Rowing

The Pymble Rowing Team made history at an epic 2025 Australian Rowing National Championships in Tasmania. The tour began with students travelling to Launceston on Monday 24 March, training for three days at the Tamar Rowing Club, one of the oldest and most prestigious rowing clubs in Tasmania. On Wednesday 26 March, the team relocated to the serene Cradle Mountain National Park, located close to the competition venue at Lake Barrington, where they raced in Heats, Semi-Finals and Finals of their events over five days of exhilarating racing.

The Year 10 1st Eight became National Champions in the U17 Schoolgirl Eight event, also becoming the fastest U17 Schoolgirl crew in the history of Australian Rowing by rowing an unbelievable time of 6 minutes and 43 seconds in the heat; this is also the first time that Pymble has won this event. Pymble rowers showed immense determination, leading from the very start of the race and dominating the field, showing great courage to battle off a last-minute challenge from Loreto Toorak to cross the line as National Champions. Congratulations to Emily Bartrop, Olivia Norton, Georgina Curtis, Zara Kinniburgh, Allegra Taubenschlag, Saskia Alexander, Lucy Simpson, Erin O’Kane and Harriet Murphy (all Year 10), coached by Mr Karl Schmidt, Head of Coaching and Performance.

The Senior 1st Eight achieved a fantastic result of coming 4th in the A-Final of the Schoolgirl Eight, against a very strong field, consisting of the best Schoolgirl rowers in the country. Our Seniors fought bravely the whole way, in a very close race and gave everything they had. We are Pymble proud of you! Congratulations to Tilly Goddard (Year 12), Annabel Shanahan (Year 12), Erin Porter (Year 12), Mika Naito (Year 12), Summer Phillips (Year 11), Scarlet Olesen (Year 11), Millie Cullinane (Year 11), Leander McLaughlin (Year 10) and Isabella Stalley (Year 12), coached by Mr Harry Randell, Head Coach – Rowing.

Lewis Gray

Co-ordinator – Rowing