2018 Heavyweight Rowing Roster
Dan de Groot
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- St. Catharines, Canada
- High School:
- Gov. Simcoe Secondary
At Princeton — 2019: Rowed the whole season at 1V … Helped the Tigers win the Navy-Princeton Cup, Childs Cup and Content Cup … Nabbed a fourth-place finish at Eastern and sixth place at the IRAs. 2018: rowed in the 1V and helped Princeton post Top-5 finishes at both the IRA national championships (5th) and Eastern Sprints (4th); boat came within one second of a silver medal at Sprints … started season in 2V and went 9-0 in the boat, but moved to 1V for regular-season finale and postseason. 2017: won bronze in the 3V at Eastern Sprints … helped the 3V reach the IRA grand finals, where it finished fifth. 2016: rowed in the 2 seat of the 2V throughout the season and won a silver medal at both the IRA national championships and Eastern Sprints … defeated both Washington and California in the IRA championship final … helped Princeton win a second straight Rowe Cup (team points title) at Sprints … helped the 2V go 7-1 throughout the season; only losses during the season came against Harvard. 2015: missed all of season with an injury.
Before Princeton — won five gold medals at the Canadian high school championships and four gold medals at the Canadian Henley … rowed for both high school and the St. Catharines Rowing Club … competing in the 1x for Canada at the World Junior Rowing Championships and the Youth Olympics this summer … earned Senior Male Athlete of the Year honors.
Personal — born May 1, 1996 … son of Rolf and Lindsey de Groot … has an older brother Dave, who rows for Brock University in Canada … enjoys cycling.
