Georgina Rowe

By the end of her high school days, Georgina Rowe was competing in surf-boat racing before eventually being encouraged by her colleagues to attend the 2016 Australian National Indoor Rowing Championship, in which she won.

After meeting coaches from Rowing Australia and University of Technology Haberfield, her eventual senior rowing club, Georgina participated in the 2017 World Indoor Rowing Championships, finishing second.

A late bloomer into rowing, Georgina at age 25 competed in her first rowing tournament, racing for New South Wales in the women's eight where she finished second in the 2018 Queen's Cup. 

Later that same year, Georgina was selected make her international debut for Australia in the women's eight at the World Rowing Cup II in Austria, coming away with a bronze medal. A month later at the World Rowing Cup III, Georgina finished fifth.

Going into her second year of international rowing in 2019, Georgina had breakout performances as part of the Australia women's eight squad, coming away with a gold medal in the World Rowing Cup II and silver medals at both the World Rowing Cup III and World Rowing Championships.

After securing qualification for Tokyo 2020, Georgina made her Olympic debut at the delayed Games, finishing fifth in the final. 

In 2022, Georgina won gold in the women's eight at the World Rowing Cup III in Switzerland. In the following year, Georgina won gold again at the 2023 World Rowing Cup II, before securing Australia’s qualification in the women’s eight for Paris 2024 by finishing third at the World Rowing Championships.