UW rowing alumni brings home 11 medals from Paris Olympics

UW alumni bring in 11 medals from 2024 Paris Olympics

University of Washington rowing alumni set a record for the program with 11 total medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

SEATTLE - The University of Washington is celebrating its Olympic athletes, as 11 different alumni are coming home with medals around their necks.

In a social media post, UW congratulated the Olympians on earning the highest medal total in program history.

The post adds that if "UW Rowing Alumni" were a country, the 11 medals would have ranked them 11th on the overall Olympic medal table.

Here are the UW rowers who brought home some new hardware:

Jacob Dawson ‘16 - Gold - Men’s eight - Great Britain
Gert-Jan van Doorn ‘21 - Silver - Men’s eight - Netherlands
Chris Carlson ‘18 - Bronze - Men’s eight - USA
Rielly Milne '18 - Bronze - Men’s eight - USA
Evan Olson '19 - Bronze - Men’s eight - USA
Pieter Quinton '21 - Bronze - Men’s eight - USA
Holly Dunford '22 - Bronze - Women’s eight - Great Britain
Simon van Dorp '20 - Bronze - Men's single - Netherlands
Tabea Schendekehl ‘20 - Bronze - Women’s quad - Germany
Phoebe Spoors ‘17 - Bronze - Women’s four - New Zealand
Logan Ullrich ‘23 - Silver - Men’s four - New Zealand

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UW head coach Michael Callahan and former UW captain Simon van Dorp

Washington Rowing's previous high for total medals won by individuals in a single Olympiad was nine, in 1936. That year, the famed "Boys in the Boat" won gold in an all-UW men's eight.

The Huskies also won 12 medals in 1984, though three were in sailing, which is not a UW varsity sport.

Additionally, two Huskies recently made their Olympic debut by qualifying for the semifinals in sprint kayak doubles.