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2020-21 Men's Lightweight Rowing Roster

Aidan O'Connor

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Philadelphia, Pa.
  • Highschool St. Joseph's Prep

Biography

2020-21
SPRING
  *Kerr Cup: Third Varsity 8+ (morning),, 4 seat (6:20.9, 3rd/3)
  *Kerr Cup: Third Varsity 8+ (afternoon), 4 seat (6:12.6, 2nd/2)
  *Bergen Cup: Third Varsity 8+, 3 seat (6:18.1, 3rd/5)
 
2019-20
  *All spring races canceled due to national outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19
 
2018-19
SPRING
  *Did not see action in any races
 
2017-18
SPRING
  *at Princeton: Fifth Varsity 8+, bow seat (6:42.6, 1st/2)
  *Navy: Fifth Varsity 8+, bow seat (6:38.4, 2nd/2)
 
Rowing Highlights: Philadelphia Catholic League (PCL) team champion in 2017.
 
Personal: Son of Kathy and Robert O’Connor … Uncle, Sam Danon, was a lightweight rower at Penn … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
 
Why Penn?Laws without morals are useless. I chose Penn because it is the best place for me to continue a pursuit of knowledge and general excellence.”
 
Why rowing?"By rowing as well as you can, you are lifting yourself up and making yourself better. If you row well enough, you are approaching perfection. If you approach perfection, you are approaching the divine." – George Pocock

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

  • 2018-19Sophomore

  • 2019-20Junior

  • 2020-21Senior