DAVENPORT, Iowa — Emily Delleman’s journey to the Olympics began under Iowa-Illinois’ I-74 bridge.
The Davenport Central High School alumna will be representing the United States at the Paris Olympics later this month after her Women’s Quadruple Sculls boat secured first place at the Final Qualification Regatta in Switzerland in May.
This marks the latest and most significant milestone in Delleman’s illustrious rowing career. A two-time All-American at Stanford University, she has been selected for seven national teams, with her roots traced back to the Y Quad Cities Rowing Club in Moline, Illinois.
Emily Delleman, second from right, celebrates with her teammates Grace Joyce, Teal Cohen, and Lauren O’Connor after winning the Women’s Quadruple Sculls at the World Rowing Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland in May.
“I feel like I got really lucky to be a part of an amazing program in the Quad Cities at the YMCA in Moline,” Delleman said. “While I was there, Dr. Peter Sharis created an amazing program. It just so happened that I was sandwiched between his two daughters (Elizabeth and Caroline), who were really highly skilled athletes and rowed. (Dr. Sharis) rowed at Harvard and was an Olympian and was an insanely good coach.”
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