- ACC Champion- Team (2026)
- ACC Champion- Third Varsity Eight (2026)
- NCAA Runner-Up- Team (2026)
- All-ACC Academic Rowing Team (2026)
As a Freshman (2025-26) • ACC Champion (Team, Third Varsity Eight) • NCAA Runner-Up (Team)
- All-ACC Academic Rowing Team
- Began the spring with a first-place performance in the 3 seat of Stanford’s second varsity four at Tennessee
- Helped Stanford’s second varsity eight win Saturday morning at the Big Ten Invitational from the 3 seat
- Rowed the bow seat in the first varsity four’s first-place finishes Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning at the Big Ten Invitational
- Defeated California in the 3 seat of Stanford’s third varsity eight
- Won an ACC Championship in the 3 seat of Stanford’s third varsity eight, guiding the Cardinal to its fifth consecutive team conference title
Prior to Stanford
- Graduate of Mathematisches und Naturwissenschaftliches Gymnasium Rämibühl Zürich in Zurich, Switzerland
- Competed for the Mathematisches und Naturwissenschaftliches Gymnasium Rämibühl Zürich's soccer team at the Kantonal Tournament in 2022
- Holds the Mathematisches und Naturwissenschaftliches Gymnasium Rämibühl Zürich girls' school record in the long throw
National Team
- Four-year member of the Switzerland national team (2022-2025)
- 5th, Junior Women's Quad, 2022 Coupe de la Jeunesse
- 4th, Women's Four, 2023 European Rowing U19 Championships
- 5th, Women's Four, 2023 World Rowing U19 Championships
- 4th, Women's Four, 2024 European Rowing U19 Championships
- 9th, Women's Four, 2024 World Rowing U19 Championships
- 9th, BW4-, 2025 World Rowing U23 Championships
- Will row in the BW2- at the 2025 European Rowing U23 Championships (Sept. 6-7, 2025)
Personal
- Parents are Ken and Margaret McMahon
- Has two siblings, Katarina and Jack
- Hopes to major in economics or chemistry
Why Barbara McMahon Chose Stanford
- "I chose Stanford because it's a place where passionate, curious people connect; not only academically but also on a personal and human level. Stanford brings the resources and organization to make that possible."