Athena Sperantsas

Class:
Freshman
High School:
Phillips Exeter Academy (N.H.)
Hometown:
Boca Raton, Fla.

Before Princeton:
Phillips Exeter Academy: Senior captain who helped team to the NEIRA title in 2024 … Team also won the crown in 2022 and earned bronze in 2024 … Medaled in the 4+ youth event at the Head of the Charles in 2023 and was fifth in 2022 … Led the fastest high school boat at the Youth National Championships in the eight in 2022 (11th overall) and 10th overall in 2024 … Won the Phillip A. Lyster Award … Co-chair of the organizational board of Exeter’s Relay for Life through the American Cancer Society, which aims to raise awareness and funds for cancer research … Staff writer for the Exonian … Frank A. Weil Award for Exemplary Growth and Promise … Maxima Cum Laude … National Latin Award … Highest Academica Honors three years.

Mercantile Rowing Club: Won gold at the 2024 Melbourne Head Regatta in the women’s club eight event … Was fifth in the U-21 4+ at the 2025 Australian Rowing Championships.

Tideway Scullers: Made the semifinals in the Youth 4+ at the 2024 Henley Women’s Regatta.

US Rowing: Earned a silver (2022) and bronze (2021) in the U17 eight at the US Rowing Summer Nationals … Was fourth in the U23 4+ race in 2023.

Daughter of Constantine Sperantsas … Father, Constantine, rowed at Georgetown.