Head of the River 2025
The 2025 SA Schools’ Head of the River was contested on Saturday 15 March – hot weather brought changes to the regatta schedule and a headwind that made for a difficult day of racing. But our Saints Girls Rowing students faced these conditions with all the courage you would expect and achieved incredible results!
Summary of Results
1st: Schoolgirl Year 9/10 B Coxed Quad (Alison Smith Cup)
Diya Bhinder, Maria Elovaris, Cleo Connor, Zara Perrone, Melissa Estafanos (cox), Charlotte Heeson (coach)
1st: Schoolgirl Year 8/9 C Coxed Quad
Matilda Davidson, Olivia Black, Aurora Chen, Emily Boase, Victoria Hii (cox), Charlotte Parker (coach)
1st: Schoolgirl Year 8/9 D Coxed Quad
Piper Lawes, Eliza Curry, Erin Maynard, Ruby Kelly, Rachael Jaques (cox), Pearl Richards (Coach)
1st: Schoolgirl Year 8/9 E Coxed Quad
Jessie Xin, Emily Ebert, Gracie Calvert, Antra Docherty, Wynter Nasaris (cox), Georgia Mallick (coach)
1st: Schoolgirl Year 7/8 C Coxed Quad (The Margaret Brown Cup)
Ava Bembridge, Chloe Li, Sophia Curry, Lily Cook, Wynter Nasaris (cox), Georgie Owler (coach)
1st: Schoolgirl Year 7/8 D Coxed Quad(The Victoria Basedow Cup)
Mika Valmorbida, Lucy Roberts, Georgia Baghurst, Sophie Edwards, Hayley Chu (cox), Scarlett Papps-Burford (coach)
2nd: Schoolgirl Year 7/8 B Coxed Quad
Antra Docherty, Anisha Pahuja, Charlotte Di Blasio, Juliette Tang, Rachael Jaques (cox), Sadie Vikor-Lam (coach)
2nd: Schoolgirl Year 7/8 E Coxed Quad
Zoe Curtis, Lily Shean, Elizabeth Layton, Bessie Kennett, Francesca Siegele (cox), Mariah Murray (coach)
3rd: Schoolgirl Year 8/9 B Coxed Quad
Matilda Birmingham, Jemima Vikor-Lam, Sophie Loan, Ros Stavrou, Lois Burton-Howard (cox), Caroline McNally (coach)
3rd: Schoolgirl Year 7/8 A Coxed Quad
Natalia Quinn, Sasha Connor, Ruby Pahuja, Eliza Phillips, Victoria Hii (cox), Olivia Bridgman (coach)
Our other crews finished their season strongly as well, placing 4th, 5th, 6th and 6th in their respective races.
This is the best medal tally the School has ever achieved at Head of the River, with the previous record having only stood for 12 months since the 2024 event! Moreover, this was the best medal tally by any school in the Schoolgirl competition at the 2025 Head of the River!
Head of the River also serves as our Intercol fixture against Walford decided on an aggregate result across all divisions contested by crews from both schools. On these results, St Peter’s Girls’ School won the rowing Intercol against Walford by a margin of 7:1! We look forward to watching and supporting the rest of our teams as they contest Intercol in Week 9.
The incredible spirit and support of the Saints Girls community was on full display, as our students turned out to support their friends, “spirit sticks” in hand! Thank you to all the students and families that attended Head of the River and supported our crews throughout the day. It was incredible to see the compassion (and creativity!) of our students – the way that our students support one another is part of what makes the culture of Saints Girls truly special.
Our sincere thanks also go to the Friends of Rowing for their incredible efforts in setting up for the day and making the Saints Girls’ marquee a festive environment for our community.
Well done again to our students and coaching team on their efforts, and on their outstanding results!
Brynley Millward
Director of Rowing