USRowing Announces 2024 Under 23 National Team Coaching Staff

USRowing is pleased to announce the coaches that will lead the selection camps for the 2024 World Rowing Under 23 Championships scheduled for August 18-25 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

The men's and women's sweep camps and the women's sculling camp will be held at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., while the men's sculling camp will be held at the Conshohocken Rowing Center in Conshohocken, Pa.

Sarah Trowbridge, women's head coach at the University of Oklahoma, will serve as the head coach for the women's squad, with John Graves, Dartmouth's women's head coach, serving as her assistant. Trowbridge, a 2012 Olympian, coached the women's eight to a gold medal at the 2023 World Rowing Under 23 Championships. Graves, an eight-time national team member, led the men's eight to a silver medal at the 2023 World Rowing Under 23 Championships. Trowbridge and Graves will be in charge of the women's eight, four with coxswain, and quadruple sculls that will race in St. Catharines. A third coach will be announced at a later date.

Wyatt Allen, men's head coach at Dartmouth College, will serve as the U23 men's sweep head coach, with Dartmouth lightweight men's head coach Trevor Michelson assisting. A two-time Olympian, Allen has served as the men's head coach at Dartmouth since 2014. Michelson has served as lightweight head coach since 2022. Both Allen and Michelson have coached previous U23 teams, with Michelson coaching the four with coxswain to a bronze medal in 2023. Allen and Michelson will coach the men's eight and four with coxswain in St. Catharines.

Conshohocken Rowing Center Executive Director Craig Hoffman will serve as the men's sculling head coach, with Conshohocken's Aaron Preetam assisting. The duo will select the men's quadruple sculls crew that will race in Canada. Hoffmann has coached on numerous U.S. National Team staffs at the under 23, under 19, and senior levels, coaching the U23 men's quadruple sculls in 2022 and 2023. A multiple-time national team member representing the Dominican Republic, Preetam has coached national team rowers at the U19, U23, and senior levels, working with the U23 lightweight women's double sculls in 2023.

Selection camps will take place July 10-31 at their respective locations. Crews selected to compete at the 2024 World Rowing Under 23 Championships will train and then depart for St. Catharines, Ontario on August 14.

Selection Camp Details

U23 Men's Sweep Selection Camp

Location: Dartmouth College (Hanover, N.H.)

Dates: July 10-July 31, 2024

Coaches: Wyatt Allen and Trevor Michelson from Dartmouth College

Boats To Be Selected: Eight, four with coxswain

Camp Cost: $700 (includes housing, coaching, boats, facilities)

Anticipated Worlds Cost: $3,765 (includes housing, meals, race fees, boat transport, travel, etc.)

U23 Men's Scull Selection Camp

Location: Conshohocken Rowing Center (Conshohocken, Pa.)

Dates: July 10-July 31, 2024

Coaches: Craig Hoffman and Aaron Preetam from Conshohocken Rowing Center

Boats To Be Selected: Quadruple sculls

Camp Cost: $700 (includes housing, coaching, boats, facilities)

Anticipated Worlds Cost: $3,765 (includes housing, meals, race fees, boat transport, travel, etc.)

U23 Women's Selection Camp

Location: Dartmouth College (Hanover, N.H.)

Dates: July 10-July 31, 2024

Coaches: Sarah Trowbridge from the University of Oklahoma and John Graves from Dartmouth College

Boats To Be Selected: Eight, four with coxswain, quadruple sculls

Camp Cost: $700 (includes housing, coaching, boats, facilities)

Anticipated Worlds Cost: $3,765 (includes housing, meals, race fees, boat transport, travel, etc.)

2024 U23 Selection Development Camp Details

Athletes not invited to the USRowing U23 Selection Camps are encouraged to attend the USRowing U23 Men's Selection Development Camp in Oklahoma City, Okla. or the U23 Women's Selection Development Camp in Ann Arbor, Mich. The application for these camps will be included in the 2024 U23 Selection Camp Application located within the USRowing member portal. Athletes will be invited to Selection or Selection Development Camp based on their stage of development and readiness to compete at the 2024 U23 World Rowing Championships.

U23 Selection Development Camps are a bridge between collegiate rowing and U23 Selection Camp, with a focus on developing skills, processes, technique, and mindset to give athletes the tools they need to take their rowing to the next level. All rowers will be training in both small and big boat combinations, with an emphasis on small boats (pairs, doubles, and singles). The camps will run for approximately three weeks and then have an option to continue on with OKC Riversport High-Performance program or Washtenaw Rowing Center to summer racing opportunities.

U23 Men's Selection Development Camp

Location: Oklahoma City National High-Performance Center (Oklahoma City, Okla.)

Dates: June 22-July 12, 2024

Coaches: Justin Stangel from Ithaca College and Reilly Dampeer from OKC Riversport.

Cost: $1,995 (includes housing, coaching, boats, facilities)

U23 Women's Selection Development Camp

Location: Washtenaw Rowing Center/Skyline Crew (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

Dates: June 26-July 12, 2024

Coaches: Kit Bennett from Skyline Crew/Washtenaw Rowing Center and Grace Latz from Skyline Crew/Washtenaw Rowing Center and 2016 Olympian.

Cost: $4,250 (includes housing, meals, coaching, boats, facilities)

USRowing would like to thank Filippi Lido, the Official Boat Supplier for the U.S. Senior, Under 23, and Para Rowing National Teams. Under the agreement, Filippi is providing USRowing a fleet of boats for international competitions including the World Rowing Cup regattas, World Rowing Under 23 Championships, World Rowing Championships, Olympic Games, and Paralympic Games, as well as a domestic training fleet for the USRowing training centers and under 23 selection camps.