Sammy Houdaigui
2024 Under 23
National Teams
Three Under 19, 2021; Under 23, 2023-2024
International Results
Won silver in the eight at the 2024 U23 World Championships. Finished fourth in the four with coxswain at the 2021 World Rowing Junior Championships.
National Results
Finished third in the varsity eight at the 2022 Eastern SprintsFinished second in the Championship Eight at the 2021 Head of the CharlesWon gold in the U17 eight and bronze in the U17 four with coxswain at the 2019 USRowing Summer National Championships...Won bronze in the U17 eight at the 2019 USRowing U17/U15 National Championships.
Personal
Sammy enjoys baseball. He was the 2018 MVP and junior team captain at Montgomery Boat Club, 2019 MVP and team captain at Annapolis Junior Rowing, and 2020 MVP and team captain at Thompson Boat Center. Sammy was injured while riding his bike and couldn't run cross-country his freshman fall, so he joined a local rowing club. One of his rowing heroes is Rert Zimonyi. In the 1940s and 1950s, he was Hungary's best coxswain, racing in the eight, coxed four and coxed pair at two Olympics. After the Hungarian Revolution, he managed to defect to America, joined Vesper, qualified for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and led team USA to gold. "If that man's life doesn't inspire you, I'm not sure what will."
Boat Class
Men's Eight (8+)
Height
5'8"
Weight
121
Education
Dartmouth College
Hometown
McLean, Va.
Training Location
Hanover, N.H.
