Sarah Hawe

Born in Victoria, Sarah Hawe first rowed for Australia almost 20 years ago at the 2005 Junior World Rowing Championships, finishing fifth in the double sculls.

Rowing for her senior club, Huon Rowing Club in Tasmania, Sarah was eventually selected for the Tasmanian senior women's eight in 2014 and 2015 at the Australian Rowing Championships.

After a 12-year international rowing hiatus, Sarah was called up for national duties in 2017, making her senior debut rowing alongside Molly Goodman at the World Rowing Cup II, finishing with a bronze medal.

It was from that point where Sarah immediately hit her stride. The rest of 2017 saw Sarah win gold medals for the women's four at both World Rowing Cups and World Rowing Championships.

In 2018 Sarah won gold again at both Rowing World Cups, plus a silver at the World Rowing Championships finishing narrowly behind the USA.

As the Tokyo 2020 Olympics loomed closer, Sarah impressed again in 2019 with a bronze medal at the World Rowing Cup II and improved to gold medals at the World Rowing Cup III and the World Rowing Championships.

Sarah made her Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games, a day after her 34th birthday, rowing in the Australian women's eight team that finished fifth in the final.

After being eligible to represent her home state Victoria, Sarah was a part of the senior women's eight that won the Queen's Cup at the Interstate Regatta in both 2021 and 2023.

Returning to the international women's four in 2023, Sarah won bronze and silver at World Rowing Cups II and III respectively.

In 2024, Sarah competed at the World Rowing Cup II in the build-up for the Paris Olympics, finishing fourth in the women's eight.