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2025-26 Men's Lightweight Rowing Roster

Matthieu Bouchard

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Mandelieu-La Napoule, France
  • Highschool Lycée International de Valbonne

Biography

2024-25
SPRING
  *NCLI: Fourth Varsity 8+ (Session 1), 7 seat (2nd/3, 6:20.7)
  *NCLI: Fourth Varsity 8+ (Session 2), 7 seat (2nd/3, 6:23.7)
  *Cornell (Leonard Cup): Fourth Varsity 8+, 7 seat (2nd/2, 5:54.7)
  *Columbia/Yale (Colgan Cup): Fourth Varsity 8+, stroke seat (3rd/3 vs. 3V8s, 6:57.57)
  *Princeton: Fourth Varsity 8+, 7 seat (1st/3, 6:57.6)
  *at Navy (1919 Trophy): Fourth Varsity 8+, 7 seat (2nd/2, 6:51.1)
  *EARC Sprints: Fourth Varsity 8+, 7 seat (3rd/4, 6:19.202 grand final)
 
High School: Rowed club for Cannes Mandelieu (2017-23) and Aviron Saint Cassien (2023-24) … 2023 national champion at the French National Long Distance Championships in U19 double sculls and quad sculls … 2023 bronze medalist at U19 French Nationals in double sculls … 2021 silver medalist at U17 French Nationals in double sculls … 2022 silver medalist at French National Long Distance Championships in U19 quad sculls … 2022 bronze medalist at French national long distance championships in double sculls … With the French national team, took sixth at the 2023 Coupe de la Jeunesse in quad sculls.
 
Personal: Enrolled in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
 
Why Penn? “I chose Penn because I believed it was the best place to pursue academic and athletic excellence.”
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    5'10"
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    5'10"