Alice McCarthy

Class:
Freshman
High School:
Richard Reynolds Catholic College
Hometown:
London, England

Awards:
IRA Varsity Eight Gold Medal (2024, 2025)
Eastern Sprints Varsity Eight Gold Medal (2024, 2025)
CRCA Scholar Athlete (2025)

2025: Rowed with the first varsity in every race … won gold in the 8+ at the IRA National Championship and helped set a new IRA record … won gold with the 8+ at Eastern Sprints, the boat’s fourth consecutive gold … helped the 8+ defeat Stanford for the Class of 2015 Cup, Radcliffe for the Class of 1999 Cup and Georgetown for the Class of 2006 Cup

2024: Took down No. 2 Radcliffe for the Class of 1999 Cup ... Won the Class of 2015 Cup over No. 4 Stanford ... Dropped No. 5 Georgetown for the Class of 2006 Cup ... Earned gold at Eastern Sprints, the boat's third consecutive gold ... Went wire-to-wire to win the boat's fourth straight IRA gold, helping the Tigers to back-to-back-to-back IRA Commissioner's Cup.

Before Princeton:
Tideway Scullers School: Collected gold medals at the National Championships for the WJ18 2x in 2022, the Ghent International Regatta in the U23 pair and the Junior Sculling Regatta in the WJ18 2x … Won the Diamond Jubilee Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta … Earned a bronze medal for Great Britain in the 4x at the 2023 World Rowing Championships … Also swam and participated in netball.

Academics: Achieved highest grade set in the GCSE exam … Earned the Head of the Year Award.

Personal: Daughter of Sarah and Colman McCarthy …. Has two brothers, Max and Joe … Father, Colman, played rugby for Oxford University and Trinity College Dublin.