August 26 – 2024 has been an extraordinary time for DBCC rowing. In a single year, four alumni represented the United States National Team at the CanAmMex International Regatta in Mexico City, The World Rowing Championships in St. Catharine’s, Ontario, and the Olympic Games in Paris.
The World Rowing Championships, an event which combines the para, senior, under-23, and under-19 championships, featured two DBCC athletes. Carly Brown ‘24, who won gold in the U19 8+ and Olivia Bachert ‘23, who earned a silver in the U23 4+.
Brown, now a two-time world champion, won gold for the US in the Women’s U19 4+ in Paris in 2023. She returned this year as the stroke-seat of the U19 8+ to take first place again. No stranger to international competition, Carly also collected gold medals in the 8+ and the 2- at the 2022 CanAmMex International Regatta. In addition to all this, Brown won a national title while representing the DBCC in the U19 4+ at the 2023 USRowing National Championships and silver in the U19 2- in 2024. She will compete for Stanford University this fall. University this fall.
Carly is joined by Olivia Bachert who also represented Team USA at the World Rowing Championships. As bow-seat of the Women’s U23 4+, Olivia finished in 2nd place, just behind New Zealand.
As a freshman at Syracuse University, Bachert made the Varsity 8+ and placed 8th at the NCAA championships in 2024. Olivia was also a member of the DBCC National Championship 4+ from 2023 and will return to Syracuse this fall for her second year. Full Coverage of the 2024 World Rowing Championship
In addition to two athletes competing at the World Rowing Championship, DBCC was also represented by Elizabeth Peberdy ‘24 at the CanAmMex International Regatta held on Lake Xochimilco in Mexico City. Lizzie won gold over Canada and Mexico by nearly 18 seconds as stroke of the U19 8+ and earned silver in the 2-. Earlier this spring, Peberdy placed 2nd at USRowing Youth National Championship in the U19 2- together with Carly Brown. This fall, Lizzie will be attending the University of Tennessee. Full CanAmMex International Regatta results here
To add to all these outstanding international accomplishments, DBCC was also represented at the Olympic Games earlier this summer in Paris. DBCC alum, Sorin Koszyk ‘16, placed 4th in the Men’s Double Sculls, the best US finish in the event since 1984. Full Paris Olympic Rowing results here.
While rowing for the DBCC, Sorin won four US National Championships as well as a Canadian Henley title. Koszyk went on to row for Cornell where he won the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship twice.
After college, Sorin rowed for Penn AC and most recently trained at the California Rowing Club with his doubles partner, Ben Davison. Over the last few years, he has placed 2nd at World Cup II in 2023, 13th at Worlds in 2023, 7th at Worlds in 2022, and 4th at World Cup I in 2021. Sorin also set the course record for the Championship Single at the Head of the Charles in 2023.
After college, Sorin rowed for Penn AC and most recently trained at the California Rowing Club with his doubles partner, Ben Davison. Over last few years, he has placed 2nd at World Cup II in 2023, 13th at Worlds in 2023, 7th at Worlds in 2022, and 4th at World Cup I in 2021. Sorin also set the course record for the Championship Single at the Head of the Charles in 2023.