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Simon van Dorp is an Olympic rower for the Netherlands, recognized for his significant achievements in both team and individual sculling events on the international stage.
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Simon Van Dorp uses the RP3 for training, leveraging a 4-year partnership between RP3 and KNRB (Royal Dutch Rowing Federation) to refine his stroke and track data.
Ambassador for EXR, an indoor rowing platform. Simon van Dorp holds the fastest times on segments like "Shed and Shred," "Get Out of Swamp," and "Speed through John W."
Simon van Dorp was born on April 10, 1997, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. His rowing career began in May 2011, quickly establishing himself as a formidable talent. During his junior years, he became a five-time Dutch junior National Champion. He further distinguished himself on the international junior circuit, earning a silver medal at the Junior World Championships in 2014 and a gold medal at the Junior World Championships in 2015. His success continued at the U23 level, where he secured a gold medal at the World Rowing U23 Championships in 2016.
Van Dorp then advanced to collegiate rowing at the University of Washington from 2017 to 2020, majoring in political economy. During his freshman year in 2017, he was part of the Men’s Varsity 8+ crew that achieved multiple victories, including the Oregon State Classic, Stanford Invitational, Schoch Cup against the University of California, Berkeley, and the Windermere Cup. The crew also won the Pac-12 Championships and placed second in the grand final at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Regatta. In 2018, as a sophomore, he continued to excel, setting a world record for the 6k erg time with 18:13.2 (1:31/500m) on February 20, 2018. That year, he was a key member of the UW Varsity 8+ that won the Pac-12 Championships and competed in the World Championships, where the Netherlands men’s eight finished seventh.
In 2019, van Dorp received the program’s Pigott Award for being the most inspirational team member. He won a silver medal with the Dutch men’s eight at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim. Simon took a break from university in 2019-2020 to train for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, where he competed in the Men’s Eight, securing a fifth-place finish. He continued his Olympic journey, earning a bronze medal in the Men’s Single Sculls at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. His career also includes multiple European Championship medals, such as silver in the men’s eight at the 2018 Glasgow European Championships and silver in quadruple sculls at the 2023 Bled and 2025 Plovdiv European Championships, along with bronze medals in the eight at the 2020 Poznań and 2021 Varese European Championships. He also secured a silver medal in the single sculls at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade.
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