Jordan Irving ‘96
Jordan began rowing at T.C. Williams High School near his hometown of Alexandria, VA. At Yale, he was a three-year member of the varsity and a key member of the crew that completed Yale’s sweep of Harvard in ’96. An American studies major at Yale, Irving continued to pursue his interests in history and rowing at Oxford University in 1997. Jordan rowed seven seat of the ‘Blue Boat’ and continued to row with the team through the Henley Royal Regatta.
Irving was also active with the U.S. National Team system. Following his junior year in 1995, Jordan rowed in the six seat of the U.S. Under-23 eight that won a bronze medal at the Nation’s Cup in Amsterdam. In 1997 Jordan (pictured far left above) stroked the U.S. pair with coxswain to a gold medal at the World Championships in France.

Peter Stroble ‘96
Peter Stroble was a three-year member of the varsity crew. Originally from Port Angeles, WA, Stroble rowed in high school at the Brentwood School in British Columbia. After graduating from Brentwood in 1992, he made the U.S. Junior National Team in the eight and brought home the gold medal. Following his sophomore year at Yale, Stroble made his first U.S. Senior National Team. He stroked the lightweight four without coxswain at the 1994 World Championship in Indianapolis, IN.
As a senior Stroble switched to starboard side and ended up stroking the Varsity to its first victory over Harvard in 12 years.

Brian Jamieson ‘91
A silver medallist in the quadruple sculls at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Brian Jamieson (pictured second from left) started his rowing career at Yale. A physics major, Brian was always the strongest team member on the ergometer but was never able to break into the varsity. Determined to become a world-class sculler, he moved to the Occoquan Training Center after graduation and became a contender for the U.S. Team. After three years of rowing in the quad and double at the World Championships, Brian was the most experienced sculler in the quad at the Olympics. He was Yale’s only medallist at the Atlanta Olympics and was the only Ivy League alumnus to win a heavyweight rowing medal in the games.  

Peter Nordell ‘88
A walk-on rower his freshman year, Pete rowed for Yale all four years and on the U.S. National Team for two years. In 1987 he was a member of the gold medal eight at the World Championships in Copenhagen. As an Olympian in Seoul in 1988, Pete was part of the bronze medal eight.

Dr. Benjamin Spock ‘25
As a 6’4” freshman, Ben Spock matriculated at Yale with thoughts of continuing his efforts as a high jumper on the track and field team. The captain of the crew, James Rockefeller, took notice of Spock’s natural rowing build and invited him to try out for crew. No freshman could refuse the honor of an invitation by the crew captain, so Ben Spock’s fate was sealed.
In 1924 the Yale eight won the right to represent the United States in the Olympic Games in Paris. The Yale contingent made the trip by ocean liner to compete in the rowing program on the Seine River. They won a gold medal in the world-record time of 5 minutes 51 seconds.
While his interest in rowing has stayed with him throughout his life, Ben has continued to succeed off the water as well. As a pediatrician, Dr. Spock’s famous book on child rearing has outsold all books ever published except for the Bible.