Rowing

NSW Rowing State Championships

The Pymble Rowing team competed in the 2025 NSW Rowing State Championships from Saturday 8 to Sunday 9 February. These championships are a highly competitive event, with the presence of approximately two thirds of all crews that will be competing at the National Championships in March. All Pymble crews raced bravely and fiercely against high-level opposition, in total coming away with a State Championship (gold medal), a silver medal, and three bronze medals.

Congratulations and well done to our Year 9 1st Quad who secured a State Championship title by winning gold in the Championship Women’s Under 16 Coxed Quad event. This is Pymble’s first win in this event since 2017 and the crew won in a blistering time of three minutes and 38 seconds. Well done to Emma Wang (Year 9), Claudia Wyatt (Year 9), Madison Landgrebe (Year 9), Cleo McLaughlin (Year 9), and Madeline Gaden (Year), coached by Mr Ben Booker, Lead Development Coach – Rowing. Madison Langrebe (Year 9) also took the bronze medal in the Championship Women’s Under 16 Single Scull event, after racing a heat, semi-final, and final in quick succession, well done Madison!

The Senior 1st Eight achieved a bronze medal in the Championship Schoolgirl Eight event, making them the third fastest schoolgirl eight in NSW, not to mention the event had competitive crews from Queensland, ACT, and Victoria included. Congratulations to Mathilde Goddard (Year 12), Mika Naito (Year 12), Erin Porter (Year 12), Leander McLaughlin (Year 10), Summer Phillips (Year 11), Scarlet Olesen (Year 11), Millie Cullinane (Year 11), Annabell Shanahan (Year 12), and Isabella Stalley (Year 12). On the same day, members of the Senior 1st Eight, Mika Naito (Year 12), Summer Phillips (Year 11), Scarlet Olesen (Year 11), Millie Cullinane (Year 11), and Mathilde Goddard (Year 12) won Silver in the Championship Women’s Under 19 Coxed Four. Congratulations girls.

The Year 10 Eight raced very well against interstate crews to secure a hard fought bronze medal in the Championship Women’s Under 17 Eight. Congratulations to Sanaya Lakhani (Year 10), Zara Kinniburgh (Year 10), Harriet Murphy (Year 10), Allegra Taubenschlag (Year 10), Kelly Clifton (Year 10), Erin O’Kane (Year 10), Georgina Curtis (Year 10), Olivia Norton (Year 10), and Lucy Simpson (Year 10)

The team now continues to work towards Schoolgirl Head of the River on 8 March 2024.

Lewis Gray

Co-ordinator – Rowing