Grafton High golden girl Nadia Smith rows to seventh heaven

All that glitters is gold for Grafton High School rower Nadia Smith, who has won seven state-level gold medals this season and is the Junior Sportsperson of the Month.

Grafton High's McKenna Wearing and Nadia Smith after winning the Under-16 Girls Double Scull at the NSW Combined High Schools Championships. Photo Nicole Smith

All that glitters is gold for rower Nadia Smith, who has won seven state-level gold medals this season.

The Grafton High School student has won the women's under-16 single scull title at the Queensland Rowing Championships (Jan 22-24) and NSW CHS Rowing Championships (Feb 12).

Combining with McKenna Wearing, she won both the Queensland and NSW CHS women's under-16 double scull titles, as well as the NSW Rowing Championships (Feb 5-7).

Nadia and McKenna were joined by Grafton High classmates Sophie Hinterholzl and Letitia Black to win the NSW CHS women's under-16 quad scull title, and two Centenary Rowing Club members for the Queensland title.

As a result of her outstanding achievements, 14-year-old Nadia has been voted the Grafton Shoppingworld Junior Sportsperson of the Month, and becomes a finalist for Clarence Valley Junior Female Sportsperson of the Year at the 2021 Clarence Valley Sports Awards on November 13.

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Originally published as Grafton High golden girl Nadia Smith rows to seventh heaven