Courtesy USRowing
In this undated photo, Jessica Thoennes rows for Team USA. Thoennes will be making her Olympic debut in Tokyo. 
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Jessica Thoennes, Highlands Ranch
Specialty: Women’s 8
Age: 25
The Mountain Vista High School graduate played basketball and volleyball as a prep athlete, but didn’t discover the sport of rowing until heading to the University of Washington. “When I first got out there, I had never touched an oar,” . But she quickly took to the sport, helping the Huskies claim the 2017 NCAA championship and winning the gold medal in the second varsity eight event in the 2018 NCAA championship.
Competing: July 25, 28 and 30
