2025-26 Women's Rowing Roster

Ailish Harkin

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Henley on Thames, United Kingdom
  • High School William Borlase

Biography

Notes: Won gold with the Great Britain 8+ at the 2025 World Rowing Championships.

2025-26: CRCA Scholar Athlete…Sat in the three seat of the first varsity eight that defeated Rutgers, Penn, and Northeastern…Sat in the bow of the first varsity eight that took down Cornell and Syracuse… Sat in the seven seat of the first varsity eight that retained the Class of ’85 Cup over Dartmouth… Sat in the three seat of the first varsity eight that retained the Eisenberg Cup over Princeton… Was in the three seat of the first varsity eight that retained the Case Cup over Harvard-Radcliffe…  Sat in the three seat of the first varsity eight that had a silver-medal finish at the Ivy League Championship…… Sat in the three seat in the first varsity eight that finished fifth in the nation at the NCAA Championship.

2024-25: CRCA Scholar-Athlete…Sat in the five seat in the second varsity eight that took down Rutgers, Ohio State and Michigan… Was the five seat in the second varsity eight that took down Syracuse and Cornell… Sat in the five seat in the second varsity eight that defeated Dartmouth… Was the three seat in the second varsity eight that took down Princeton… Sat in the three seat of the second varsity eight that defeated Harvard-Radcliffe… Was in the seven seat of the second varsity eight that won a gold medal at the Ivy League Championship… Sat in the seven seat of the second varsity eight that finished fifth at the NCAA Championship.

2023-24: Sat in the No. 3 seat of the varsity four that finished fourth in the grand final at the NCAA Championship and second at the Ivy League Championship.

Before Yale: U19 world champion sitting in the bow of the Great Britain eight in the summer of 2023… National champion in 2022 in the five seat of the eight… Won the Henley Women’s Regatta in the J18, setting a course record, in 2022… Third at junior nationals in the three seat of the quad… Three-time Henley Royal Regatta semifinalist, twice in the junior eight and once in junior quad… Represented Great Britain at Coupe de la Jeunesse and won at bow of the pair.
 
Personal: Volunteered at a local primary school helping to teach math… Helped run learn to row courses at my home club.
 
Why Yale? “Because of the amazing team culture I experienced when I visited. It was also an incredible opportunity to pursue both rowing at a high level and an amazing education.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24First Year

    5'10"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    5'10"
  • 2025-26Junior

    5'10"