Ben Washburne

Three  Senior, 2023, 2025; Paralympic, 2024

Won silver in the PR3 mixed four with coxswain at the 2025 World Rowing Cup I. Won silver in the PR3 mixed four with coxswain at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Won silver in the PR3 mixed four with coxswain at the 2023 World Championships. Won gold in the PR3 mixed four with coxswain at the 2023 Para Rowing Regatta to Paris.

Won the Division III second varsity eight at the 2023 IRA National Championships. Won the Division III team title at the 2023 IRA National Championships. Won the second varsity eight at the 2022 National Invitational Championships. Won the second varsity eight at the 2022 New England Rowing Championships. Finished seventh in the boys four with coxswain at the 2019 NEIRA Championships.

Ben received the 2023 John A. Shaw Award for Commitment, Perseverance, and Commitment at Williams College. He was selected for the 2023 All-NESCAC Second Team. He won the 2018 Crew Coaches Award for Leadership and Dedication at Hopkins School. Ben enjoys fishing, traveling, eating good food, and learning, and he is a diehard Denver Broncos fan. Ben lists his grandfather, Walter Koski, as his personal hero because he also faced and overcame a disability. Ben works in the green energy industry, which he finds as both exciting and critically important work. Ben’s favorite band is Lynyrd Skynyrd, and his favorite song is Simple Man. He also played water polo in high school.