2023 Heavyweight Rowing Roster
Bennema, Jelmer

Jelmer Bennema
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Utrecht, Netherlands
- High School:
- Jordan MLU
Bio
Awards:
2V Eastern Sprints Silver Medal (2023)
IRA All-Academic-Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
IRCA Scholar-Athlete (2023)
2023: Saw time on the 2V that defeated Georgetown, Drexel, Temple, Navy, Penn, Columbia, Cornell … In the postseason, the 2V win a silver medal at Easterns and win the Petite Final at the IRA Championships ... Rowed at the Henley Royal Regatta.
2022: Was on 3V boat that beat Georgetown, Drexel, Temple and Navy … Rowed for the 2V that was fifth at Easterns and sixth at the IRA Championships.
2021: Raced at 2V and 3V … Helped the 2V to sixth at the IRA Championships
2020: Season was canceled due to COVID-19
Before Princeton:
Jordman MLU: National Champion in the single and quad (U-17) …. Two-time National Champion in the 8+ in 2019
Personal: Son of Anne-Marie de Ruiter and Tom Bennema … Has a sister, Florien
2V Eastern Sprints Silver Medal (2023)
IRA All-Academic-Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
IRCA Scholar-Athlete (2023)
2023: Saw time on the 2V that defeated Georgetown, Drexel, Temple, Navy, Penn, Columbia, Cornell … In the postseason, the 2V win a silver medal at Easterns and win the Petite Final at the IRA Championships ... Rowed at the Henley Royal Regatta.
2022: Was on 3V boat that beat Georgetown, Drexel, Temple and Navy … Rowed for the 2V that was fifth at Easterns and sixth at the IRA Championships.
2021: Raced at 2V and 3V … Helped the 2V to sixth at the IRA Championships
2020: Season was canceled due to COVID-19
Before Princeton:
Jordman MLU: National Champion in the single and quad (U-17) …. Two-time National Champion in the 8+ in 2019
Personal: Son of Anne-Marie de Ruiter and Tom Bennema … Has a sister, Florien
Princeton Athletics 2023-24 Highlights
Tuesday, June 04
Highlights from 2022 Gary Walters ’67 PVC Awards Banquet
Wednesday, June 22
Princeton Athletics 2021-22 Highlights
Monday, June 06
Spring 2022 PNC Student-Athlete Achiever Award Recipients
Tuesday, April 26