Three straight Patriot League titles, now an Olympic sculler on the coaching staff. Boston University's women's rowing programme has appointed Anneta Kyridou, who finished tenth for Greece in the single sculls at Tokyo, as an assistant coach. The university announced her appointment on 22 October, following her season on Oregon State's men's staff.
Kyridou represented Greece on the international stage before switching to represent USA in the Paris Olympiad. Her final performance at the World Rowing circuit was at the 2024 World Rowing Cup III where she finish 12th overall, representing USA.
At Tokyo she reached the B final of the women’s single sculls and finished fourth for tenth overall, seven seconds behind the USA’s Kara Kohler. She came through the National Club of Thessaloniki, rowing there for 11 years, and the Hellenic Olympic Committee recognised her for rowing excellence between 2015 and 2020.
She rowed collegiately at Ohio State, where she was a First Team All-American in 2022. That season she raced every outing in the 1V8 that won the Big Ten title and finished seventh at the NCAAs. She graduated in exercise science in 2025.
Alongside her racing career, she gained coaching experience at the Nautical Club of Giannitsa in 2023–24, working on recruitment, in addition to coaching and boat rigging. Her Oregon State season ended at the IRA on Lake Natoma, where the Beavers placed 22nd in the Ten Eyck standings with all three eights racing D finals.
BU director of women's rowing Malcolm Doldron, now in his 15th season at the university, said her qualities as a person and coach stood out beyond her racing résumé.
"What stood out to me throughout this process was the person and coach behind that résumé. Anneta is thoughtful, driven, and deeply invested in student-athlete development."
Kyridou joins a programme that dates back to 1973 and has won three Patriot League titles in a row. The Patriot League is a US collegiate conference whose women’s rowing champions qualify automatically for the NCAA Division I Championships. At May’s Patriot League Championships on the Cooper River, the Terriers swept all four grand finals (1V8+, 2V8+, 1V4+, 2V4+) and set a league record of 319.5 points, before placing 19th at the NCAA Division I Championships.
