PARIS – On a relatively light day of action for UW alumni at the 2024 Olympics rowing venue, two former Huskies successfully advanced in the men's single and double sculls.
American Ben Davison '18 finished second in his men's double sculls semifinal, booking a place in the A final Thursday, when medals will be awarded. In a men's single sculls quarterfinal, Simon van Dorp '20 of the Netherlands earned a win, and with it a spot in an A/B semifinal. The top three in that race will earn a berth in the medal final.
"Everything is going to plan," Davison told USRowing.org. "Everything we did in the heat went to plan. Everything we did today went to plan, and we're going to keep pressing forward in the final."
On Wednesday, for the first time this Olympiad, a UW alum will row for a medal, as German Tabea Schendekehl '20, and her German quad sculls crewmates will race for a medal in the A final, at 3:38 a.m. PT.
Also, Wednesday, American Teal Cohen '21 will race in the women's quad sculls B final, and USA teammate Jessica Thoennes '18 will compete in a women's pairs A/B semifinal, looking for a top-three finish and a spot in the A final.
See the full schedule of events below.
Photo courtesy of USRowing.
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Washington Rowing Alumni in the 2024 Olympics
Men's Single – M1x
Simon van Dorp '20, Netherlands
Women's Pair – W2-
Jessica Thoennes '18, USA
Men's Double – M2x
Ben Davison '18, USA
Women's Four – W4-
Phoebe Spoors '17, New Zealand
Men's Four – M4-
Logan Ullrich '23, New Zealand
Women's Quad – W4x
Teal Cohen '21, USA
Tabea Schendekehl '20, Germany
Women's Eight – W8+
Nina Castagna '22, USA
Holly Dunford '22, Great Britain
Aisha Rocek '25, Italy
Men's Eight – M8+
Chris Carlson '18, USA
Rielly Milne '18, USA
Evan Olson '19, USA
Pieter Quinton '21, USA
Jacob Dawson '16, Great Britain
Gert-Jan van Doorn '21, Netherlands
Spare, PR3 Mixed Coxed Four – PR3Mix4+
Danielle Hansen '17, USA
Coaches
Michael Callahan '96, USA men's eight coach
Lori Dauphiny '85, USA women's pairs coach
Adrienne Martelli '10, USA women's sweep coach
SCHEDULE OF RACES (UW-related only)
Men's Single Sculls (M1x) – van Dorp
A/B Semifinal 1: Thu., Aug. 1, 9:50 a.m. CET/12:50 a.m. PDT
A Final: Sat., Aug. 3, 10:30 a.m. CET/1:30 a.m. PDT
Men's Double Sculls (M2x) – Davison
A Final: Thu., Aug. 1, 11:30 a.m. CET/2:30 a.m. PDT
Women's Pairs (W2-) – Thoennes
A/B Semifinal 2: Wed., July 31, 11:04 a.m. CET/2:04 a.m. PDT
A Final: Fri., Aug. 2, 11:42 a.m. CET/2:42 a.m. PDT
Women's Quad Sculls (W4x) – Cohen, Schendekehl
B Final (Cohen): Wed., July 31, 12:14 p.m. CET/3:14 a.m. PDT
A Final (Schendekehl): Wed., July 31, 12:38 p.m. CET/3:38 a.m. PDT
Women's Four (W4-) – Spoors
A Final: Thu., Aug. 1, 12:10 p.m. CET/3:10 a.m. PDT
Men's Four (M4-) – Ullrich
A Final: Thu., Aug. 1, 12:10 p.m. CET/3:10 a.m. PDT
Women's Eight (W8+) – Castagna, Dunford, Rocek
Repechage (USA & ITA): Thu., Aug. 1, 10:10 a.m. CET/1:10 a.m. PDT
A Final: Sat., Aug. 3, 10:50 a.m. CET/1:50 a.m. PDT
Men's Eight (M8+) – Carlson, Milne, Olson, Quinton, Dawson, van Doorp
Repechage (NED): Thu., Aug. 1, 10:20 a.m. CET/1:20 a.m. PDT
A Final: Sat., Aug. 3, 11:10 a.m. CET/2:10 a.m. PDT
