She is only the second New Zealand rower to win a double national championship in both the lightweight and premier single sculls.

[5] McBride first represented New Zealand at the World Rowing Junior Championships in 2012 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, where she gained a bronze medal with the quadruple sculls (with Nathalie Hill, Ruby Tew, and Hannah Osborne).

[9] She represented New Zealand at the World Rowing U23 Championships in 2014 in Varese, Italy, in the lightweight double sculls with Sophie MacKenzie, where they won gold.

[17] At the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida, she won a silver medal in the lightweight double sculls partnered with Jackie Kiddle.

[20] McBride later revealed she had been struggling with relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) while trying to keep under the 57 kg (126 lb) lightweight standard.