LOWRI MORGAN – Welsh Wonder Woman
S4C's Intrepid Television Presenter Lowri Morgan is no stranger to tough challenges. In the past she's taken on her share of extreme challenges and pushed herself to the very limit.
Born and bred in Gowerton, Swansea, Lowri graduated in Music - specialising in voice. She is an accomplished soloist as well as being a trained violinist and pianist. During her youth, she was a member of the National Youth Choir as well as the National Youth Orchestra and travelled with the county orchestra as their soloist singing Welsh folk songs throughout America.
After graduating Lowri travelled the world for a year before returning to her musical roots as a music teacher. However, there came an opportunity in 1995 to jump in front of the camera and she started her presenting career on S4C's children wraparound Planed Plant and magazine show Uned 5. Her diverse and varied interests saw her present travel and sport programmes as well as music documentaries. Later, Lowri joined P.O.P.1 television company and she is now well-known as one of the co-presenters of the weekly motorsport programme Ralïo+.
In the past, the self-confessed adrenaline junkie has represented Wales on the rugby field and, despite a serious knee operation and being told she would not be able to run competitively again, has competed in numerous marathons worldwide and completed the illustrious Ironman Challenge. Lowri is one of only 80 in the world who have dived down to the remains of the Titanic in a submersible.
In 2009 Lowri completed the Jungle Marathon in the Amazon. In the heat and humidity of the jungle, out of the 150 top runners only 50 finished. She managed to finish the race in the top ten in her first ever ultra marathon. S4C and POP1's television series Ras yn Erbyn Amser/ Race Against Time, (which she also produced) followed her intense training regime and successful race. Her filming of 'Amazon' recently won the top award 'Spirit of the Festival' at the prestigious Celtic Media Festival.
POP1 and S4C's camera's yet again followed Lowri's every step for the second series and saw her pushing her boundaries and finding new ones as she prepared for the 6633 ultra marathon - one of the toughest challenges on the planet. In the freezing Arctic setting, competitors are pushed to their physical and mental limits as they strive to complete the 350-mile endurance in only eight days.
Competitors also had to pull fifty pounds' worth of equipment on a sledge along the course.
After 174 hours and 8 minutes and having spent the last 3 days of the race competing against the elements and freezing conditions alone, S4C presenter, Lowri Morgan was the sole survivor of the 2011 6633 Ultra Marathon as she became only the sixth person to cross the finish line.
