09 Dec 2025
Finalists announced for the 2025 World Rowing Awards
Following public nominations, and based on the analysis of expert panels created for each of the awards, the Executive Committee has selected the finalists of the 2025 World Rowing Awards. The ceremony will be held on Saturday 24 January at 18:00 CET at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The “Rowing Programme of the Year” award : it underscores World Rowing’s commitment to expanding the international Rowing community, involving clubs, schools and universities more deeply, and highlighting their crucial role in developing the sport.
Finalists :
- Rowing for Health (Aviron Santé) – Lyon, France
- Army Rowing Node – Pune, India
- Refugee Integration Programme – Lancaster, United Kingdom
The “Artistic Contribution of the Year” award highlights the intersection of athleticism and creativity, celebrating works that may include visual arts, music, literature, still or moving images, or any other artistic medium that reflects the spirit and beauty of Rowing.
Finalists :
- Rima Karaliene, Lithuania
- Isabel Mayoral, Spain
- Sabine Schaeuble, Switzerland
Men’s Crew of the Year (listed in alphabetical order by country name)
- Stefanos Ntouskos, Men’s Single Sculls, Greece
- Andrea Panizza, Giacomo Gentili, Luca Chiumento, Luca Rambaldi, Men’s Quadruple Sculls, Italy
- Christopher Bak, Men’s Solo, United States of America
Women’s Crew of the Year
- Linn Van Aanholt, Nika Vos, Lisanne Van Der Lelij, Vera Sneijders, Hermijntje Drenth, Ilse Kolkman, Ymkje Clevering, Tinka Offereins and Dieuwke Fetter, Women’s Eight, Netherlands
- Emma Twigg, Women’s Solo, New Zealand
- Magdalena Rusu, Simona Radis, Women’s Pair, Romania
Para Crew of the Year
- Valentin Luz, Katrin Marchand, PR3 Mixed Double Sculls, Germany
- Colin Wallace, Megan Hewison, Coastal Inclusion Mixed Double Sculls, Great Britain
- Benjamin Pritchard, PR1 Men’s Single Sculls, Great Britain
Coach of the Year
- Nicola Benavente, Great Britain
- Diederik Simon, Netherlands
- Dorin Alupei, Romania
- Marc Oria, United States of America
- Damir Martin, Croatia
- Ondrej Synek, Czechia
- Annekatrin Thiele, Germany
- Grace Prendergast and Kerri Williams, New Zealand
- Ioana Vrinceanu, Romania
- John Smith, South Africa
Distinguished Service to International Rowing
The winner of the Distinguished Service Award will be announced at the time of the Awards Ceremony.