18 Facts About Olympia Aldersey

Olympia Aldersey was born on 26 July 1992 and is an Australian rower.

Olympia Aldersey is an Australian national champion, a dual Olympian and was a 2019 World Champion in the coxless four.

Olympia Aldersey rowed in the Australian women's eight at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Aldersey was named Olympia by her parents as she was born during the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.

Olympia Aldersey studied at the University of Adelaide, South Australia.

Olympia Aldersey competed in the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival where she won gold in the women's coxless pair and eight and silver in the coxless four.

Olympia Aldersey made three further South Australian youth eight appearances in 2010,2011 and 2012.

Olympia Aldersey competed as South Australia's single scull representative racing for the Nell Slater Trophy in the Interstate Regatta in 2013,2017,2018 and 2019.

In July 2011 Olympia Aldersey competed at the World Rowing U23 Championships in Amsterdam and placed fourth in the final of the women's coxless pair.

At the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam Olympia Aldersey raced in Australia's double scull with Sally Kehoe.

Olympia Aldersey was a member of the Australian women's eight who initially missed qualification for the 2016 Rio Olympics but received a late call up following the Russian drug scandal.

In 2018 at the World Rowing Cup II in Linz, Olympia Aldersey was in Australia's women's quad scull which placed third.

In 2019 Olympia Aldersey was picked in Australian women's sweep squad for the international season.

Molly Goodman moved into the eight and Olympia Aldersey was selected at bow in the Australian women's coxless four.

Olympia Aldersey rowed in that crew to a bronze medal at RWC II in Poznan and to a gold medal at WRC III in Rotterdam.

Olympia Aldersey moved into the Australian women's eight who placed third in their heat, fourth in the repechage and fifth in the Olympic final.

In March 2023 Olympia Aldersey was again selected in the Australian senior women's sweep-oar squad for the 2023 international season.

At the Rowing World Cup II in Varese Italy, Olympia Aldersey raced in the Australian women's eight.