Eight U.S. National Boats Headed to Henley

Coming off a seven-medal performance at World Rowing Cup 2 in Poznan, Poland, USRowing will have eight national boats racing this week at the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta at Henley-on-Thames, England.

While small boats were the focus in Poznan, many of the athletes will be mixing into larger boats this week at Henley. USRowing's contingent will include a men's eight, women's eight, men's quadruple sculls, women's quadruple sculls, women's double sculls, men's single sculls, women's single sculls, and men's double sculls.

After laying down a dominant performance in winning the lightweight women's double sculls in Poland, Tokyo 2020 Olympians Michelle Sechser (Folsom, Calif./University of Tulsa/Cambridge Boat Club) and Molly Reckford (Short Hills, N.J./Dartmouth College/Sarasota Crew) will race against open weight double sculls for the Stonor Challenge Trophy.

Ben Davison (Inverness, Fla./University of Washington/California Rowing Club) took home a bronze medal in the men's single from Poznan and now will race in the Diamond Sculls Challenge at Henley. A Tokyo 2020 Olympian in the men's eight, Davison is no stranger to the single, having raced it at multiple World Rowing Junior and Under 23 Championships.

After winning bronze in Poznan in the women's double sculls, two-time Olympian Kara Kohler (Clayton, Calif./University of California, Berkeley/Texas Rowing Center) will be back in the single at Henley, racing in the Princess Royal Challenge Cup. Kohler won a bronze medal in the single at the 2019 World Rowing Championships and raced the event last year in Tokyo.

Fresh off a fifth-place finish in the lightweight men's double sculls in Poznan, Zachary Heese (Pelham, N.Y./University of Virginia/Texas Rowing Center) and Jasper Liu (Phoenix, Ariz./University of Pennsylvania/Texas Rowing Center) will race against the open weights in the Double Sculls Challenge Cup.

Racing in the Grand Challenge Cup, the men's eight will be a combination of the four and the two pairs that raced in Poznan. The three crews came home with two bronze medals from Poland, one in the pair and one in the four. The boat includes two Olympians. Likewise, the women's eight slated to race the Remenham Challenge Cup will be made up of the four and two pairs from Poznan. The top U.S. women's pair brought home a silver medal from Poland, while the other two boats finished fourth. The Henley eight includes six Olympians.

In the Queen Mother Challenge Cup, the men's quadruple sculls will consist of the two double sculls crews that raced in the B final in Poznan. The women's quadruple sculls crew, which will race in the Princess Grace Challenge Cup, includes the remaining athletes from the two doubles, including Sophia Vitas (Franklin, Wis./University of Wisconsin/Texas Rowing Center) who won a bronze medal with Kohler, as well as women's single sculler Margaret Fellows (Warwick, Mass./St. Lawrence University/Cambridge Boat Club), from Poznan.

The U.S. won seven medals at the world cup event in Poland. The lightweight women's double sculls and lightweight women's single sculls won gold, the women's pair won silver, and the men's pair, women's double sculls, men's four, and men's single sculls won bronze. Four additional crews made the finals.

In addition to the USRowing national boats, many other crews based in the United States from junior, collegiate, and club programs also will be racing at Henley. Racing begins on Tuesday with heats. Preliminary rounds continue through Friday, with semifinals taking place on Saturday and finals taking place on Sunday. The regatta features more than 300 head-to-head races in categories ranging from junior to open.

Event coverage will be available on the Henley Royal Regatta website and on USRowing.org. Results will be available on the Henley website and live streaming will be available on the Henley Royal Regatta YouTube Channel. Click here for the complete draw.

As the Official USRowing Partner: U.S. National Team – 2022 Henley Royal Regatta, the Head Of The Charles Regatta (HOCR) is providing substantial financial support for the U.S. National Team trip. Fred Schoch, Executive Director of the Head Of The Charles, is joining the U.S. National Team in the UK and is serving as an honorary U.S. coach during Henley.

2022 Henley Royal Regatta Roster

Men's Single Sculls (The Diamond Challenge Sculls)

Ben Davison (Inverness, Fla./University of Washington/California Rowing Club)

Women's Single Sculls (The Princess Royal Challenge Cup)

Kara Kohler (Clayton, Calif./University of California, Berkeley/Texas Rowing Center)

Men's Double Sculls (The Double Sculls Challenge Cup)

Zachary Heese (Pelham, N.Y./University of Virginia/Texas Rowing Center)

Jasper Liu (Phoenix, Ariz./University of Pennsylvania/Texas Rowing Center)

Women's Double Sculls (The Stonor Challenge Trophy)

Michelle Sechser (Folsom, Calif./University of Tulsa/Cambridge Boat Club)

Molly Reckford (Short Hills, N.J./Dartmouth College/Sarasota Crew)

Men's Quadruple Sculls (The Queen Mother Challenge Cup)

Kevin Cardno (Huntsville, Ala./University of Alabama, Huntsville/Texas Rowing Center)

Jacob Plihal (Vashon Island, Wash./Northeastern University/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Jonathan Kirkegaard (Philadelphia, Pa./Purdue University/Texas Rowing Center)

Dominique Williams (Madison, Conn./University of Pennsylvania/Vesper Boat Club)

Women's Quadruple Sculls (The Princess Grace Challenge Cup)

Emily Kallfelz (Jamestown, R.I./Princeton University/Cambridge Boat Club)

Sophia Vitas (Franklin, Wis./University of Wisconsin/Texas Rowing Center)

Emily Delleman (Davenport, Iowa/Stanford University/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Margaret Fellows (Warwick, Mass./St. Lawrence University/Cambridge Boat Club)

Men's Eight (The Grand Challenge Cup)

Justin Best (Kennett Square, Pa./Drexel University/California Rowing Club)

Michael Grady (Pittsburgh, Pa./Cornell University/California Rowing Club)

Pieter Quinton (Portland, Ore./Harvard University/California Rowing Club)

Michael Knippen (Germantown, Wis./University of Wisconsin/California Rowing Club)

Andrew LeRoux (Venice, Fla./Princeton University/California Rowing Club)

Michael Clougher (Canton, Mass./Connecticut College/Penn AC)

Andrew Gaard (Madison, Wis./University of Washington/California Rowing Club)

Chris Carlson (Bedford, N.H./University of Washington/California Rowing Club)

Colette Lucas-Conwell (Palo Alto, Calif./University of Virginia/California Rowing Club)

Women's Eight (The Remenham Challenge Cup)

Claire Collins (McLean, Va./Princeton University/USRowing Training Center – Princeton)

Madeleine Wanamaker (Neenah, Wis./University of Wisconsin/USRowing Training Center – Princeton)

Charlotte Buck (Nyack, N.Y./Columbia University/USRowing Training Center – Princeton)

Kristi Wagner (Weston, Mass./Yale University/ARION)

Regina Salmons (Methuen, Mass./University of Pennsylvania/USRowing Training Center – Princeton)

Allyson Baker (North Royalton, Ohio/The Ohio State University/USRowing Training Center – Princeton)

Kelsey Reelick (Brookfield, Conn./Princeton University/USRowing Training Center – Princeton)

Jessica Thoennes (Highlands Ranch, Colo./University of Washington/USRowing Training Center – Princeton)

Coral Kasden (San Diego, Calif./ University of California, Santa Barbara/USRowing Training Center – Princeton)