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Leah Saunders

Sydney Rowing Club (NSW)

2011 – Junior World Championships Junior Women’s Quad Scull stroke – Tenth 

2012 – Interstate Women’s Youth Eight Championship three seat – First 

2013 – National Championships U23 Women’s Single Scull – First 

2013 – Interstate Women’s Youth Eight Championship four seat – First 

2014 – National Championships Open Women’s Quad Scull three seat – First 

2014 – National Championships U23 Women’s Double Scull stroke – First 

2014 – Interstate Women’s Eight Championship six seat – Sixth 

2014 – U23 World Championships U23 Women’s Quad Scull stroke – Eighth 

2015 – National Championships U23 Women’s Double Scull bow – First 

2015 – National Championships U23 Women’s Quad Scull stroke – First

2015 – Interstate Women’s Eight Championship two seat – Fourth 

2015 – U23 World Championships U23 Women’s Quad Scull bow – Silver 

2016 – Interstate Women’s Eight Championship six seat – Third 

2017 – Interstate Women’s Eight Championship seven seat – Second 

2017 – World Cup II Women’s Quad Scull bow – Second 

2017 – World Cup III Women’s Quad Scull bow – Third 

2017 – World Championships Women’s Quad Scull bow – Sixth 

2018 – Interstate Women’s Eight Championship seven seat – Second 

2018 – World Cup II Women’s Eight bow – Third 

2018 – World Cup III Women’s Eight bow – Fifth 

2018 – World Championships Women’s Eight bow – Bronze 

2019 – Interstate Women’s Eight Championship six seat – First 

2019 – World Cup II Women’s Eight bow – First  

2019 – World Cup III Women’s Eight bow – Second 

2019 – World Championships Women’s Eight bow – Silver 


Rowing Australia’s profile of Leah extracted on the 12th October 2020 advised:

Leah Saunders joined the Hancock Prospecting Women's National Training Centre at the end of 2016. The New South Welshwoman works in Paediatric Occupational Therapy and in 2015 was part of the Australian U23 Women's Quadruple Scull that won a silver medal at the World Rowing U23 Championships. In 2017, Saunders was named in the Women's Quadruple Scull alongside Genevieve Horton, Rowena Meredith and Caitlin Cronin. The crew won medals at both World Rowing Cup 2 and 3. In 2018, Saunders made the switch to sweep rowing and was selected in the Women's Eight for World Rowing Cups 2 and 3 and World Rowing Championships.


Compiled by Patrick Boomer
October 2020


Sources 

https://rowingaustralia.com.au/athleteprofile/leah-saunders/ 

http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/42338/results/saunders-leah 

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