Following public nominations and expert panel analyses for each award, the World Rowing Executive Committee has selected the finalists for the 2025 World Rowing Awards.

Emma Twigg is a finalist for the Women's Crew of the Year for the Beach Sprint Finals Women's Solo.

The World Rowing Women’s Crew of the Year Award is awarded annually to a woman rower or a women’s crew for their outstanding rowing achievement. The winner(s) has/have to be a woman or women’s crew that has won a World Champion title in the current year, or in an Olympic year been successful at the Olympic Games, but hasn’t won this award in previous years.

Previous NZ Winners

2019 : Grace Prendergast and Kerri Gowler – NZL W2-
2014 : Emma Twigg NZL – W1x
2005 : Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell – NZL W2x
2003 : Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell – NZL W2x

Grace Predergast and Kerri Williams (nee Gowler) are finalists for the Thomas Keller Medal.

The Thomas Keller Medal is for a rower who has had a long and successful rowing career and who has made an outstanding contribution to rowing as a competitor and as a sports personality. Only one medal may be awarded in any one year.

Previous  NZ Thomas Keller Medal winners:

2022 Mahe Drysdale
2018 Eric Murray & Hamish Bond

The ceremony will be held on Saturday 24 January at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.