Brooke Donoghue

Brooke found success early in rowing, winning medals in both U17 and U18 single sculls at the North Island Secondary Schools Championships in 2012, and in 2013 placed 5th in the women’s quad at the World Rowing Junior Championships.

Brooke was also a part of the Bronze medal winning U23 women’s quad crew in 2014, and after a successful domestic season went on to win a silver medal at the 2015 World U23 Championships in the double sculls.

In 2016 Brooke Donoghue competed in the women’s quad at the Final Qualification regatta in Lucerne. The crew finished third, and missed out on qualifying for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games by just three seconds.

2017 saw Brooke move from the women’s quadruple sculls in to the women’s double scull with Olivia Loe. The two had the perfect international season, winning every race including gold at World Cup II, Henley Royal Regatta, World Cup III, and being crowned World Champions at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida.

In 2018 Brooke returned to the double, again with Olivia Loe. Brooke & Olivia took Gold at World Cup II and III, and won Silver at the World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.