Olivia attended Glendowie College prior to enrolling at UCLA in the US. She served as the rowing team captain in 2019 and was named the “rower of the year” in 2018 and 2019, earning a gold medal at the Aon Maadi Cup in 2019.
She has been in the Under 23 crews representing New Zealand in 2022 and 2023. In 2022 Olivia rowed in the Under 23 coxless quad in Italy coming first in the B Final.