NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Yale lightweight crew's Ry Natterson (Los Angeles, Calif.), Timmy Parsons (Eugene, Ore.) and Fielding Staelin (Nashville, Tenn.) will represent the United States at the upcoming World Rowing Under 23 Championships. Natterson and Staelin will compete together in the U23 lightweight men's double sculls (BLM2x), while Parsons is in the U23 men's four (BM4-). 
 
Natterson and Staelin earned their spot by winning the lightweight double sculls at USRowing's U23 Trials, held on Mercer Lake in New Jersey on the first weekend of July. Their winning time of 6:37.52, which bested that of Richard Kelley and Jack Lionette (6:41.18), met the competitive standard time to earn selection to the U23 National Team. 
 
Parsons earned his spot after participating in the U.S. U23 Selection Camp. 
 
The 2026 World Rowing Under 23 Championships will take place July 23-26 on the Wedau Regatta Course in Duisburg, Germany. The Championships usually attract up to 1,000 rowers from around the world.
 
Ry Natterson 
 
A rising junior, Natterson rowed in Yale's 1V throughout this past spring – primarily in the one seat. He was a part of wins over Columbia, Dartmouth, Navy and Penn. 
 
In his first season at Yale (2024-25) Natterson rowed in the 2V, earning bronze at Sprints.
 
Natterson is a graduate of Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences. He competed for California Yacht Club. 
 
Timmy Parsons
 
Parsons, Yale's captain this past season, rowed in the 1V throughout the season. He was a part of wins over Columbia, Dartmouth, Navy and Penn. 
 
Parsons was also in Yale's first varsity eight throughout the spring of 2025, helping the Bulldogs to wins over Georgetown, MIT and Navy. He has been in the 1V since his first season of racing with the Y150, 2022-23. During the fall semester of 2023, he raced in the varsity eight that placed fifth at the Head of the Charles Regatta. He then spent the spring of 2024 training through Texas Rowing Center in preparation for the USRowing Olympic Trials, where he placed third in the lightweight double. 
 
Parsons has competed at the U23 World Rowing Championships in each of the past three years. In 2025 he competed in the quadruple scull boat (BM4x). He won the B Final (seventh overall) in the lightweight single in 2024 and placed second in the C Final (14th overall) in the lightweight double in 2023.
 
Parsons is a graduate of South Eugene High School. 
 
Fielding Staelin
 
A rising junior, Staelin has been in Yale's 1V throughout his career. He rowed primarily in the six seat this past season. 
 
Staelin is a graduate of Montgomery Bell Academy.

 

• BLM2x Schedule (all times are local to Duisburg, six hours ahead of EDT): 
  • Thursday, July 23
    • 9:52 a.m. Heat
  • Sunday, July 26
    • 10:48 a.m. Final
• BM4- Schedule (all times are local to Duisburg, six hours ahead of EDT): 
  • Thursday, July 23
    • 2:21 p.m. Heat 1
    • 2:26 p.m. Heat 2
    • 2:31 p.m. Heat 3
  • Friday, July 24
    • 9:35 a.m. Final C
    • 10:53 a.m. Semifinal 1
    • 10:58 a.m. Semifinal 2
  • Saturday, July 25
    • 10:07 a.m. Final B
    • 12:16 p.m. Final A

 
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