Payton Gauthier '22 Recruiting Profile

I treat the sport of rowing with respect, dignity, and adherence. Rowing allows me to constantly challenge myself in ways that can either lead to hardship or success. I treat success as my greatest weakness. To not get full of myself and focus on finding ways to progress further. Hardship is natural, without experiencing hardship you can not grow and without trial and error, there is no growth. 

Rowing has molded me into a strong, confident, open individual that is opportunistic when presented with a challenge. I embarked on rowing solely to get into shape with no anticipation of going anywhere. Little did I know I would start realizing I cannot find another sport like this. Where the only determining factor of how successful you are is the amount of time and effort I invest in it. I quickly learned that good is the enemy of greatness. There is no margin for the amount of triumph I can experience. But determining whether you are willing to take that extra stroke, or go for that run on your off day will decide what type of athlete you are. I try my hardest to be an athlete like that. I do my best to follow those rules I have made and believe they make me a better athlete for doing so. 

Thank you.

Below are some of my testing results:  

• - Peak Power: 1087 watts
• - One Minute: 651watts, 369 meters 

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Some of my Competition Results include: 

• - 2020 Crash-B Indoor Rowing Competition: Placed 21st overall in the U19 division 

• - 2020 Canadian Indoor Rowing Championship: 9th in U19 Open

• - 2019 Head of The Charles Regatta: Placed 11th in U19 Open Doubles

• - 2019 Royal Canadian Henley Regatta: Placed 5th in U19 Open Singles

• - 2019 Stotesbury Cup Regatta: Placed 3rd in Junior Open Doubles

• - 2019 Head of the Schuylkill: Placed 4th in U19 Open Quad 

• - 2019 CSSRC (Canadian School Boy): Placed 2nd in Junior Open Doubles