In this episode of The AMPx Podcast, Charles and Jeff discuss the journey to build a nationally ranked women’s rowing team at the University of Iowa plus winning 13 national high school championships. We explore developing a program with 75 student-athletes including developing a championship mindset, recruiting, training, and gender equity.

Jeff Garbutt Bio

Jeff Garbutt was named the fourth head coach in the history of the University of Iowa rowing program in 2021. He helped Iowa reach heights the program had not seen before, qualifying for the NCAA Championships three consecutive years from 2017-19 and reaching No. 7 in the national rankings in 2018, the highest in program history. In 2018, the Hawkeyes placed a program-best fourth in the Big Ten and set a school scoring record at NCAA’s placing 11th.

Prior to joining Iowa, Jeff spent more than a decade developing high school talent in New Jersey as the head girls coach at both Mainland High and Ocean City High Schools where he led the teams to several state and national championship titles. Jeff served as a member of the legendary Ocean City Beach Patrol for two decades.

Jeff’s passion began at Atlantic City High School, where he rowed for his father, Bob Garbutt who built one of the top high school programs in the country, winning 13 national championships, eight Stotesbury Cup titles, and a runner-up finish at the famed Henley Regatta in England in 1994.

email: jeffrey-garbutt@iowarowing.com