Huskies In Tokyo: 16 UW Rowing Alumni Ready To Compete
July 19, 2021 | Men's Rowing, Women's Rowing
There may be no more rich tradition when it comes to Washington athletics than the Huskies' Olympics rowing history. Dating back to "The Boys in the Boat" – the UW men's crew that brought home a gold medal from the 1936 Berlin Games – Washington men and women have established a long track record of successes in the Olympics.
This week in Tokyo, the latest crop of UW rowing Olympians will get their chance to write their names in history. In all, 16 Washington Rowing alumni – the highest total for any single college – will compete, for seven different nations, at the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo, while one more will travel as a spare and another will row in the Paralympic Games in August.
Competition gets underway on Thu., July 22, the day before the Opening Ceremonies, and concludes with the last of the A finals on Thu., July 29.
Following are some helpful links, followed by a look at some facts about this year's UW Rowing class of Olympians, as well as the full list, including each athletes' first day of competition.
Full Schedule of Events
(all times on this linked website are local to site; Toyko is 16 hours ahead of Pacific Time ... for example, 8:30 a.m. in Tokyo is 4:30 p.m. (the day before) in Seattle)
NBC TV Viewing Information
CBC TV (Canada) Viewing Information
WorldRowing.com Coverage
National Team Websites:
USA | Australia | Canada | Great Britain | Italy | Netherlands | New Zealand
Washington Rowing at the Olympics Facts
• No other college rowing program will have more alumni competing at the 2020 Olympic Games than Washington.
• Washington Rowing alumni will compete for seven different nations in Tokyo: United States, Netherlands, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Great Britain.
• American Megan Kalmoe will be competing in her fourth Olympics, while Canadians Will Crothers and Conlin McCabe will row in their third. U.S. athletes Danielle Hansen and Katelin Guregian will each be making their second Olympics/Paralympics appearance while the remaining 13 Huskies in Tokyo will all be making their Olympic debuts.
• U.S. women's eight rowers Brooke Mooney and Jessica Thoennes both began rowing when they came to Washington, not having rowed in high school. Kalmoe was also a walk-on rower at UW.
• Washington Rowing has had an alumnus in each of the last 13 Olympic Games and in 17 of the last 20 Olympiads.
• UW athletes have earned at least one medal in each of the last four Olympics, and in five of the last six.
• In total, UW alumni – men and women combined, counted indiviidually – have earned 45 Olympic medals in rowing.
• Counting this year's 18 UW alumni headed to the Olympics and Paralympics, UW coxswains and rowers have made 125 Olympic appearances, dating back to the nine men who won Gold in the U.S. men's eight in Berlin in 1936.
• Counting this year, Washington Rowing alumni will have competed at the Olympics for 12 different nations: Australia, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United States.
• The United States has sent a women's eight to the Olympics every year since 1984 (the 1980s games were boycotted by the U.S.). In those 10 Olympiads (1984-2020), the coxswain of the U.S. women's eight has had a UW connection in nine: alumna Betsy Beard Stillings in 1984 and 1988; current head coach Yasmin Farooq in 1992 and 1996; alumna Mary Whipple Murray in 2004, 2008 and 2012; and former UW men's team cox Katelin Snyder Guregian in 2016 and 2020.
Here is the complete list of the 18 former Washington athletes who will compete in rowing at the 2020 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
Washington Rowing Alumni in the 2020 Olympics & Paralympics
Women's Pair – W2-
Megan Kalmoe '06, USA
First race: heats on Fri., July 23, 5:50, 6:00 and 6:10 p.m. PT
Men's Pair – M2-
Conlin McCabe '12, Canada
First race: heats on Fri., July 23, 6:20, 6:30 and 6:40 p.m. PT
Women's Double – W2x
Chiara Ondoli '18, Italy
First race: heats on Thu., July 22, 7:00, 7:10 and 7:20 p.m. PT
Women's Quad – W4x
Valentina Iseppi '20, Italy
First race: heats on Thu., July 22, 7:50 and 8:00 p.m. PT
Men's Four – M4-
Will Crothers '09, Canada
First race: heats on Fri., July 23, 8:10 and 8:20 p.m. PT
Women's Eight – W8+
Fiona Gammond '15, Great Britain
Kirstyn Goodger '14, New Zealand
Phoebe Spoors '17, New Zealand
Katelin Guregian '09, USA
Brooke Mooney '18, USA
Jessica Thoennes '18, USA
First race: heats on Sat., July 24, 7:20 and 7:30 p.m. PT
Men's Eight – M8+
Jacob Dawson '16, Great Britain
Ben Davison '17, USA
Stuart Sim '16, Australia
Bram Schwarz '20, Netherlands
Simon van Dorp '20, Netherlands
First race: heats on Sat., July 24, 7:00 and 7:10 p.m. PT
PR3 Mixed Coxed Four – PR3Mix4+
Danielle Hansen '17, USA
First race: heats on Fri., Aug. 27 (Paralympic Games)
Spare
Michiel Mantel '19, Netherlands
Coach
Yasmin Farooq, USA women's support coach
This week in Tokyo, the latest crop of UW rowing Olympians will get their chance to write their names in history. In all, 16 Washington Rowing alumni – the highest total for any single college – will compete, for seven different nations, at the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo, while one more will travel as a spare and another will row in the Paralympic Games in August.
Competition gets underway on Thu., July 22, the day before the Opening Ceremonies, and concludes with the last of the A finals on Thu., July 29.
Following are some helpful links, followed by a look at some facts about this year's UW Rowing class of Olympians, as well as the full list, including each athletes' first day of competition.
Full Schedule of Events
(all times on this linked website are local to site; Toyko is 16 hours ahead of Pacific Time ... for example, 8:30 a.m. in Tokyo is 4:30 p.m. (the day before) in Seattle)
NBC TV Viewing Information
CBC TV (Canada) Viewing Information
WorldRowing.com Coverage
National Team Websites:
USA | Australia | Canada | Great Britain | Italy | Netherlands | New Zealand
Washington Rowing at the Olympics Facts
• No other college rowing program will have more alumni competing at the 2020 Olympic Games than Washington.
• Washington Rowing alumni will compete for seven different nations in Tokyo: United States, Netherlands, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Great Britain.
• American Megan Kalmoe will be competing in her fourth Olympics, while Canadians Will Crothers and Conlin McCabe will row in their third. U.S. athletes Danielle Hansen and Katelin Guregian will each be making their second Olympics/Paralympics appearance while the remaining 13 Huskies in Tokyo will all be making their Olympic debuts.
• U.S. women's eight rowers Brooke Mooney and Jessica Thoennes both began rowing when they came to Washington, not having rowed in high school. Kalmoe was also a walk-on rower at UW.
• Washington Rowing has had an alumnus in each of the last 13 Olympic Games and in 17 of the last 20 Olympiads.
• UW athletes have earned at least one medal in each of the last four Olympics, and in five of the last six.
• In total, UW alumni – men and women combined, counted indiviidually – have earned 45 Olympic medals in rowing.
• Counting this year's 18 UW alumni headed to the Olympics and Paralympics, UW coxswains and rowers have made 125 Olympic appearances, dating back to the nine men who won Gold in the U.S. men's eight in Berlin in 1936.
• Counting this year, Washington Rowing alumni will have competed at the Olympics for 12 different nations: Australia, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United States.
• The United States has sent a women's eight to the Olympics every year since 1984 (the 1980s games were boycotted by the U.S.). In those 10 Olympiads (1984-2020), the coxswain of the U.S. women's eight has had a UW connection in nine: alumna Betsy Beard Stillings in 1984 and 1988; current head coach Yasmin Farooq in 1992 and 1996; alumna Mary Whipple Murray in 2004, 2008 and 2012; and former UW men's team cox Katelin Snyder Guregian in 2016 and 2020.
Here is the complete list of the 18 former Washington athletes who will compete in rowing at the 2020 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
Washington Rowing Alumni in the 2020 Olympics & Paralympics
Women's Pair – W2-
Megan Kalmoe '06, USA
First race: heats on Fri., July 23, 5:50, 6:00 and 6:10 p.m. PT
Men's Pair – M2-
Conlin McCabe '12, Canada
First race: heats on Fri., July 23, 6:20, 6:30 and 6:40 p.m. PT
Women's Double – W2x
Chiara Ondoli '18, Italy
First race: heats on Thu., July 22, 7:00, 7:10 and 7:20 p.m. PT
Women's Quad – W4x
Valentina Iseppi '20, Italy
First race: heats on Thu., July 22, 7:50 and 8:00 p.m. PT
Men's Four – M4-
Will Crothers '09, Canada
First race: heats on Fri., July 23, 8:10 and 8:20 p.m. PT
Women's Eight – W8+
Fiona Gammond '15, Great Britain
Kirstyn Goodger '14, New Zealand
Phoebe Spoors '17, New Zealand
Katelin Guregian '09, USA
Brooke Mooney '18, USA
Jessica Thoennes '18, USA
First race: heats on Sat., July 24, 7:20 and 7:30 p.m. PT
Men's Eight – M8+
Jacob Dawson '16, Great Britain
Ben Davison '17, USA
Stuart Sim '16, Australia
Bram Schwarz '20, Netherlands
Simon van Dorp '20, Netherlands
First race: heats on Sat., July 24, 7:00 and 7:10 p.m. PT
PR3 Mixed Coxed Four – PR3Mix4+
Danielle Hansen '17, USA
First race: heats on Fri., Aug. 27 (Paralympic Games)
Spare
Michiel Mantel '19, Netherlands
Coach
Yasmin Farooq, USA women's support coach
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