Astrid Wettstein

Biography

Wettstein '13 is in her second season with Princeton in 2026. The First Varsity ripped off a blistering time of 6:01.18 to take down No. 5 Yale (6:05.06) by 3.8 seconds in the 2025 Ivy League Grand Final. The Tigers led throughout the race, defeating Yale's previously unbeaten boat. It is the eighth consecutive victory for the 1V at Ivies and 10th in the past 11 events. Princeton earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Rowing Championships becoming one of six Ivy League schools in the field. The 2V collected a bronze medal at NCAAs while the team finished sixth overall, marking the 10th top-ten finish for the program in the last 13 NCAA regattas. The Tigers finished with four All-Americans highlighted by Katherine George being named a finalist for CRCA Athlete of the Year. Wettstein was at Syracuse previously. Prior to that she was the head coach of the Austin Rowing Club. With Austin, Wettstein helped the program to a U17 silver medal at the 2022 Head of the Charles and to qualify for the Youth Nationals for the first time. During her time with Princeton as an undergraduate, she helped the team to two third place finishes at NCAAs and two Ivy League titles. She rowed on the second varsity that won three Ivy crowns and earned three top finishes at NCAAs. Wettstein also won gold at the Head of Charles in 2010.