Princeton University Athletics
2026 Men's Rowing - Lightweight Roster

Johannes Jakobsen
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- High School:
- Rysensteen Gymnasium
Awards:
Eastern Sprints 3V Gold Medal (2026)
Eastern Sprints 2V Bronze Medal (2024)
2026: Rowed on the 4+ that advanced to the Grand Final and finished fourth at the IRA National Championships … rowed on the 3V that won gold at Eastern Sprints, contributing to the Tigers’ 17th Jope Cup victory … helped the 3V earn wins over Georgetown, Penn, Harvard and Yale
2025: Helped the 2V finish fourth in the Grand Final at IRAs … part of the 2V that finished fourth at Eastern Sprints and helped the Tigers finish second in the team point standings … part of the 3V that defeated Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Dartmouth, Columbia, Georgetown and Navy
2024: Saw action at the 2V and 3V … Helped the 2V to wins over Columbia, Dartmouth, Georgetown and Harvard in the regular season … Helped the 2V to bronze at Eastern Sprints … Paced the 2V to sixth at the IRA Championships.
Before Princeton:
Copenhagen Rowing Club: Member of the national team … won gold at the World Cup II in 2022 in the boys’ lightweight 4x.
Personal: Son of Louise Stensborg Jakobsen and Poul Anders Aarøe Pedersen … Has two sisters and one brother.
Eastern Sprints 3V Gold Medal (2026)
Eastern Sprints 2V Bronze Medal (2024)
2026: Rowed on the 4+ that advanced to the Grand Final and finished fourth at the IRA National Championships … rowed on the 3V that won gold at Eastern Sprints, contributing to the Tigers’ 17th Jope Cup victory … helped the 3V earn wins over Georgetown, Penn, Harvard and Yale
2025: Helped the 2V finish fourth in the Grand Final at IRAs … part of the 2V that finished fourth at Eastern Sprints and helped the Tigers finish second in the team point standings … part of the 3V that defeated Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Dartmouth, Columbia, Georgetown and Navy
2024: Saw action at the 2V and 3V … Helped the 2V to wins over Columbia, Dartmouth, Georgetown and Harvard in the regular season … Helped the 2V to bronze at Eastern Sprints … Paced the 2V to sixth at the IRA Championships.
Before Princeton:
Copenhagen Rowing Club: Member of the national team … won gold at the World Cup II in 2022 in the boys’ lightweight 4x.
Personal: Son of Louise Stensborg Jakobsen and Poul Anders Aarøe Pedersen … Has two sisters and one brother.
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