2025-26 Women's Rowing Roster

Valia Lykomitrou

  • Height 6-0
  • Class First Year
  • Hometown Thessaloníki, Greece
  • High School Anatolia College

Biography

2025-26: Sat in the six seat of the first varsity eight that defeated Rutgers, Penn, and Northeastern… Sat in the six seat of the second varsity eight that took down Cornell and Syracuse… Sat in the four seat of the second varsity eight that took down Dartmouth… Stroked the second varsity eight that had a silver-medal finish at the Ivy League Championship… Stroked the first varsity eight that finished fifth in the nation at the NCAA Championship.

Before Yale: Eight-time national champion in Greece… World Rowing U23 champion 2025 (gold)…World rowing u19 champion 2024, 2025 (gold), European rowing u19 champion 2024 (gold), European rowing u23 champion 2024 (bronze), Balkan rowing championships u17 2023 (gold).
 
Personal: Daughter of Agni Apostolidou and Vasileios Lykomitros…Likes painting, high school drama club, and making desserts.
 
Why Yale? “Yale strives to bring out the best of everyone’s personal self and capabilities while also highlighting and showcasing the incredible strength of team ethic/work.”