Completed Event: Rowing at Head of the Charles on October 17, 2025 , , NTS
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Final
Rowing
at Head of the Charles
2025-26 Rowing Roster
Chelsea Proutt
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sydney, Australia
- High School:
- Queenwood School
Honors:
All-ACC Academic (2023, 2024, 2025)
ACC Honor Roll (2023, 2024, 2025)
CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2025)
2024-2025 (Junior): Kicked off the fall season against the Ukraine women's national team and Oxford University at the High Point Rowing Festival (10/6) … a member of the C boat that placed third against Oxford with a time of 11:12 in the afternoon session … part of the Third Varsity Eight boat that finished 28th overall at the Princeton Chase (11/3) … competed with the 3V8 and V4D boats in the annual Rivanna Romp (11/10) to close out the fall racing season … opened the spring season in the V4 and helped Duke complete a 10-race sweep at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (3/15-16) … guided the V4 to a top time of 7:30.333 in the opening day of the inaugural Rocky Top Invitational (4/4-5) … followed with a second-place finish, improving their time to 7:28.994 to close out the regatta … went up against a stacked field of 23 teams at the Big Ten Invitational (4/18-19), collecting a pair of third-place finishes in the V4 …  raced as part of the 2V4 crew that helped the Blue Devils secure second place at the annual Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/25-26) for the second straight year … placed fourth in the V4 grand final race, just seconds behind the crew from Virginia that claimed bronze at the 2025 ACC Championships (5/16-17).
2023-2024 (Sophomore): Saw action in seven regattas during her sophomore season, including the ACC and NFCAA Championships … member of the Varsity Eight C boat that competed against the Ukraine women's national team in the High Point Rowing Festival, clocking a time of 15:51 … sat in the Second Varsity Eight that swept all three races at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational … part of the Second Varsity Eight lineup that collected top times against No. 9 Michigan (6:58.0) and No. 12 Ohio State (6:54.2) in its two races at the ACC/Big 10 Double Dual … earned a spot of the podium with a third-place time of 6:35.676, against some of the top nationally-ranked crews at the Big Ten Invite … helped Duke collect 84 team points to finish second at its annual home regatta, the Lake Wheeler Invitational … brought home a bronze medal in the grand final race at the 2024 ACC Championships on Lake Wheeler … competed against a tough 22-team field to earn a third-place finish in the C Final race at the NCAA Championships in Bethel, Ohio.
2022-23 (Freshman): Saw action in seven regattas during her first season with the Blue Devils ... made her collegiate rowing debut at the Princeton 3-Mile Chase (11/6), as a member of the Varsity Eight C boat ... part of the 2V8+ crew that narrowly edged Tennessee in a photo finish to place first at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (3/18-19) ... earned the victory over No. 9 Michigan, while finishing second to No. 14 Ohio State in the ACC/Big 10 Double Dual (3/31-4/1) ... competed with the 2V4+ and 2V8+ crews in the Big 10 Invitational (4/7-8) ... a member of the 2V8+ lineup that helped the Blue Devils edge No. 9 Syracuse and No. 8 Penn and capture the 2023 Pocock Cup at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/21-22) ... earned a silver medal at the ACC Championships with Duke's 2V8+ (5/12-13) ... won the 2V8+ C Final race at the NCAA Championships (5/26-28).
Prior to Duke: A native of Sydney, Australia ... attended Queenwood School and competed for the Sydney University Boat Club ... claimed gold at the 2021 New South Wales State Championships ... won gold in the Schoolgirl 8+ and the U-19 4+ while also winning silver in the U-19 quad ... won silver at the 2021 Australian National Championships with the U-19 4+ crew ... also won bronze in the U-19 8+ at the same event ... was named the 2021 Queenwood School Sculling Champion.
Personal: Daughter of Russell and Kristen Proutt
All-ACC Academic (2023, 2024, 2025)
ACC Honor Roll (2023, 2024, 2025)
CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2025)
2024-2025 (Junior): Kicked off the fall season against the Ukraine women's national team and Oxford University at the High Point Rowing Festival (10/6) … a member of the C boat that placed third against Oxford with a time of 11:12 in the afternoon session … part of the Third Varsity Eight boat that finished 28th overall at the Princeton Chase (11/3) … competed with the 3V8 and V4D boats in the annual Rivanna Romp (11/10) to close out the fall racing season … opened the spring season in the V4 and helped Duke complete a 10-race sweep at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (3/15-16) … guided the V4 to a top time of 7:30.333 in the opening day of the inaugural Rocky Top Invitational (4/4-5) … followed with a second-place finish, improving their time to 7:28.994 to close out the regatta … went up against a stacked field of 23 teams at the Big Ten Invitational (4/18-19), collecting a pair of third-place finishes in the V4 …  raced as part of the 2V4 crew that helped the Blue Devils secure second place at the annual Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/25-26) for the second straight year … placed fourth in the V4 grand final race, just seconds behind the crew from Virginia that claimed bronze at the 2025 ACC Championships (5/16-17).
2023-2024 (Sophomore): Saw action in seven regattas during her sophomore season, including the ACC and NFCAA Championships … member of the Varsity Eight C boat that competed against the Ukraine women's national team in the High Point Rowing Festival, clocking a time of 15:51 … sat in the Second Varsity Eight that swept all three races at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational … part of the Second Varsity Eight lineup that collected top times against No. 9 Michigan (6:58.0) and No. 12 Ohio State (6:54.2) in its two races at the ACC/Big 10 Double Dual … earned a spot of the podium with a third-place time of 6:35.676, against some of the top nationally-ranked crews at the Big Ten Invite … helped Duke collect 84 team points to finish second at its annual home regatta, the Lake Wheeler Invitational … brought home a bronze medal in the grand final race at the 2024 ACC Championships on Lake Wheeler … competed against a tough 22-team field to earn a third-place finish in the C Final race at the NCAA Championships in Bethel, Ohio.
2022-23 (Freshman): Saw action in seven regattas during her first season with the Blue Devils ... made her collegiate rowing debut at the Princeton 3-Mile Chase (11/6), as a member of the Varsity Eight C boat ... part of the 2V8+ crew that narrowly edged Tennessee in a photo finish to place first at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (3/18-19) ... earned the victory over No. 9 Michigan, while finishing second to No. 14 Ohio State in the ACC/Big 10 Double Dual (3/31-4/1) ... competed with the 2V4+ and 2V8+ crews in the Big 10 Invitational (4/7-8) ... a member of the 2V8+ lineup that helped the Blue Devils edge No. 9 Syracuse and No. 8 Penn and capture the 2023 Pocock Cup at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/21-22) ... earned a silver medal at the ACC Championships with Duke's 2V8+ (5/12-13) ... won the 2V8+ C Final race at the NCAA Championships (5/26-28).
Prior to Duke: A native of Sydney, Australia ... attended Queenwood School and competed for the Sydney University Boat Club ... claimed gold at the 2021 New South Wales State Championships ... won gold in the Schoolgirl 8+ and the U-19 4+ while also winning silver in the U-19 quad ... won silver at the 2021 Australian National Championships with the U-19 4+ crew ... also won bronze in the U-19 8+ at the same event ... was named the 2021 Queenwood School Sculling Champion.
Personal: Daughter of Russell and Kristen Proutt
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