The 2025 Britain’s Strongest Woman took place on July 19th in York, gathering Strongwoman athletes from England, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland. With a total of 12 competitors in the lineup, the fans got to witness an intense battle across all five events. However, Lucy Underdown was simply unbeatable on the day, defending her title and taking the gold medal.
Lucy Underdown did not win any event during the 2025 Britain’s Strongest Woman but also never finished lower than third place throughout the day. This earned her an impressive tally of 53 points, which put her in a comfortable first place overall. Judging by her overall performance, Lucy proved that she doesn’t have any notable weaknesses.
2025 Britain’s Strongest Woman Results
- Lucy Underdown — 53 points
- Rebecca Roberts — 47 points
- Naomi Hadley — 45 points
- Andrea Thompson — 42 points
- Claire Myler — 36.5 points
- Donna Moore — 32 points
- Annabelle Chapman — 32 points
- Gemma Moore — 30 points
- Nicola Bennett — 29.5 points
- Faye Pittman — 13.5 points
- Meg Robson-Austin — 10 points
- Grace Hilbourne — 8.5 points
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Event One — Deadlift Ladder
The Deadlift Ladder kickstarted the 2025 Britain’s Strongest Woman competition, setting the task of pulling four barbells. The first bar weighed 190 kilograms (418.9 pounds), while the weight of the others increased up to 250 kilograms (551.2 pounds) on the final one. The goal was to complete the event in the shortest time possible.
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Andrea Thompson emerged as the winner of the opening event following a shockingly fast performance. She needed only 16.54 seconds to complete the event, thus beating the reigning Deadlift World Record holder by exactly 1 second.
As mentioned, Lucy Underdown had to settle for second place, despite being the strongest deadlifter in the world. Lucy was slightly slower than Andrea on the transitions between barbells, which gave her rival the winning advantage. Claire Myler finished 3 seconds after Lucy to grab third place.
- Andrea Thompson — 4 in 16.54 s
- Lucy Underdown — 4 in 17.54 s
- Claire Myler — 4 in 20.64 s
- Rebecca Roberts — 4 in 21.90 s
- Naomi Hadley — 4 in 28.20 s
- Donna Moore — 4 in 42.48 s
- Nicola Bennett — 3 in 17.95 s
- Gemma Moore — 3 in 19.45 s
- Annabelle Chapman — 3 in 26.04 s
- Meg Robson-Austin — 2 in 18.75 s
- Faye Pittman — 2 in 26.62 s
- Grace Hilbourne — 1 in 9.72 s
Event Two — Shield Carry
The action continued with the Shield Carry event. It featured a shield-shaped implement that the athletes had to pick up and carry for the longest distance possible without dropping it. The weight of the shield came out to a whopping 130 kilograms (286.6 pounds).
Naomi Hadley’s endurance and ability to withstand pain and exhaustion brought her the event win in the Shield Carry. She crossed a distance of 60 meters without letting go of the shield, beating all of her rivals by a rather significant margin.
Lucy Underdown finished in second place once again, pushing herself to the absolute limits and reaching 52.32 meters. In fact, Lucy nearly collapsed before dropping the shield, proving that she completely emptied her tank. It paid off, as she beat the third-place Gemma Moore by just 0.04 meters.
- Naomi Hadley — 60 meters
- Lucy Underdown — 52.32 meters
- Gemma Moore — 52.28 meters
- Rebecca Roberts — 51.9 meters
- Claire Myler — 43.1 meters
- Nicola Bennett — 40 meters
- Grace Hilbourne — 40 meters
- Annabelle Chapman — 37.2 meters
- Donna Moore — 37 meters
- Andrea Thompson — 30.7 meters
- Meg Robson-Austin — 11.53 meters
- Faye Pittman — 7.45 meters
Event Three — Super Yoke
The midpoint of the 2025 Britain’s Strongest Woman competition was marked by the Super Yoke event. In order to complete it, the athletes had to pick up the rig and carry it for a distance of 20 meters. The Super Yoke weighed 280 kilograms (617.3 pounds). However, it was a timed event, meaning that the aim was to finish in the quickest time possible.
No one was as quick as Rebecca Roberts, who practically sprinted despite carrying 280 kilograms (617.3 pounds) on her shoulders. She focused on maintaining a quick step frequency and maintaining the pace throughout the entire course. So, she crossed the finish line in just 10.90 seconds.
Andrea Thompson finished in second place but was still nearly three seconds slower than the event winner. She was followed by Lucy Underdown, who finished 0.98 seconds after Andrea.
- Rebecca Roberts — 10.90 seconds
- Andrea Thompson — 13.52 seconds
- Lucy Underdown — 14.48 seconds
- Gemma Moore — 18.26 seconds
- Naomi Hadley — 18.77 seconds
- Annabelle Chapman — 18.79 seconds
- Claire Myler — 22.97 seconds
- Nicola Bennett — 37.17 seconds
- Donna Moore — 45.40 seconds
- Faye Pittman — 12.82 meters
- Meg Robson-Austin — 4.5 meters
- Grace Hilbourne — 1.96 meters
Event Four — Log Lift
The second-to-last event of the 2025 Britain’s Strongest Woman was the Log Lift. The format of the event focused on the number of repetitions, prompting the athletes to continue lifting a 90-kilogram (198.4-pound) log for as many reps as possible.
Andrea Thompson has been one of the world’s greatest overhead pressers throughout the majority of her career. So, she was glad to demonstrate her upper body strength once again at the Britain’s Strongest Woman competition. She completed 8 repetitions to take the event win and 12 points.
Annabelle Chapman secured her highest event finish of the entire competition during the Log Lift. She completed seven reps to beat some notable Strongwoman athletes. With one rep less than Annabelle, Lucy secured another top three finish and continued marching toward the title.
- Andrea Thompson — 8 reps
- Annabelle Chapman — 7 reps
- Lucy Underdown — 6 reps
- Donna Moore — 5 reps
- Rebecca Roberts — 3 reps
- Naomi Hadley — 2 reps
- Claire Myler — 1 rep
- Faye Pittman — 1 rep
- Gemma Moore — No Lift
- Nicola Bennett — No Lift
- Meg Robson-Austin — No Lift
- Grace Hilbourne — Withdrew
Event Five — Sandbag Medley
Sandbag Medley turned out to be the final event of the 2025 Britain’s Strongest Woman competition. It consisted of two 100-kilogram (220.5-pound) sandbags. Each sandbag first had to be carried and tossed over a beam, followed by another carry and load onto a platform.
Nicola Bennett was one of just three athletes that managed to finish the entire event. But she was also the fastest with a time of 48.79 seconds, meaning that she secured the win in the Sandbag Medley.
Lucy Underdown grabbed another second-place finish and officially became the 2025 Britain’s Strongest Woman. Naomi Hadley finished just behind Lucy and capitalized on Andrea Thompson’s 9th-place finish in the event to take over third place overall.
- Nicola Bennett — 4 in 48.79 s
- Lucy Underdown — 4 in 51.64 s
- Naomi Hadley — 4 in 57.50 s
- Rebecca Roberts — 3 in 36.50 s
- Donna Moore — 3 in 44.07 s
- Claire Myler — 3 in 45.94 s
- Gemma Moore — 3 in 46.37 s
- Annabelle Chapman — 3 in 49.26 s
- Andrea Thompson — 2 in 30.78 s
- Meg Robson-Austin — 2 in 32.08 s
- Faye Pittman — 1 in 13.69 s
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Lucy Underdown has taken part in 14 international and national competitions so far, taking the win on four occasions. She is now a 2x Britain’s Strongest Woman, 2024 Arnold UK champion, and 2023 OSG European Champion. Adding on her Deadlift World Record, Lucy clearly has one of the most impressive resumes in the sport of Strongwoman.
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