Australian Rowing Team
Rowing SA is proud to see South Australian athletes selected to represent Australia at the highest level of the sport. In the 2024 / 2025 season, 16 SA athletes were selected onto Australian National Teams. Teams below are drawn from Rowing SA’s own Annual Reports.
Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
🥇 Historic Paralympic Gold
Jed Altschwager OAM (Torrens Rowing Club) and Nikki Ayers (Capital Lakes Rowing Club) won gold in the PR3 Mixed Double Sculls at Vaires-sur-Marne, Paris 2024 — the first-ever Paralympic gold medal for Australia in rowing. The pair were coached by Christine MacLaren (SASI at the time, now Rowing Australia).
South Australian rowers selected to compete for Australia at rowing’s pinnacle event.
2024 Australian Olympic and Paralympic Team
Paris 2024 Games. Source: Rowing SA 2024 / 2025 Annual Report (SASI Report section)
2020 Australian Olympic Team (held 2021)
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, held 2021. Source: Rowing SA 2021 / 2022 Annual Report
2021 — Olympic Games
Men’s Four – Alexander Hill (Reinhold Batschi Men’s National Training Centre/Adelaide RC/SASI Graduate)
Men’s Eight – Angus Dawson (Reinhold Batschi Men’s National Training Centre/Adelaide RC/SASI Graduate)
Women’s Four – Olympia Aldersey (Hancock Prospecting Women’s National Training Centre/Adelaide RC/SASI Graduate)
Women’s Eight – Molly Goodman (Hancock Prospecting Women’s National Training Centre/Adelaide RC/SASI Graduate)
2016 — Rio Olympic Games
M4x – James McRae (Murray Bridge RC / SASI) – Silver medal
M4x – Alexander Belonogoff (South Uni RC / SASI) – Silver medal
W2x – Sally Kehoe (Sydney Uni Women’s BC / SASI)
M2x – Chris Morgan (Sydney RC / NSWIS) – 7th place
M4- – Alexander Hill (Adelaide RC / SASI) – Silver medal
W1x / W8+ – Olympia Aldersey (Adelaide RC / SASI)
W8+ – Molly Goodman (Adelaide RC / SASI) — Coaches: Jason Lane, Jarrad Schar (SASI)
2012 — London Olympic Games
Men’s Quad Scull (4x) – James McRae (Murray Bridge RC / SASI) — Bronze medal
Men’s Quad Scull (4x) – Chris Morgan (Adelaide University BC / SASI) — Bronze medal
Men’s Eight (8+) – Bryn Coudraye (Adelaide RC / SASI / AIS)
Women’s Eight (8+) – Renee Chatterton (Adelaide University BC / SASI) — Coach: Jason Lane (SASI)
Senior representative honours, including World Championships and World Cup selections.
2026 — Australian Senior Team
Australia’s final World Cup test before the 2026 World Championships in Amsterdam. Source: Rowing Australia.
2025 — Australian Senior Team
Coach: Christine MacLaren (Rowing Australia)
2023 / 2024 — Australian Senior Team
Building toward the Paris 2024 Games. Source: Rowing SA 2023 / 2024 Annual Report
2019 — Senior World Rowing Championships
PR3 Men’s Pair – Jed Altschwager (Torrens Rowing Club/SA/SASI)
PR3 Men’s Pair – Williams Smith (Adelaide University Boat Club/SA/SASI)
Men’s Four – Alexander Hill (Reinhold Batschi Men’s National Training Centre/Adelaide RC/SASI Graduate)
Women’s Four – Olympia Aldersey (Hancock Prospecting Women’s National Training Centre/Adelaide RC/SASI Graduate)
Women’s Eight – Molly Goodman (Hancock Prospecting Women’s National Training Centre/Adelaide RC/SASI Graduate)
2019 — World Rowing Cup 2 & 3
Women’s Sweep – Olympia Aldersey (Hancock Prospecting Women’s National Training Centre/Adelaide RC/SASI Graduate)
Women’s Sweep – Molly Goodman (Hancock Prospecting Women’s National Training Centre/Adelaide RC/SASI Graduate)
Men’s Sweep – Alexander Hill (Reinhold Batschi Men’s National Training Centre/Adelaide RC/SASI Graduate)
2018 — Senior World Rowing Championships
PR3 Men’s Pair – Jed Altschwager (Torrens Rowing Club/SA/SASI)
Men’s Four – Alexander Hill (Reinhold Batschi Men’s National Training Centre/Adelaide RC/SASI Graduate)
Men’s Eight (Reserve): Nathan Bowden (Reinhold Batschi Men’s National Training Centre/Sydney RC/SASI Graduate)
Women’s Quadruple Scull – Olympia Aldersey (Hancock Prospecting Women’s National Training Centre/Adelaide RC/SASI Graduate)
Women’s Four – Molly Goodman (Hancock Prospecting Women’s National Training Centre/Adelaide RC/SASI Graduate)
2018 — World Rowing Cup 2 & 3
Men’s Four – Alexander Hill (Reinhold Batschi Men’s National Training Centre/Adelaide RC/SASI Graduate)
Men’s Eight (Reserve) – Nathan Bowden (Reinhold Batschi Men’s National Training Centre/Sydney RC/SASI Graduate)
Women’s Quadruple Scull – Olympia Aldersey (Hancock Prospecting Women’s National Training Centre/Adelaide RC/SASI Graduate)
Women’s Four – Molly Goodman (Hancock Prospecting Women’s National Training Centre/Adelaide RC/SASI Graduate)
Lightweight Men’s Quad – Jack Kelly (Reinhold Batschi Men’s National Training Centre/Adelaide RC/SASI Graduate)
2018 — University Games & World University Championships
2017 — Australian Senior Team – World Cup 2 & 3
Women’s Double Scull (W2x) – Olympia Aldersey (Adelaide RC/SASI/NTC)
Women’s Pair (W2-) / Four (W4-) – Molly Goodman (Adelaide RC/SASI/NTC)
Men’s Four (M4-) / Eight (M8+) – Alex Hill (Adelaide RC/SASI/NTC)
Men’s Pair (M2-) / Coxed Pair (M2+) / Eight (M8+) – Nathan Bowden (Sydney RC/SASI/NTC)
Coach: Jason Lane (SASI)
2017 — Australian Senior Team – World Championships
Women’s Double Scull (W2x) – Olympia Aldersey (Adelaide RC/SASI/NTC)
Women’s Four (W4-) – Molly Goodman (Adelaide RC/SASI/NTC)
Men’s Four (M4-) – Alex Hill (Adelaide RC/SASI/NTC)
Men’s Eight (M8+) – Nathan Bowden (Sydney RC/SASI/NTC)
Coach: Jason Lane (SASI)
2016 — SASI Representative Squad (World Cups / U23, non-Olympic)
U23 W4x – Bridget Badenoch (Adelaide University BC / SASI)
M2-, M4-, M8+ – Kane Grant (Adelaide RC / SASI)
M2-, M4-, M8+ – Tim Santin (Adelaide RC / SASI)
LW2x, LW4x, W8+ – Verayna Zilm (Adelaide RC / SASI)
LW2x – Annabel Gibson (Adelaide RC / SASI)
M2- – Nathan Bowden (Adelaide RC / SASI)
2015 — Australian Senior Team – World Championships (Aiguebelette, France)
Men’s Double Scull (2x) – James McRae (Murray Bridge RC / SASI)
Women’s Eight (8+) – Renee Chatterton (Adelaide University BC / SASI)
Women’s Double Scull (2x) – Olympia Aldersey (Adelaide RC / SASI)
Men’s Four (4-) – Alex Hill (Adelaide RC / SASI / AIS)
Women’s Pair (2-) – Molly Goodman (Adelaide RC / SASI)
Men’s Double Scull (2x) – Alexander Belonogoff (South Uni RC / SASI)
Coach – Jason Lane (SASI Head Coach)
2014 — Australian Senior Team – World Championships (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Men’s Double Scull (2x) – James McRae (Murray Bridge RC / SASI)
Women’s Eight (8+) – Renee Chatterton (Adelaide University BC / SASI)
Women’s Eight (8+) – Molly Goodman (Adelaide RC / SASI)
Women’s Double Scull (2x) – Sally Kehoe (Sydney University Women’s BC / SASI)
Women’s Double Scull (2x) – Olympia Aldersey (Adelaide RC / SASI)
Men’s Eight (8+) – Alex Hill (Adelaide RC / AIS / SASI) — Coach: Jason Lane (SASI)
2013 — Australian Senior Team – World Championships (Chungju, South Korea)
Men’s Coxless Pair (2-) – James McRae (Murray Bridge RC / SASI)
Men’s Coxless Pair (2-) – Bryn Coudraye (Adelaide RC / SASI)
Men’s Eight (8+) – Alex Hill (Adelaide RC / AIS / SASI)
Men’s Eight (8+) – Ned Kinnear (Adelaide University BC)
Women’s Quad Scull (4x) – Olympia Aldersey (Adelaide RC / SASI)
Women’s Eight (8+) – Renee Chatterton (Adelaide University BC / SASI)
Women’s Eight (8+) – Peta White (Adelaide University BC / SASI) — Coach: Jason Lane (SASI)
2012 — Australian Olympic Team – London 2012
Men’s Quad Scull (M4x) – Chris Morgan (Adelaide University BC / SASI), James McRae (Murray Bridge RC / SASI) – Bronze medal
Men’s Eight (8+) – Bryn Coudraye (Adelaide RC / SASI / AIS) – 6th place
Women’s Eight (8+) – Renee Chatterton (Adelaide University BC / SASI) – Silver medal
Women’s Quad Scull (W4x) – Coach: Jason Lane (SASI)
2011 — Australian Senior Team – World Championships (Bled, Slovenia)
Men’s Eight (8+) – Bryn Coudraye (Adelaide RC / AIS / SASI)
Men’s Quad Scull (4x) – James McRae (Murray Bridge RC / SASI) – Gold medal
Men’s Quad Scull (4x) – Chris Morgan (Adelaide University BC / SASI) – Gold medal
Women’s Four (4-) – Renee Chatterton (Adelaide University BC / SASI) – Silver medal
Women’s Four (4-) – Peta White (Adelaide University BC / SASI) – Silver medal — Coach: Jason Lane (SASI)
2010 — Australian Senior Team – World Championships (Lake Karapiro, New Zealand)
Men’s Coxed Pair (2+) – Chris Morgan (Adelaide University BC / SASI) — Gold medal
Men’s Quad Scull (4x) – James McRae (Murray Bridge RC / SASI) — Bronze medal
Men’s Four (4-) – Bryn Coudraye (Adelaide RC / AIS / SASI) — 7th
2008 — Australian Olympic Team – Beijing 2008
Women’s Lightweight Double Scull (LW2x) – Amber Halliday, Marguerite Houston – Placed 8th – Coach: Adrian David
Men’s Quad Scull (M4x) – Chris Morgan, James McRae – Placed 4th
2009 — Australian Senior A Team – World Championships (Poznan, Poland)
Men’s Eight (8+) – Bryn Coudraye (Adelaide RC / SASI / AIS) – Trained in Canberra
Women’s Four (4-) – Laura Osti (Adelaide University BC / SASI / AIS) – Trained in Canberra
Reserves – Maja Fiddler (LW2x), Matt Bolt (M4x)
2007 — Australian Senior Team – World Championships (Munich, Germany)
Women’s Lightweight Double Scull (LW2x) – Amber Halliday, Marguerite Houston — Coach: Adrian David
Men’s Quadruple Scull (M4x) – Chris Morgan, James McRae
2006 — Australian Senior Team – World Championships (Eton, Great Britain)
Women’s Lightweight Double Scull (LW2x) – Amber Halliday, Marguerite Houston — Coach: Adrian David
Men’s Double Scull (M2x) – Chris Morgan — Placed 5th
2006 — Australian University Games Team
Men’s Coxless Four (M4-) – Mitchell Oliver, Bryn Coudraye — Bronze at the Commonwealth Regatta, 10th at the World University Games — Coach: Zoltan Shepherd
2005 — Australian Rowing Team
Women’s Lightweight Double Scull (LW2x) – Sally Newmarch, Amber Halliday
2004 — Australian Olympic Team – Athens 2004
Women’s Lightweight Double Scull (LW2x) – Amber Halliday, Sally Newmarch — Placed 4th (set a new world record in the heats) — Coach: Adrian David
Women’s Lightweight Double Scull (LW2x) reserve – Marguerite Houston (also competed W1x)
2004 — Australian Non-Olympic Senior Team
Women’s Four (W4-) – Sonia Mills (ACT), Amy Charlick, Megan Everett (QLD), Robyn Selby-Smith (VIC) — Placed 8th
Women’s Lightweight Quad Scull (LW4x) – Jacqui Bain, Louise Auld, Zita Van De Walle (NSW), Kirsty Fleming (Tas) — Placed 7th
2004 — Australian University Games Team
Men’s Double Scull (M2x) – Chris Morgan, David Houston (QLD) — Placed 1st — Coach: Zoltan Shepherd
Men’s Pair (M2-) – Greg Taylor, Lachlan McPherson (VIC) — Placed 7th
Men’s Coxless Four (M4-) – Alexander Silz, Mitchell Oliver
1993 — Australian Senior Team
Men’s Eight (8+) – Jaime Fernandez
Women’s Four (4-) – Kate Slatter
Men’s Lightweight Four (4-) – Ben Reece, Ned Draydon, Andrew Stunnell, James Seppelt — Coach: Simon Gillett
Women’s Pair (2-) – Victoria Toogood, Alison Davies — Coach: Simon Gillett
South Australia’s representatives in the Australian U23 team.
2025 — Australian U23 Team
Coaches: Christine MacLaren (Rowing Australia) & Nick Mitchell (SASI)
2023 / 2024 — Australian U23 Team
Combined U19/U23 World Championships, St Catharines, Canada
2022 / 2023 — Australian U23 Team
U23 World Championships (Plovdiv, Bulgaria). Coach: Nick Mitchell (SASI).
2021 — Under 23 Australian Rowing Team
U23 Lightweight Men’s Double Scull – Oscar McGuinness (Adelaide Rowing Club/SASI)
U23 Women’s Coxed Four – Ella Bramwell (Adelaide Rowing Club/SASI)
U23 Women’s Coxed Four – Katelyn Nicholson (Adelaide Rowing Club/SASI)
Team Manager – Christine MacLaren (SASI)
2019 — Under 23 Australian Rowing Team
U23 Men’s Coxed Four – Angus Dawson (Adelaide Rowing Club/SASI)
U23 Lightweight Men’s Double Scull – Mitchell Reinhard (Adelaide Rowing Club/SASI)
U23 Men’s Eight – Alannah Gilsmore (Adelaide Rowing Club)
2018 — Under 23 Australian Rowing Team
U23 Lightweight Women’s Double Scull – Verayna Zilm (Adelaide Rowing Club/SASI)
U23 Men’s Coxed Four – Kane Grant (Adelaide Rowing Club/SASI)
2017 — Australian U23 Team
Women’s Lightweight Quad Scull (LW4x) – Verayna Zilm (Adelaide RC/SASI)
Men’s Four, cox (M4+) – Georgia Litt (Adelaide Uni BC)
2014 — Australian U23 Team – World Championships (Varese, Italy)
Women’s Quad Scull (4x) – Narelle Badenoch (Adelaide University BC / SASI) — Coach: Adam Vine-Hall (SASI, Assistant Coach)
2013 — Australian U23 Team – World Championships (Linz, Austria)
Women’s Eight (8+) – Peta White (Adelaide University BC / SASI)
Women’s Eight (8+) – Molly Goodman (Adelaide RC / SASI)
Women’s Eight (8+) – Sophie Van de Ven (Adelaide University BC / SASI)
Men’s Eight (8+) – Alex Hill (Adelaide RC / AIS / SASI)
2012 — Australian U23 Team – World Championships (Trakai, Lithuania)
Men’s Eight (8+) – Alex Hill (Adelaide RC / SASI)
Women’s Quad Scull (4x) – Olympia Aldersey (Adelaide RC / SASI)
2011 — Australian U23 Team – World Championships (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Women’s Pair (2-) – 4th – Renee Chatterton (Adelaide University BC / SASI)
Women’s Pair (2-) – 4th – Olympia Aldersey (Adelaide RC / SASI) — Coach: Victoria Spencer (Walford / SASI)
Women’s Four (4-) – 4th – Peta White (Adelaide University BC / SASI)
2010 — Australian U23 Team – World Championships (Brest, Belarus)
Men’s Quadruple Scull (4x) – Sam Martin – Placed 8th – Coach: Zoltan Shepherd
Women’s Four (4-) – Jessica Molsher-Jones, Peta White, Renee Chatterton, Mary Connelly – Silver medal – Coach: Jason Lane
2008 — Australian U23 Team – World Championships (Brandenburg, Germany)
Men’s Coxless Four (BM4-) – Ned Kinnear, Bryn Coudraye – Placed 4th – Coach: Jason Lane
Women’s Lightweight Double Scull (BLW2x) – Maja Fiddler – Placed 8th – Coach: Zoltan Shepherd
Women’s Quad Scull (BW4x) – Laura Osti – Bronze medal – Coach: Brenton Tyrell
Men’s Quad Scull (M4x) – Matt Bolt – Placed 5th – Coach: Lincoln Hendly
2009 — Australian U23 Team – World Championships (Racice, Czech Republic)
Men’s Quad Scull (4x) – Matt Bolt (Adelaide University BC / SASI), James McRae (Murray Bridge RC / SASI) – Bronze medal – Coach: Zoltan Shepherd (SASI)
Men’s Eight (8+) – Ned Kinnear (Adelaide University BC / SASI) – Placed 4th – Coach: Rhett Ayliffe (AIS)
Women’s Lightweight Quad Scull (4x) – Bronze medal – Coach: Jason Lane (SASI)
2007 — Australian U23 Team – World Championships (Strathclyde, Scotland)
Men’s Coxless Four (BM4-) – Nick Andrew, Ned Kinnear, Matt Bolt, Bryn Coudraye — Placed 6th — Coach: Zoltan Shepherd
2006 — Australian U23 Team – World Championships (Hazewinkel, Belgium)
Men’s Four (BM4+) – Nick Andrew, Ned Kinnear — Silver medal
Women’s Eight (W8+) / Women’s Double Scull (W2x) – Anna McRae, Stephanie Monson — Placed 5th (W8+) and 9th (W2x)
Men’s Double Scull (M2x) – James McRae — Placed 5th — Coach: Zoltan Shepherd
2005 — Australian U23 Team
Women’s Double Scull (U23 W2x) – Anna McRae (Murray Bridge RC) — Amsterdam, Netherlands (late July)
1993 — U23 Trans-Tasman Team
Women’s Single Scull (1x) – Marnie Boylan-Sugg
South Australia’s representatives in the Australian U21 and Junior teams.
2022 / 2023 — Australian U21 Team
U21 Team (Karapiro, New Zealand). Coach: Nick Mitchell (SASI).
2021 — Under 21 Australian Rowing Team
U21 Lightweight Men’s Quad Scull – Nick Blackman (Adelaide University Boat Club / SASI)
Head Coach – Jason Lane (SASI)
2021 — Junior Australian Rowing Team
U19 Men’s Eight – Adam Holland (Scotch College / SASI)
2019 — Under 21 Australian Rowing Team
U21 Lightweight Women’s Single Scull – Celia Cowan (Adelaide University Boat Club / SASI)
U21 Lightweight Men’s Double Scull – Oscar McGuinness (Adelaide Rowing Club / SASI)
U21 Women’s Single Scull – Katelyn Nicholson (Adelaide Rowing Club / SASI)
Team Manager – Christine MacLaren (SASI)
2019 — Junior Australian Rowing Team
Head Coach – Jason Lane (SASI)
2018 — Under 21 Australian Rowing Team
U21 Women’s Coxless Pair – Ella Bramwell (Adelaide Rowing Club/SASI)
U21 Lightweight Women’s Single Scull – Celia Cowan (Adelaide University BC/SASI)
Head Coach – Jason Lane (SASI)
2017 — Australian U21 Team
Men’s Pair / Four / Eight (M2-, M4-, M8+) – Jack Deans (Adelaide RC/SASI)
Men’s Pair / Four / Eight (M2-, M4-, M8+) – Kane Grant (Adelaide RC/SASI)
Lightweight Women’s Single / Mixed Double / Mixed Quad (LW1x, LMix2x, LMix4x) – Celia Cowan (Pembroke School)
Lightweight Men’s Single / Mixed Double / Mixed Quad (LM1x, LMix2x, LMix4x) – Mitch Reinhard (Unley High School)
Coach: Jason Lane (SASI)
2015 — Junior Australian Rowing Team – World Championships (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Women’s Double Scull (2x) – Bridget Badenoch (Adelaide University BC / SASI)
Women’s Four (4-) – Georgia Seidel (Murray Bridge RC / SASI)
Coach – Jarrad Schar (SASI Assistant Coach)
2014 — Junior Australian Rowing Team – World Championships (Hamburg, Germany)
Women’s Double Scull (2x) – Bridget Badenoch (Adelaide University BC / SASI)
Women’s Double Scull (2x) – Georgia Seidel (Murray Bridge RC) — Coach: Jarrad Schar (CBC, Head Coach)
2013 — Junior Australian Rowing Team – World Championships (Trakai, Lithuania)
Women’s Double Scull (2x) – Narelle Badenoch (Adelaide University BC)
2012 — Junior Australian Rowing Team – World Championships (Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
Men’s Quad Scull (4x) – Riley Lum (Torrens RC / SASI)
2012 — Junior Development Tour (New Zealand)
Squad members – Tyson Beauchamp (Adelaide RC / PAC), Narelle Badenoch (Adelaide University BC) — Coach: Jarrad Schar
2011 — Junior Australian Rowing Team – World Championships (Eton, Great Britain)
Men’s Coxed Four (4+) – Alex Hill (Adelaide RC / SASI) — Gold medal
Men’s Coxless Four (4-) – 13th – Nathan Bowden (Adelaide RC / SASI)
Women’s Quad Scull (4x) – 10th – Molly Goodman (Adelaide RC / SASI) — Coach: Ron Mobbs (CBC / SASI)
2010 — Junior Australian Rowing Team – World Championships (Racice, Czech Republic)
Women’s Four (4-) – Olympia Aldersey, Emma Basher – Coach: Victoria Spencer
2010 — Australian Youth Olympic Games Team (Singapore)
Women’s Pair (2-) – Olympia Aldersey, Emma Basher
2009 — Junior Australian Rowing Team – World Championships (Brive-la-Gaillarde, France)
Women’s Four (4-) – Peta White (Torrens RC / SASI), Jessica Molsher-Jones (Torrens RC / SASI) – Gold medal – Coach: Anna Tree (SASI)
2007 — Junior Australian Rowing Team – World Championships (Beijing, China)
Junior Women’s Double Scull (JW2x) – Alana Monson — Placed 8th — Coach: Andrew Butler
2007 — Junior Australian Rowing Team (JM4+)
Junior Men’s Four (JM4+) – Owen Girardi — Placed 5th
2005 — Junior Australian Rowing Team
Junior Men’s Double Scull (JM2x) – James McRae (Murray Bridge RC), Matthew Bolt (Adelaide Uni BC) — Brandenburg, Germany (August) — Coach: Ron Mobbs
1993 — Trans-Tasman Junior Team
Women’s Single Scull (1x) – Kate Muecke — Coach: Simon Gillett
Women’s Four (4-) – Linda Lavrencic
Men’s Eight (8+) – Darren Thorpe, Daniel Collingwood, Barnaby French, Dusko Petrovic — Coach: Barbara Gillett
1993 — Junior Australian Rowing Team – World Championships
Women’s Single Scull (1x) – Sally Newmarch — Coach: Simon Gillett
Women’s Pair (2-) – Amy Safe, Peta Coudraye — Coach: Simon Gillett
Men’s Four (4-) – Darren Thorpe, Daniel Collingwood, Dusko Petrovic, Barnaby French — Coach: Barbara Gillett