Nick Rusher
2024 Olympic
National Teams
Two Under 23, 2021; Senior, 2022
International Results
Finished second in the eight at the 2024 World Rowing Cup II...Won the eight at the 2024 World Rowing Final Olympic & Paralympic Qualification Regatta...Finished fourth in the eight at the 2022 World Rowing Championships...Won silver in the eight at the 2021 World Rowing Under 23 Championships.
National Results
Won the varsity eight at the 2023 Eastern Sprints...Finished second in the varsity eight at the 2022 IRA National Championships...Won the varsity eight at the 2022 Eastern Sprints...Finished second in the varsity eight at the 2021 IRA National Championships...Won the varsity eight at the 2021 Eastern Sprints...Finished second in the third varsity eight at the 2019 IRA National Championships...Won gold in the third varsity eight at the 2019 Eastern Sprints...Won silver in the eight at the 2017 NEIRA Championships.
Personal
Nick enjoys classical guitar and is an amateur ornithologist. His parents rowed in the 1988 and 1992 Olympics and met while on the national team. He lists his father as his personal hero because he has always been a pillar of strength and taught Nick to never give up in the face of adversity. After rowing, he would like to become a cancer researcher. He lists the Housatonic as his favorite place to race and the Rocky Mountains as his favorite place to travel. He lists the men's eight winning gold in 2004 and Matthias Steiner's clean and jerk 258 to win 2008 Beijing gold as his favorite Olympic moments. His favorite band of all time is The Eagles. Nick hosted a radio show in college dedicated to disco, funk, and house music.
Boat Class
Men's Eight (8+)
Height
6'4"
Weight
195
Education
Yale University, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, 2023
Hometown
West Bend, Wis.
Training Location
Oakland, Calif.
