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2025-26 Men's Heavy Rowing Roster

Hussein Elzaafarany

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Dubai
  • Highschool Dubai College

Biography

2024-25
SPRING
  *Northeastern: Fifth Varsity 8+, 3 seat (3rd/3, 6:16.00)
  *at Columbia w/Princeton: Fifth Varsity 8+, 3 seat (1st/2, 6:45.6)
  *Columbia/Yale: Fifth Varsity 8+, 3 seat (6:41.9)
  *at Harvard w/Navy: Fifth Varsity 8+, 3 seat (2nd/2, 6:29.9)
  *Oregon State: Fifth Varsity 8+, 3 seat (6:08.9)
  *Cornell: Fifth Varsity 8+, 3 seat (2nd/2, 6:00.7)
  *Holy Cross: Fifth Varsity 8+, 3 seat (6:16.2)
 
High School: Competed in swimming, water polo and basketball and was captain of the swimming and water polo teams … DASSA D1 Championships in swimming and water polo … Middle East Open Championships medalist in swimming in 2020 and 2022 … Alexandria Regional medalist in 2020 … Dubai’s Fittest Teen Award recipient … Finished second in age group and tenth in UAE at the Red Bull Wings for Life Run … Highest Edexcel GCSE Mathematics Mark in the World … Institute of Physics ‘Net Zero in 3’ competition winner … Minds Underground Engineering Competition ‘Most Visual Design’ winner … Seventh highest mark in the world at the ISMTF Math Competition.
 
Personal: Enrolled in the VIPER (Mechanical Engineering and Physics) program through the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the College of Arts and Sciences.
 
Why Penn? “I chose Penn because the unique energy-focused dual-degree program (VIPER) really stood out to me and perfectly matched my interests.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    6'1"
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    6'1"