Distinguished Alumna 2021: Lori Dauphiny '81

Lori Dauphiny

2021 Distinguished Alumni Lori Dauphiny '81 is in her 24th year as the head coach of women’s open crew for Princeton University. She arrived to Princeton in 1989 from Columbia University and was promoted to Head Coach in 1996, the first female head coach in women’s open crews’ 41 year history.  

Twice she has been named National Coach of the Year and has led the Princeton Tigers to an unprecedented era of success over her career. Under Lori’s leadership, Princeton has won two V8+ NCAA Championships and 10 Ivy League crowns.  
 
Lori was inducted into the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association's Hall of Fame in 2019. She also has spent summers since 1997 working with the U.S. national team and coached the pair and lightweight double at the 2004 Olympics. Lori likes to spend her free time with friends and family and enjoys hiking, running and watching her 14 year old son play soccer.