Henrik Rummel ’09 Named to U.S. Olympic Rowing Team
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.— Former Harvard oarsman
Henrik Rummel ’09 has been named to the men’s four that
will represent the United States at the 2012 London Olympic Games,
pending final approval from the United States Olympic Committee,
USRowing announced Monday.
Rummel was a three-year member of the Harvard heavyweight varsity
eight, rowing on the Eastern-championship crew in 2007 and in three
IRA National Championships varsity eight grand finals. He joins
former Crimson lightweight captain Will Newell ’11, who
previously qualified as part of the men’s lightweight four,
on the U.S. Olympic Rowing Team.
The lineup includes Scott Gault (Piedmont, Calif.), Charlie Cole
(New Canaan, Conn.), Rummel (Pittsford, N.Y.) and Glenn Ochal
(Philadelphia, Pa.).
Gault, a returning 2008 Olympian, finished fifth in men’s
quadruple sculls in Beijing. He and Cole were members of the
men’s four that qualified the boat for London with its
fourth-place finish at the 2011 World Rowing Championships. Rummel
competed in the men’s eight and Ochal in the men’s
quadruple sculls at last year’s world championships.
Selection for the men’s four was determined based on lineup
evaluations, national selection regatta results and training camp
performance in Chula Vista, Calif., under U.S. men’s coach
Tim McLaren.
In total, 12 crews will represent the United States at the 2012
Olympic Games. Three boat classes – the men’s single
sculls, men’s pair and women’s pair – will be
contested June 11-14 at the 2012 Olympic Trials in West Windsor,
N.J. The remaining three crews – the women’s eight and
men’s and women’s quadruple sculls – will be
named on June 22.
