Logan Ullrich

Logan grew up playing rugby and first started rowing back in 2013 for Brisbane Grammar School and KAND Rowing Club in Australia where he grew up.

Logan won his first Australian National Title in 2018 in the U19 Pair. He went on to get selected for the 2018 Australian Junior Men’s Four that competed at the Junior World Rowing Championship in Racice, Czech Republic, claiming Bronze.

Logan continued rowing and made the 2019 Australian U21 Team that competed in the Trans-Tasman series against New Zealand. He won the Pair, 2nd in the Four and had tight finishes against NZ in the Eight.

Logan went on to pursue his education in the USA on a rowing scholarship at the University of Washington from the end of 2019.

Logan moved to New Zealand in 2020 after the Covid lockdown where he rowed for the Waikato High-Performance Rowing Squad for the 2020/21 Rowing season. He had a successful season winning a National Title in the Men’s U22 Pair with Campbell Crouch (University of California, Berkeley) at the 2021 NZ Rowing National Championships. He also claimed Silver in the Men’s Premier Coxless Four, Men’s Premier Eight and had an almighty sprint finish to claim Bronze in the Men’s U22 Single. Logan was named in the 2021 NZ U23 Squad which unfortunately did not travel.

In his 2021/2022 season at UW, Logan rowed in the Varsity Eight that won the Head of Charles Championship Eights race. The crew had a successful season and went on to claim 4th at the 2022 IRA National Rowing Championship. Logan continued to England, where he went to compete at the 2022 Henley Royal Regatta, claiming a Victory in the Visitors Challenge Cup (Men’s Coxless Four) a true nail-biting race to spectate.

Building on from this success, Logan travelled to Italy and was named in the U23 Men’s Coxless Four to compete at the 2022 World Rowing U23 Championship in Varese, Italy. Logan and his fellow crewmates – Flynn Watson, Campbell Crouch and Will Gilbert, claimed Silver in the A-Final.

Logan went back to UW for his Senior Year at the end of 2022, going on to have another successful season – finishing off his collegiate rowing career with winning the Windemere Cup by defeating Australia National Development Team, a Silver at PAC12’s and at the 2023 IRA National Rowing Championship.

Logan was named alongside Ollie Maclean, Matt MacDonald, and Tom Murray in the 2023 Elite Men’s Coxless Four. The crew delivered strong performances, securing a bronze medal at World Rowing Cup III in Lucerne, Switzerland, before going on to claim another bronze at the World Championships—an achievement that also qualified them for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

The 2023-2024 domestic season saw Logan go from strength to strength as he dominated the sweep events. He secured multiple medals at both the North Island Club Championships and the National Championships, solidifying his reputation as a top-tier competitor. Following an intense Elite Trial at the start of 2024, Logan was named, alongside his previous teammates, in the Men’s Four to compete at the 2024 World Cups and ultimately take on the best in the world at the Paris Olympics.

The Men’s Four delivered an impressive lead-up to the Games, earning a silver medal at World Cup II and claiming gold at World Cup III. After a rigorous training camp in Italy, Logan and his crew reached peak form, resulting in an extraordinary performance at the Olympics, where they secured a silver medal.

Following his Olympic success, Logan returned to the University of Washington to complete his studies. However, he made a brief trip home to compete in the New Zealand domestic season at the Christmas Regatta, where he dominated the premier single. This standout performance earned him selection to the 2025 World Cup team as New Zealand’s Men’s Single Sculler. After just two weeks of training in the single, he placed seventh at World Cup I, then with a few more weeks of preparation and growing momentum — delivered an extraordinary gold-medal performance at World Cup II.

Building on his impressive international form, Logan earned selection to represent New Zealand in the men’s single scull at the 2025 Elite World Championships in Shanghai this September. Over a demanding week of racing, he progressed through the heats and quarterfinals, narrowly missing out on the A final when he placed 4th in the Semi-Final. In his sculling debut appearance at an elite World Championships, Logan delivered a strong performance to place 9th overall.

2026 was an interesting and challenging year for Logan as he learnt to navigate the frustrations that come with injury at the elite level of sport. After being diagnosed with an abscess, Logan underwent multiple surgeries throughout the year in an effort to heal and return to full training. Although the injury meant Logan was unable to race internationally in 2026, he still achieved some phenomenal things. One of the highlights was completing a maximal 1,000m erg, where he broke the World Record with an incredible time of 2:38.1, an average pace of 1:19.0 per 500m.

After a long and challenging period of rehabilitation, Logan is now back training and is looking forward to joining the rest of the New Zealand rowing squad for the 2026–27 summer campaign. He will train at Lake Karāpiro as part of the mens program before representing Rowing New Zealand in the upcoming domestic racing season. While 2026 may not have unfolded as Logan had hoped, his resilience, determination and ability to continue pushing himself through adversity has been inspirational.

Logan has Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Food Systems, Nutrition & Health at the University of Washington, USA. He enjoys boating, spearfishing, golf and Fortnite.