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Annie Anezakis

Mercantile Rowing Club (VIC), Princeton University 2017 - 2021, Oxford University Boat Club (2021-2022)

Annie commenced her rowing at St Catherine's School in Melbourne where she excelled, stroking the school's first crew and being Captain of their boat club. Annie was awarded the Margaret Woodlock Award for Sporting Excellence and the General Sport Award at St. Catherine's.

Before moving to Princeton University, she enjoyed a successful season with Mercantile Rowing Club, which became her home club.

2017 National Champion Under 21 coxed four
Photo courtesy of Andrew Guerin

Her rowing and academic experiences were not finished moving to Oxford University to complete a Masters of Pharmacology and compete in The Boat Race. In 2022, Anezakis (Lady Margaret Hall) rowed at 7 in an OUWBC crew including Olympians Erin Reelick [USA] and Gabrielle Smith [CAN]. Despite breaking the race record, Oxford lost to Cambridge by two and a half lengths.

Returning to Australia to coach at St. Catherine’s, and to apply for a medical degree, Annie returned to trialling for the newly-unified OUBC whilst commencing a Graduate Medicine degree at Pembroke College. For the 2024 Boat Race, she stroked the OUBC women’s crew, who were defeated by Cambridge by four and a half lengths. After the Boat Race, she rowed in an OUBC crew which won the EUSA Championship coxless four.

Anezakis trialled once again for OUBC for the 2025 Boat Race, having been elected Women’s President. This marked the first time an Australian had been elected Women’s President at Oxford. Sitting at 6 on Race day, Annie’s crew lost to Cambridge by two and a half lengths. Later in the year, the OUBC Women’s 8 defeated Cambridge at the Sveti Duje Regatta in Split, Croatia.

Anezakis completed her 2025 season in the 4 seat of her Pembroke College 8 at Oxford’s Summer 8s, where her crew snatched the Headship from Wadham on the final day.

Annie stroking the Oxford eight in 2024
Photo Credit Row360/The Boat Race

This outstanding story has more to come and we look forward to her next chapters.

Known rowing record

2014 - Head of the Schoolgirls, Year 10 Div 1, 2 seat - Second
2015 – Melbourne Head, Schoolgirl Eight– First
2015 - National Championships, Schoolgirl Eights, six seat - Sixth
2016 – Ballarat Regatta, Schoolgirl Eight – First
2016 – Lake Wendouree Regatta, Schoolgirl Eight – First
2016 – Australian Henley, Schoolgirl Eight – First
2016 – Firbank Regatta, Schoolgirl Eight – First
2016 – Australian Rowing Championships, Schoolgirl Eight, stroke – Gold
2017 – Australian Henley, under 21 eight – Gold
2017 – Australian Rowing Championships – Mercantile U21 four – Gold
2017 – Australian Rowing Championships – Mercantile U23 eight – Silver
2017 – Australian Rowing Championships– Mercantile U23 pair – Bronze
2016 – Eastern Sprints - Princeton Lightweight Varsity 8+ - Bronze (Best result for Princeton since 2011)
2018 – IRA National Championships - Princeton Lightweight Varsity 8+ - Bronze
2019 – Head of the Charles - Princeton Lightweight Varsity 8+ - Gold
2019 - Sadly was injured for the Eastern Sprints and IRA's where her crew won and was second placed respectively.
2021 – IRA National Championships - Princeton Lightweight Varsity 8+ - Gold (Stroke seat) - First win for Princeton since 2003, 26.3 second victory over Wisconsin
2022 - Won all fixtures against Leander, Oxford Brookes, and Tideway Scullers School in lead up to The Boat Race.
2022 – The Boat Race, Oxford's Women's Blue Boat, seven seat - Second (Lost two and a half lengths to Cambridge. Both crews broke the previous 2017 course record.)
2024 - The Boat Race, Oxford Women’s Blue Boat - stroke - Lost, European University Championships coxless four - won
2025 - The Boat Race, Oxford Women’s Blue Boat (President) - Lost, Sveti Duje International - Split, Croatia - won, defeating CUBC Women, Oxford Summer Eights - Women (Pembroke), Head of the River.

Flynn Snowden, Andrew Guerin, and Alister Taylor
Last updated June 2025

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