Princeton University Athletics
2026 Heavyweight Rowing Roster
Kian Aminian
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Newport Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Fairmont Prep. Academy
Awards:
Eastern Sprints 1V Silver Medal (2026)
Eastern Sprints 1V Bronze Medal (2025)
IRA 2V Silver Medal (2024)
IRA 1V Bronze Medal (2026)
Eastern Sprints 2V Gold Medal (2024)
2x IRCA Scholar Athlete (2025, 2026)
2026: Raced with the 1V all season … helped the 1V win silver at Eastern Sprints, which contributed to Princeton’s Rowe Cup victory … helped the 1V win bronze at the IRA National Championships … part of wins over Georgetown, La Salle, Temple, Navy, Penn, Stanford, Columbia, Harvard, Yale, Cornell and Brown
2025: Rowed on the 1V in every race … helped the 1V win bronze at Eastern Sprints … part of the 1V that finished fourth in the Grand Final at IRAs … helped the Tigers earn a Lake Carnegie best time and win the Content Cup against No. 4 Brown … part of the 1V that won the Carnegie Cup against No 8 Yale and No. 15 Cornell … led Princeton to a Childs Cup win against No. 10 Penn and No. 16 Columbia … contributed to the Tigers’ victory over No. 15 Navy … part of a boat that opened the season with wins over No. 16 Georgetown, No. 18 La Salle and No. 24 Temple
2024: Rowed on the 2V that went undefeated in the regular season, defeating Drexel, Georgetown, Temple, Navy, Penn, Columbia, Harvard, Yale, Cornell and Brown … It was the first time in program history that the 1V and 2V went unbeaten in the regular season … Helped the 2V to gold at Eastern Sprints, the boat’s first gold since back-to-back wins in 2017 and 2018 which led the team to Rowe Cup for the first time since 2016. … Led the 2V to a silver at the IRA National Championships, the boat’s first medal since 2017 and a five-spot jump from 2023, pushing the Tigers to second in the Ten Eyck standings, the team’s highest mark since 2016 ... Rowed at the Henley Royal Regatta, collecting a second place finish for the Temple Cup.
Before Princeton:
Newport Aquatic Center: Helped the 8+ to third place at nationals and national championship in the 2- as a senior captain … Led the 1V to second place at nationals as a junior … Personal high in the 2K is 6:09 and 19:55 in the 6K … Team MVP twice … Earned nine regional titles … Picked up a bronze medal at the 2022 U19 World Championships in the 8+.
Personal: Son of Azin and Afshin Aminian … Has two sisters, Kyana and Sophia.
Eastern Sprints 1V Silver Medal (2026)
Eastern Sprints 1V Bronze Medal (2025)
IRA 2V Silver Medal (2024)
IRA 1V Bronze Medal (2026)
Eastern Sprints 2V Gold Medal (2024)
2x IRCA Scholar Athlete (2025, 2026)
2026: Raced with the 1V all season … helped the 1V win silver at Eastern Sprints, which contributed to Princeton’s Rowe Cup victory … helped the 1V win bronze at the IRA National Championships … part of wins over Georgetown, La Salle, Temple, Navy, Penn, Stanford, Columbia, Harvard, Yale, Cornell and Brown
2025: Rowed on the 1V in every race … helped the 1V win bronze at Eastern Sprints … part of the 1V that finished fourth in the Grand Final at IRAs … helped the Tigers earn a Lake Carnegie best time and win the Content Cup against No. 4 Brown … part of the 1V that won the Carnegie Cup against No 8 Yale and No. 15 Cornell … led Princeton to a Childs Cup win against No. 10 Penn and No. 16 Columbia … contributed to the Tigers’ victory over No. 15 Navy … part of a boat that opened the season with wins over No. 16 Georgetown, No. 18 La Salle and No. 24 Temple
2024: Rowed on the 2V that went undefeated in the regular season, defeating Drexel, Georgetown, Temple, Navy, Penn, Columbia, Harvard, Yale, Cornell and Brown … It was the first time in program history that the 1V and 2V went unbeaten in the regular season … Helped the 2V to gold at Eastern Sprints, the boat’s first gold since back-to-back wins in 2017 and 2018 which led the team to Rowe Cup for the first time since 2016. … Led the 2V to a silver at the IRA National Championships, the boat’s first medal since 2017 and a five-spot jump from 2023, pushing the Tigers to second in the Ten Eyck standings, the team’s highest mark since 2016 ... Rowed at the Henley Royal Regatta, collecting a second place finish for the Temple Cup.
Before Princeton:
Newport Aquatic Center: Helped the 8+ to third place at nationals and national championship in the 2- as a senior captain … Led the 1V to second place at nationals as a junior … Personal high in the 2K is 6:09 and 19:55 in the 6K … Team MVP twice … Earned nine regional titles … Picked up a bronze medal at the 2022 U19 World Championships in the 8+.
Personal: Son of Azin and Afshin Aminian … Has two sisters, Kyana and Sophia.
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