UConn’s founding women’s rowing coach plans to retire after the 2026 season, capping a 29-year tenure that shaped the program from its varsity inception.
After nearly 30 years with British Rowing, Jürgen Grobler OBE will bring to an end one of the most successful and decorated coaching careers in the history of rowing and the Olympic Games.
Olympic hopefuls across the country are back on the water and restarting the Covid-stalled Tokyo Olympic campaign. But the constant battle to halt the spread of the deadly virus means continued social distancing, and that means singles only rowing through the summer. Could that mean more competitive U.S. sculling crews in the future?
UConn’s founding women’s rowing coach plans to retire after the 2026 season, capping a 29-year tenure that shaped the program from its varsity inception.
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