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Alum Liu ‘12 Named to the USRowing National Team for 2022

9/1/2022

USRowing is pleased to announce the roster that will represent the United States at the upcoming 2022 World Rowing Championships September 18-25 in Prague, Czech Republic.

The U.S. will have 25 boats competing in the eight-day regatta including the men's and women's single sculls, lightweight single sculls, double sculls, lightweight double sculls, quadruple sculls, lightweight quadruple sculls, pair, lightweight pair, four, and eight, as well as the PR1 men's single sculls, PR2 men's and women's single sculls, PR3 mixed double sculls, and PR3 mixed four with coxswain.

This will be the first time the world championship has been held since 2019 due to COVID-19. In 2019, the U.S. came home with six medals including gold in the lightweight women's pair and PR3 women's pair, silver in the PR3 mixed four with coxswain, and bronze in the women's single sculls, women's eight, and PR3 mixed double sculls.

Of the 76 athletes on this year's roster, 19 were on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic or Paralympic Games' squads. The roster is made up of athletes from 23 states, plus Germany. Massachusetts leads the way with 13 athletes, followed by New York with nine.

Complete press coverage, athlete bios, and links to event information will be available at www.usrowing.org and www.worldrowing.com. Follow along with the U.S. National Team as it prepares for the 2022 World Rowing Championships by using the hashtags #WRChamps and #WRChamps22.

USRowing would like to thank Filippi Lido, the Official Boat Supplier for the U.S. Senior, Under 23, and Para Rowing National Teams. Under the agreement, Filippi is providing USRowing a fleet of boats for international competitions including the World Rowing Cup regattas, World Rowing Under 23 Championships, World Rowing Championships, Olympic Games, and Paralympic Games, as well as a domestic training fleet for the USRowing Training Center.

2022 U.S. Senior National Team Roster
Name (Hometown/University/Club Affiliation)
(Athletes are listed in alphabetical order within each boat) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g1xUnMrzwM

Lightweight Men's Double Sculls
Zachary Heese (Pelham, N.Y./University of Virginia/Texas Rowing Center High Performance)
Jasper Liu (Phoenix, Ariz./University of Pennsylvania/Texas Rowing Center High Performance)