2024-25 Rowing Roster
Erasmus, Sinéad

Sinéad Erasmus
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Johannesburg, RSA
- High School:
- St. Mary's School Waverly
- Major:
- Undeclared
Bio
At Michigan
• Member of the Big Ten Boat of the Week (April 1, 2025) following rowing with the 2V4 at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
Freshman (2025)
• Made her collegiate debut timing 7:21.0 with the 2V4 from the bow seat against Yale during the afternoon session at the Big Ten/Ivy Dust Up (March 22)
• From the third seat of the 2V4, timed 7:53.9 against Oklahoma and 8:02.2 against Virginia at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge (March 29)
• Placed second (7:04.06) with the 1V4 in the second seat at Texas (April 12)
• Finished first (7:14.56) in the morning and fourth (7:37.90) in the afternoon session from the second seat of the 2V4 on day one (April 18) of the Big Ten Invitational
• From the stroke seat, placed second (7:36.72) in the 3V4 on day two (April 19) of the Big Ten Invitational
• On the first day of the Big Ten Championship (May 17), helped the 1V4 advance to the finals in second place (7:27.20) from the third seat
• Earned bronze in 6:57.54 from the third seat of the 1V4 to help the team finish third overall on finals day of the Big Ten Championship (May 18)
• From the third seat, helped the 1V4 advance to petite finals and time 7:14.59 to finish 10th as a boat and 11th as a team at the NCAA Championship (June 1)
Prep
• Attended St Mary’s School, Waverley in Johannesburg, South Africa
• St. Mary's Sportswoman of the Year (2023); received a Sports Honors Blazer (2023)
• National Representative (2023), Provincial Representative (2022, '23)
• Currently competes with St Mary’s School Rowing Club
• Represented RSA at the 2023 U19 World Rowing Championship in the quad scull event (JW4-)
• Won gold at the South African Schools Boat Race (2023) in the quad scull (JW4x)
• Placed second at the South African School Championship (2023) in the JW4x
• Silver medal winner at the 2022 Senior South African Championship in the pair (W2-) A-event as a junior-aged athlete
Personal
• Daughter of Stephanie and Andre Erasmus
• Member of the Big Ten Boat of the Week (April 1, 2025) following rowing with the 2V4 at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
Freshman (2025)
• Made her collegiate debut timing 7:21.0 with the 2V4 from the bow seat against Yale during the afternoon session at the Big Ten/Ivy Dust Up (March 22)
• From the third seat of the 2V4, timed 7:53.9 against Oklahoma and 8:02.2 against Virginia at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge (March 29)
• Placed second (7:04.06) with the 1V4 in the second seat at Texas (April 12)
• Finished first (7:14.56) in the morning and fourth (7:37.90) in the afternoon session from the second seat of the 2V4 on day one (April 18) of the Big Ten Invitational
• From the stroke seat, placed second (7:36.72) in the 3V4 on day two (April 19) of the Big Ten Invitational
• On the first day of the Big Ten Championship (May 17), helped the 1V4 advance to the finals in second place (7:27.20) from the third seat
• Earned bronze in 6:57.54 from the third seat of the 1V4 to help the team finish third overall on finals day of the Big Ten Championship (May 18)
• From the third seat, helped the 1V4 advance to petite finals and time 7:14.59 to finish 10th as a boat and 11th as a team at the NCAA Championship (June 1)
Prep
• Attended St Mary’s School, Waverley in Johannesburg, South Africa
• St. Mary's Sportswoman of the Year (2023); received a Sports Honors Blazer (2023)
• National Representative (2023), Provincial Representative (2022, '23)
• Currently competes with St Mary’s School Rowing Club
• Represented RSA at the 2023 U19 World Rowing Championship in the quad scull event (JW4-)
• Won gold at the South African Schools Boat Race (2023) in the quad scull (JW4x)
• Placed second at the South African School Championship (2023) in the JW4x
• Silver medal winner at the 2022 Senior South African Championship in the pair (W2-) A-event as a junior-aged athlete
Personal
• Daughter of Stephanie and Andre Erasmus
2023-24 Year In Review: Rowing B1G Champions
Monday, June 24
Rowing Highlights vs. Texas (April 13)
Sunday, April 14
Rowing Highlights vs. Michigan State (April 6)
Saturday, April 06
2022-23 Year In Review: Rowing Big Ten Champions
Monday, July 03