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Marty Crotty Steps Down As Men's Lightweight Rowing Head Coach
June 03, 2025 | Men's Rowing - Lightweight
Marty Crotty, a two-time IRA champion head coach with Princeton's men's lightweight rowing program, has announced that he is stepping down as head coach to pursue other professional opportunities.
Crotty, who graduated from Princeton in 1998 after winning a pair of national titles as a member of the heavyweight rowing team, recently completed his 15th season as head coach at his alma mater.
"The Princeton boathouse has been part of my life for over 30 years and always will be," said Crotty. "I want to especially thank Mike Teti for introducing Princeton to me; Curtis Jordan, for giving me the chance to coach at Princeton, and my current colleagues Lori Dauphiny, Paul Rassam, and Greg Hughes with whom I have worked with for more than 20 years. My coaching colleagues and mentors have become my best friends, and nothing has made me prouder than seeing our rowers succeed on the water, in the classroom, and in their lives after leaving Princeton. I am deeply grateful to my coaching and Princeton Athletics colleagues, rowers, and the Princeton University Rowing Association. Stepping away from coaching, and from Princeton University, was a difficult decision, but I'm looking forward to the new opportunities that lie ahead. And I will always be Princeton Rowing's number one fan on the shores of Lake Carnegie."
Crotty's lifelong connection with Princeton Rowing began in the fall of 1994 with his arrival on campus and continued through a tenure as an assistant coach with the heavyweights from 2006-09 before ascending to the head coach position with the lightweight team for the 2009-10 season.
His debut campaign was one to remember, resulting in an Eastern Sprints championship and an IRA national title. Over his tenure as head coach, the Tigers competed in 14 IRA Regattas and never finished lower than sixth as a team.
In 2023, Crotty guided the Tigers back atop the team standings at IRAs to earn his second national championship.
"There are few people whose connection to Princeton and its boathouse run deeper than Marty Crotty," said Ford Family Director of Athletics John Mack '00. "He has helped hundreds of student-athletes reach their full potential in the classroom, on the water and in their personal and professional lives. He has led by example with class and humility, representing Princeton proudly at a championship level for over 30 years as a student-athlete and coach. We are sad that he will no longer be on a launch as head coach, but know that his relationship to our rowing programs will continue as a passionate alum and supporter."
In addition to success at Sprints and IRAs. Crotty has helped his teams be at their best in the sport's signature events during his tenure.
In the fall of 2017, Crotty and the Tigers won the Head of the Charles Regatta, and that crew would go on to reach the quarterfinals in the Temple Cup at Henley.
A pair of lightweight alumni who rowed for Crotty went on to represent the United States in the Olympics in Robin Prendes '10 (2012, 2016) and Tyler Nase '13 (2016).
A national search will be held to identify the next head coach of men's lightweight rowing.
Crotty, who graduated from Princeton in 1998 after winning a pair of national titles as a member of the heavyweight rowing team, recently completed his 15th season as head coach at his alma mater.
"The Princeton boathouse has been part of my life for over 30 years and always will be," said Crotty. "I want to especially thank Mike Teti for introducing Princeton to me; Curtis Jordan, for giving me the chance to coach at Princeton, and my current colleagues Lori Dauphiny, Paul Rassam, and Greg Hughes with whom I have worked with for more than 20 years. My coaching colleagues and mentors have become my best friends, and nothing has made me prouder than seeing our rowers succeed on the water, in the classroom, and in their lives after leaving Princeton. I am deeply grateful to my coaching and Princeton Athletics colleagues, rowers, and the Princeton University Rowing Association. Stepping away from coaching, and from Princeton University, was a difficult decision, but I'm looking forward to the new opportunities that lie ahead. And I will always be Princeton Rowing's number one fan on the shores of Lake Carnegie."
Crotty's lifelong connection with Princeton Rowing began in the fall of 1994 with his arrival on campus and continued through a tenure as an assistant coach with the heavyweights from 2006-09 before ascending to the head coach position with the lightweight team for the 2009-10 season.
His debut campaign was one to remember, resulting in an Eastern Sprints championship and an IRA national title. Over his tenure as head coach, the Tigers competed in 14 IRA Regattas and never finished lower than sixth as a team.
In 2023, Crotty guided the Tigers back atop the team standings at IRAs to earn his second national championship.
"There are few people whose connection to Princeton and its boathouse run deeper than Marty Crotty," said Ford Family Director of Athletics John Mack '00. "He has helped hundreds of student-athletes reach their full potential in the classroom, on the water and in their personal and professional lives. He has led by example with class and humility, representing Princeton proudly at a championship level for over 30 years as a student-athlete and coach. We are sad that he will no longer be on a launch as head coach, but know that his relationship to our rowing programs will continue as a passionate alum and supporter."
In addition to success at Sprints and IRAs. Crotty has helped his teams be at their best in the sport's signature events during his tenure.
In the fall of 2017, Crotty and the Tigers won the Head of the Charles Regatta, and that crew would go on to reach the quarterfinals in the Temple Cup at Henley.
A pair of lightweight alumni who rowed for Crotty went on to represent the United States in the Olympics in Robin Prendes '10 (2012, 2016) and Tyler Nase '13 (2016).
A national search will be held to identify the next head coach of men's lightweight rowing.
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