2025-26 Women's Rowing Roster

Clara Bernhardt

  • Height 5-10
  • Class First Year
  • Hometown Vienna, Austria
  • High School Bundesgymnasium Klostergasse

Biography

Before Yale: Various 1st 2nd and 3rd place winner at regional, national and international regattas… Second in the 1x at Regional Rowing Championships in Vienna (September 2023)…Second at Munich International Junior Regatta in 2- (against Germany, GB, …) (May 2024)…First in 4- at EUROW - International Rowing Regatta (Linz-Ottensheim) (May 2024)…Sixth in 4- at U19 European Rowing Championships (June 2024)…Erg. PB: 07:06 (RP3) for the 8+ (June 2024) (before 7:22 in March)…First in 4- and 8+ at Bled International Regatta (June 2024)…Fourth in 8+ at U19 World Rowing Championships (first Junior Year after 1 Year of rowing) (August 2024)….Second in 1x at Austrian Rowing Championships (after Maria Hauser, placed 4th in 1x at U19 World Rowing Championships in Canada) (September 2024)…First in 1x at Regional Rowing Championships in Vienna ( September 2024).
 
Personal: Daughter of Elisabeth and Stefan Bernhardt…Was junior team captain at her rowing club WRC Pirat… Participated in organizing the biggest Eight Regatta in Austria “Wiener Achter” held by my club WRC Pirat.
 
Why Yale? “Yale offers the incredible and rare opportunity to pursue my academic and athletic dreams simultaneously. When I had the opportunity to visit the campus I was impressed by the dedicated and hard-working students and the passionate faculty, who were enthusiastic and motivated about what they were doing. I really loved the atmosphere and the amazing community of the students and rowers.”