Gary Rought

Two-Beach, 2022, 2024

Won silver in the PR3 Mixed Double Sculls at the 2024 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals. Won silver in the coastal U19 men’s double sculls at the 2022 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals. Raced in the junior quadruple sculls at the 2022 COPA Americas Coastal Championships.

Gary enjoys hanging with the boys, sleeping, and watching Netflix. He loves law and wants to become a lawyer. Gary used to play soccer before he started rowing. He got introduced to the sport through his older brother. Gary would always get dragged along to regattas, and the coach would always ask him when he was going to start rowing. The summer before his eighth-grade year, he did a learn-to-row and fell in love with the sport. His hero is Marc Oria, he kept him in the sport when he wanted to quit in 2020, and Marc always pushed him to be a better athlete and better man! Gary plans on going to law school, but rowing will always be a part of his life. His favorite race course is Oak Ridge, Tennessee. His favorite boat race to watch is Eric Murray and Hamish Bond's Men’s Pair. He is currently watching The Walking Dead, but his favorite shows are Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones .