Alana Sherman

EVENT: Women’s Pair

Paris 2024 was Alana Sherman’s first Olympics. She first competed overseas at the World Cup III regatta in July 2023 where she finished sixth in the B Final with crew mate Kirstyn Goodger. She was then selected to row the pair with Kate Haines at the world championships that September, where they finished 13th overall.

The pair had to qualify the boat at the Final Olympic Qualifying Regatta in Lucerne in May 2024. They secured the spot by finishing second in the final behind Denmark in a time of 7m 19.71s.

Sherman is relatively new to the sport, only taking it up in her second year at Auckland University.