Maddi Brown learnt to row in 2012 with her three best friends on Albert Park Lake. The group were always interested in the sport and wanted to give it a go and later Maddi moved from Albert Park to row at Geelong Grammar in 2014.
In 2015 Maddi was part of the Geelong Grammar First VIII that won the Victorian State Championships, the Head of the River (breaking a record in the process) along with claiming the National U19 and Schoolgirls Eights titles.