Sarah Anne Tait (née Outhwaite; 23 January 1983 – 3 March 2016) was an Australian rower - a national and world champion, three-time Olympian and Olympic-medal winner.

She was the first mother to represent Australia in rowing at Olympic level, having returned to international competition following the birth of her daughter.

In 2003 she also raced in the West Australian youth eight who were victorious in contesting the Bicentennial Cup at the Interstate Regatta.

In the last 500m, the pair passed New Zealand's world champions Rebecca Scown and Juliette Haigh, to finish second behind Britain's Heather Stanning and Helen Glover.

[10] Six years later she won a bronze medal in a coxless pair with Kate Hornsey at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Lake Bled.

[11] Tait announced her retirement from competitive rowing on 26 February 2014, as she had been diagnosed with cervical cancer after the birth of her second child eleven months earlier.