NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Mia Levy '25,
Sophie Houston '24, and
Veronica Wall '23, three standout Yale women's crew alumnae, are set to race for their respective countries at the 2025 World Rowing Championships in Shanghai, China, from September 21–28.
Levy (United States) and Houston (Australia) will be racing in eights, and Wall will be in the New Zealand quad.
Levy was a standout member of the Yale women's crew, earning multiple CRCA Athlete of the Year recognitions, First-Team All-American and First-Team All-Ivy honors, and CSC Academic All-District selections. Additionally, she was named a nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. She was a central presence in the varsity eight, sitting primarily in the six seat, and helped Yale secure key victories over top programs including Rutgers, Ohio State, Michigan, Syracuse, Cornell, Dartmouth, Princeton, and Harvard-Radcliffe. Levy played a pivotal role in capturing Ivy League and NCAA titles, culminating in a national championship in 2025 with a record time of 6:06.138. On the international stage, she won gold with the U.S. eight at the 2023 World Rowing Under-23 Championships and previously at the 2021 World Rowing Junior Championships, highlighting her consistent excellence both on and off the water.
Houston rowed for four years at Yale, earning Second Team All-Ivy honors in 2023–24 while sitting in the seven seat of the varsity eight that captured a bronze medal at the Ivy League Championship and competing in the varsity eight at the NCAA Championship. She also competed in the seven seat of the varsity eight that won the collegiate 8+ title at the Head of the Charles and was recognized as a CRCA Scholar-Athlete. In 2022–23, she rowed in the bow seat of the Ivy League champion second varsity eight, helping the boat to a fourth-place finish in the NCAA Championship grand final, while also earning CRCA Scholar-Athlete honors and winning gold in the two seat of the Australian 4+ at the World Rowing Under-23 Championships. During the 2021–22 season, she raced in the varsity four at the Ivy League Championships, earning a bronze medal.
Wall made an immediate impact in her rookie season at Yale, sitting in the six seat of the championship eight that finished as the second collegiate boat at the Head of the Charles. Her leadership and dedication were recognized with the Christine Ernst '76 Novice Award, given to the novice who best exemplifies the spirit and leadership essential for success in rowing.
The senior World Rowing Championships take place annually at the end of the international rowing season, where World Champions are crowned in 12 Olympic boat classes, six for men and six for women, as well as four international lightweight boat classes. Para-rowers also compete across all five Paralympic boat classes.
The Championships were first held in 1962, with women's events introduced in 1974 and para-rowing added in 2002 at the World Rowing Championships in Seville, Spain.
