2026 World Under 23 Championships—Duisburg, Germany -under construction
A comprehensive set of images of the Australian crews at this regatta by photographer Benedict Tufnell can be found on the Australian Rowing Images website.
The World Under 23 Championships were conducted in Duisburg, 23-26 July 2026,. Australia was well represented including in PR3 events.
Selection
The selection trials were conducted at Penrith in conjunction with the senior selection trials.
Medal Standing
Australia finished well in equal fourth place using a gold medal ranking. Greece won with 4 gold and 2 silver and Germany finished with the largest number of medals taking 2 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze. Follow this link for the full medal standings.
| Rank by gold | G | S | B | Total | Rank by total |
| GRE | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | =2 |
| USA | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | =2 |
| GBR | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | =2 |
| AUS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| POR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | =7 |
| GER | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| ROM | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| FRA | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | =7 |
Daily Results Sheets
Day 1 - 23rd July
Day 2 - 24th July
Day 3 - 25th July
Day 4 - 26th July
Australian Team
Women's Single -Ninth
Sarah Bourke
Women's Double Scull -Sixth
Women's Quad Scull - Sixth
Bow: Olivia Yeates (TAS)
2: Sarah Fahd (NSW)
3: Sophie Malcolm (QLD)
Str: Eliza Bridgefoot (QLD)
Coach: Don McLachlan (QLD)
Women's Pair - Excluded in Final B for interference
Bow: Sophie Barr (SA)
Str: Isabella Scammell (NSW)
Coach: Lachlan Carter (NSW)
Women's Four - Twelfth
Bow: Laura Sypher (NSW)
2: Olivia Nattey (NSW)
3: Remy McKay (NSW)
Str: Zara Lavery (VIC)
Coach: Alfred Young (NSW)
Women's Eight - Eighth
Bow: Tiffany Botha (NSW)
2: Theadora Coull (VIC)|
3: Anna Morrison (VIC)
4: Hannah Richardson (NSW)
5: Chloe Cooper (VIC)
6: Sarah Marriott (VIC)
7: Lucy Searle (NSW)
Str: Imogen Grey (NSW)
Cox: Summer Kellett (VIC)
Coach: Hally Chapman (NSW)
Women’s PR3 Scull - Second
Isobel Egan (ACT)
Coach: Christine Maclaren (SA)
Men’s Quad - Seventh
Bow: Oliver Evans-Wood
2: Tobias Elias
3: Max Currie (VIC)
Str: Jasper Boyce
Men's Pair - Silver
Bow: Alec Hoskin (NSW)
Str: Montgomery Martin (QLD)
Coach: Shane Mulvaney (NSW)
Men’s Four - Fifth
Bow: Thomas Foley (VIC)
2: Winston Hooper (VIC)
3: Joseph Lynch (NSW)
Str: Joshua Wilson (NSW)
Coach: Matthias Ungemach (NSW)
Men's Eight - Fourth
Bow: James Frederikson (NSW)
2: Darcy Watter (QLD)
3: Jeremy Beale (SA)
4: Matthew Cashman (QLD)
5: Daniel Cashman (QLD)
6: Andrew Weightman (QLD)
7: Edward Nutt (NSW)
Str: Benjamin Scott (WA)
Cox: Jonathon Cooke (QLD)
Coach: John Bowes (RA)
Men's PR3 Scull - First
Sam Stunnell (SA)
Coach: Christine Maclaren (SA)
Team management
Team manager:
Head coach: Jason Lane (RA)
Team doctor:
Physiotherapist:
Result summaries by event
Men's Lightweight Double Scull
Women's Lightweight Double Scull