In 2014 and 2015 Hawe was selected in the Tasmanian senior women's eights contesting the Queen's Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships.

[9] Eligible in 2018 to race for Victoria she was selected in the Victorian senior women's eight who won that year's Queen's Cup at the Interstate Regatta.

[13] Hawe was not called back into national selection until 2017 when she was chosen in Australia's coxless four with Lucy Stephan, Molly Goodman, and Katrina Werry.

[13] They competed at the World Rowing Cups II and III and as a foursome they didn't lose a race in the international season.

In the final sprint, Stephan called Goodman to up the rating and at 43 strokes per minute the Australian four surged into the lead to claim gold and the world championships title ahead of Poland and Russia.

Seated as they had been in 2017, the Australian four won their heat, were surprised by a new combination USA crew in the semi and then in the final placed second to the US and finished with world championship silver.

[13] Hawe, Aldersey, Werry and Stephan were selected to race Australia's coxless four at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Linz, Austria.

Sarah Hawe moved into the Australian women's eight who placed third in their heat, fourth in the repechage and fifth in the Olympic A final.

[18] In 2023 Hawe rejoined her two-time world champion crewmates of Katrina Werry and Lucy Stephan with new addition Giorgia Patten in the Australian women's coxless four for the 2023 international season.