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Gordon Getsinger enters his first season as the head coach of the women's rowing program. Getsinger was named the second head coach in program history in July, 2026.
A native of Darien, Connecticut, Getsinger returns home to lead the Huskies program, bringing more than a decade of coaching experience at the collegiate, junior, and national team levels. Getsinger comes to UConn from Dartmouth College where he served as the associate head coach of the women's rowing program in 2025-26. He coached two student-athletes to All-Ivy honors while leading the Big Green to a fourth-place finish at the Ivy League Championship, the program's highest placement in the NCAA era.
Prior to his time at Dartmouth, Getsinger was an assistant coach at the University of Washington from 2021 to 2025, serving as the lead recruiter for three of his four years. Across his four seasons, the Huskies finished in the top five nationally each year, earning top three finishes at the Pac-12 Championship from 2022 to 2024. In his final season with the Huskies, Getsinger coached the second varsity eight to a gold medal at the 2025 Big Ten Conference Championship and a silver medal finish at the 2025 National Championships, contributing to Washington's fourth-place finish nationally.
Before joining Washington, Getsinger worked at Saugatuck Rowing Club in Westport, Connecticut, first serving as women's lightweight coach from 2014 to 2015 before being elevated to women's head coach from 2015 to 2018. In 2018, Getsinger was promoted to director of rowing & women's head coach where he served in that role until 2021. During his tenure, he transformed Saugatuck into one of the nation's premier junior rowing programs, leading the women's eight to five consecutive titles at the Head of the Charles and five USRowing Youth National Championships. Getsinger was named Saratoga Junior Coaching Conference, Junior Coach of the Year in 2016 and 2018. Under his leadership, Saugatuck athletes excelled at every level, winning national championships before earning opportunities to represent the United States in international competition.
Getsinger has also shown leadership on the international stage as a member of the U.S. Junior National Team coaching staff. He led the U-23 women's pair to a silver medal finish at the 2021 World Rowing U-23 Championships.
Prior to his time with Saugatuck, Getsinger coached at the Asheville Youth Rowing Association (N.C.) in 2013-14, and for NorCal Crew (Calif.) in 2012-13. He began his coaching career at Saugatuck as the men's novice coach in 2010-11.
Getsinger attended the University of California, Berkely where he won a national championship in the men's freshmen eight in 2005. He went on to earn a silver medal at the IRA national championships in 2008 and finished as the runner up twice at the Pac-10 Championships.
Getsinger resides in Darien with his wife, Carly, and their three daughters Eloise, Lyla, and Heidi.
