NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Yale women's crew will be well represented at the 2026 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with a mix of current team members and alumnae — 11 in total — set to compete for their respective countries Aug. 24–30.
Athletes Racing:
Nicole Martinez '26: Paraguay Single Sculls
Lauren Carey '24: Great Britain Pair
Mia Levy '25: United States Pair
Eva Hofmans '25: New Zealand Double Sculls
Christina Bourmpou '26: Greece Quadruple Sculls
Valia Lykomitrou '29: Greece Quadruple Sculls
Veronica Wall '23: New Zealand Quadruple Sculls, Eight
Kristi Wagner '15: United States Quadruple Sculls
Margaret Hedeman '23: United States Spare
Sophie Houston '24: Australia Spare
Gabriela Tivodariu: '30: Romania Quadruple Sculls
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.
