National teamGB Rowing Team
CitizenshipBritish
Born (2001-01-21) 21 January 2001
Home townAberdeen, Scotland
EducationAlbyn School
Yale University
OccupationsRower
Founder – F&S
Business Development – Ebar
Height6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight210 lb (95 kg) – 2022
Life partnerRaime Jones (Engaged)
RelativesAlexander Beeson (Brother)
Zoe Beeson (Sister)
Websitefeathernsquare.com
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportRowing
Events
Eight
Coxless Four
Coxless Pair
University teamYale Men's Crew (Heavyweight)
ClubAberdeen Schools Rowing Association
Molesey Boat Club
Leander Club
Aberdeen Boat Club
Medal Record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 ShanghaiEight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 PlovdivEight
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 PlovdivCoxless Pair
Gold medal – first place2022 VareseCoxless Four
Gold medal – first place2021 RačiceEight
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 TokyoCoxless Four
World Cups
Silver medal – second place2026 SevilleEight
Gold medal – first place2025 VareseEight
Coupe de la Jeunesse
Gold medal – first place2018 Hazewinkel (Sunday)Eight
Bronze medal – third place2018 Hazewinkel (Saturday)Eight
GB vs France Match (J16)
Gold medal – first place2016 FranceEight

Miles Beeson (born 21 January 2001) is a British rower from Aberdeen, Scotland. He is a European champion and three-time U23 world champion. He is also the founder of Feather & Square, a hand-care brand for rowers.

Early life and education

Beeson grew up in Aberdeen and attended Albyn School.[1] He went to Yale University from 2018 to 2023 and studied Political Science and Economics, and International Relations and Affairs.

Rowing career

Junior career

Beeson first start took up rowing in 2013 at the Aberdeen Schools Rowing Association (ASRA),[2] after his mother signed him up for a summer course for beginners.[3] In 2018 he won the National Schools Regatta in a pair with fellow Aberdonian Robert Powell.[4]

For his first international vest, Beeson was selected to race the eight in the 2016 GB vs France Match. He was one of four ASRA rowers to be selected, alongside rowers from Eton College Boat Club. They caught a crab off the start which left France with the lead, but chased down the French over 1500m to win by a significant margin.[5]

Beeson was a member of the Scottish junior men's team,[6] and competed at the 2016 Home International Regatta in Cardiff Bay, Wales. He raced in the pair with Robert Powell, and in the eight, finishing third and fourth, respectively.[7]

In 2017 Beeson was selected for the GB team at the Coupe de la Jeunesse in the eight.[8] On Saturday he came 3rd,[9] and on Sunday he won.[10] Beeson was the first ASRA athlete to win a medal at the Coupe since 2000.[11]

Beeson competed twice at the Junior World Rowing Championships, in 2018 and 2019. In 2018 he raced the pair with Robert Powell, and came 1st in B final, 7th overall.[12][13] In Tokyo in 2019 he switched to the coxless four, finishing second,[14] alongside crewmates Felix Rawlinson, Joseph Middleton, and Oliver Parish.

U23 career

Miles Beeson had a series of successful showings over three U23 world championships.[1] He is the only British athlete to win every sweep event at the U23 world championships.

In his debut at the 2021 championships in Račice, Czech Republic, he was part of the gold medal-winning GB eight.[15] Beeson was in the two seat and his crewmates were Noah Norman, Simon Nunayon, Tobias Schröder, Felix Drinkall, Callum Sullivan, Joshua Bowesman-Jone, Michael Dalton, and Scott Cockle. Although they were only in 4th place at the 500m mark, they fought back to take the lead with about five strokes left in the race.[16]

In 2022 in Varese, Italy, Beeson took part in the BM4, with crewmates Douwe de Graaf, Calvin Tarczy, and Theodore Darlow. They won their heat,[17] and went on to win the final by over two seconds, ahead of New Zealand.[18]

For his final U23 championships in 2023 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria,[19] Beeson competed in the pair with Henry Geffen, again taking gold. The pair came second in their heat behind Italy,[20] but won their A/B semi-final,[21] and went on the beat the Italians by less than a second in the A final in a tightly fought race.[22] Beeson is named in the Molesey Boat Club list of champions for all three of his U23 wins.

From 2018 to 2023, Beeson was an student athlete at Yale University, competing in the heavyweight men's crew. As a freshman he rowed in the 2V and won bronze at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) nationals. His sophomore season was cancelled due to COVID-19. He spent most of the 21/22 season rowing in the 1V, which won the Albert Cup and set a new Yale course record. He remained in the Yale 1V for his whole senior year.[23]

Senior career

Beeson made his senior World Championship debut in 2025 in the eight, held on Dianshan Lake, in Shanghai, China. His crewmates were Matt Rowe, Matt Aldridge, Sam Nunn, Fergus Woolnough, David Bewicke-Copley, Archie Drummond, Will Stewart, and Will Denegri. They won their heat,[24] but came second in the A Final, behind the Netherlands.[25]

Beeson won the 2025 European Rowing Championships in the eight.[26] The GB eight beat the Netherlands and won the final by just over two-tenths of a second.[27]

At the 2024 World Cup III, Beeson raced in the M4, finishing 5th.[28] In 2025, at the World Cup – Varese, Beeson came 1st on the eight.[28] In Seville, at the first 2026 World Cup, Beeson sat in the seven seat of the GB mens eight. They came third in the preliminary race and moved up to second in the final.

Beeson trains and competes with Leander Club. He won the Head of the River Race with them in 2024[29] and 2025.[30]

GB rowing trials

During his U23 career, Beeson was exempt from GB on water trials as he was based overseas.[31]

In 2024, a 4 km water assessment formed the November trials in which Beeson came 10th in the M2- category with his pairs partner Harry Geffen, with whom he had won the U23 world championships the year prior.[32][19] At the February trials he came 5th in the M2- over the 5 km time trial with partner Jack Prior.[33] The April trials, an invitation only, 2 km, multi-lane regatta held in Caversham, were used for development athletes as the Olympic hopeful crews were racing at the World Cup I. Beeson once again placed 5th in the Men's pair, again racing with Jack Prior.[34] During April trials he was presented the Mark Lees Award, given out each year to up-and-coming rowers based on their results in the previous season.[35]

At the February 2025 trials, Beeson raced with Tom Ballinger and placed 6th over the 5 km time trial.[36] In the April 2 km trial he paired up with Joshua Bowesman-Jones, with whom he had raced in the gold-winning BM8+ in 2021, and together they came 3rd.

With Beeson being exempt from November trials due to racing at the World Championships and February trials being cancelled due to bad weather,[37] the April 2026 invitational trials were his main chance to demonstrate his skills against other British rowers. This time racing with Archie Drummond, Beeson once again placed 3rd.[38] At these trials, he raced for both Leander Club and Aberdeen BC, the latter for the first time.[38]

Feather & Square

In 2021, while at Yale University, Beeson founded Feather & Square, in response to a lack of available treatments for rowing blisters.[39] The company's main product is a British-produced hand balm designed to moisturise skin without softening it, and heal dry, blistered hands.[40] The company also sells Feather & Square merchandise, such as caps and jumpers.[41] The Feather & Square social media pages publish short-form meme content that has become popular amongst the rowing community.[42][43]

References

  1. 1 2 "Former pupil Miles Beeson wins at the 2023 World Rowing Under 23 Championships". Albynschool.org.
  2. ↑ "Miles Beeson". Britishrowing.org. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "British Rowing's Rising Stars – Square Blades". Squareblades.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "How National Schools Regatta shaped an Olympic and an U23 Champion". Britishrowing.org. 22 May 2025.
  5. ↑ Cooper, Izzy (9 July 2025). ""The day we got our kit we were running around the hotel, screaming with excitement"". Britishrowing.org.
  6. ↑ "Scotland names its team for this weekend's Home International Regatta". Scottish-rowing.org.uk.
  7. ↑ "Home International Regatta Cardiff Bay 2016" (PDF). Homeinternationalregatta.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Rowing, British (24 July 2017). "Great Britain team for Coupe de la Jeunesse announced".
  9. ↑ "Coupe de la Jeunesse, Hazewinkel - Daily Results Summary" (PDF). 29 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Coupe de la Jeunesse, Hazewinkel - Daily Results Summary" (PDF). 30 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2025.
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ "World Rowing - Junior Men's Pair (JM2-) – Finals". World Rowing.
  13. ↑ "Results Junior Men's Pair" (PDF). D3fpn4c9813ycf.cloudfront.net. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Results Junior Men's Four" (PDF). D3fpn4c9813ycf.cloudfront.net. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Results - U23 Men's Eight" (PDF). 11 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2021.
  16. ↑ "Scottish Rowing interview with U23 world champion Miles Beeson". Scottish Rowing.
  17. ↑ "Results - U23 Men's Four" (PDF). 26 July 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "World Rowing – 2022 World Rowing Under 23 Championships". World Rowing. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  19. 1 2 "World Rowing – 2023 World Rowing Under 23 Championships". World Rowing. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  20. ↑ "Results U23 Men's Pair" (PDF). D3fpn4c9813ycf.cloudfront.net. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  21. ↑ "Results U23 Men's Pair" (PDF). D3fpn4c9813ycf.cloudfront.net. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  22. ↑ "Results U23 Men's Pair" (PDF). D3fpn4c9813ycf.cloudfront.ne. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  23. ↑ "Miles Beeson – 2022–23 – Men's Crew (Heavyweight)". Yale University. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  24. ↑ "Results - Men's Eight" (PDF). 25 September 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2025.
  25. ↑ "Results - Men's Eight" (PDF). 27 September 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2025.
  26. ↑ "European Rowing Championships 2025". British Rowing. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  27. ↑ "Results - Men's Eight" (PDF). 1 June 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2025.
  28. 1 2 "Miles BEESON". World Rowing. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  29. ↑ Timma (2 April 2024). "Head of the River Race". Leander Club. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  30. ↑ "Leander review" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2026.
  31. ↑ "GBRT Selection Trials - Process Summary" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2025.
  32. ↑ "GBRT 4k Water Assessment - DIVISION 2 - M2" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2024.
  33. ↑ "OPENWEIGHT M2- 5K TIME TRIAL" (PDF). Britishrowing.org. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  34. ↑ "GB rowing team April trial 2024 - M2 - Finals" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2025.
  35. ↑ Fraser, Alexandra (14 April 2024). "GB Senior and Under 23 April trials report".
  36. ↑ "GBRT senior, U23 & FISU open trial: February 2025 - Openweight M2- 5K water trial - Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2025.
  37. ↑ "GBRT April Trials 2026 – Women's Senior Pairs Preview". 10 April 2026.
  38. 1 2 "GB Rowing Team April Trials 2026 M2 Finals Results" (PDF). Britishrowing.org. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  39. ↑ "About Us". Feather & Square Ltd. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  40. ↑ "Feather & Square Hand Balm". Feather & Square Ltd. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  41. ↑ "F&S Classics". Feather & Square Ltd. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  42. ↑ "Ergs, edits and algorithms: what rowing content creators want you to know". JRN. 19 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  43. ↑ "Miles Beeson". British Rowing. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
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