13 Facts About Sarah Heard

Sarah Heard was born on 4 October 1983 and is a former Australian representative rower.

Sarah Heard was a twelve-time Australian national and 2005 world champion.

Sarah Heard stroked the Australian senior women's eight at the premier world regattas every year from 2005 to 2008 and including the women's eight final at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Sarah Heard rowed in the youth eight again in 2003.

Sarah Heard was selected in Victorian senior women's eights to contest the Queen's Cup at the Australian Championships on six consecutive occasions from 2004 to 2009.

Sarah Heard won the coxless four national title in 2005,2007,2008 and 2009; the coxless pair title with Emily Martin in 2006; and won the national title in the women's eight in a composite Australian selection crew in 2007 and in a composite Victorian eight in 2009.

Sarah Heard first represented for Australia contesting the 2004 World Rowing U23 Championships in Poznan, Poland in a coxless pair.

In 2005, aged 22 Sarah Heard was elevated to the Australian senior women's squad.

Sarah Heard came into contention to lead the Australian eight and at the World Rowing Cups I and II she stroked the crew to a fourth and then a first place.

In 2006 Sarah Heard held her place in the eight but with the crew slipping from 3rd place to 4th place in the two Rowing World Cups, coach Darren Balmforth made seating changes.

For 2007 Sarah Heard was again in the eight at both Rowing World Cups and for the World Championships.

Sarah Heard stroked the eight to a fourth place at the World Cup II and won gold at that regatta stroking the coxless four.

However at Beijing in 2008 in spite of expectations the crew stroked by Sarah Heard, finished sixth overall.