The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
10.27.2026 | Rowing
The former Longhorn helped Texas win two NCAA titles in 2021-22.
AUSTIN, Texas – Former Longhorn rower Susan Temming has been tabbed an assistant coach for Texas Rowing, head coach Dave O'Neill announced Tuesday.
"I could not be happier that Susan is joining our staff," O'Neill said. "She played a huge role in our program as a student-athlete, and she brings a wealth of knowledge to this role. Susan is recognized as a rising star in the coaching ranks, and she'll have an impact on every aspect of our program."
"I couldn't have had a better experience as a student-athlete at Texas, and coming back, this time as a coach, is a dream come true," Temming said. "I cannot wait to get started and contribute to the continued success of Texas Rowing. Hook 'Em."
Temming joins the 2026 NCAA National Champion Texas Rowing program after spending the 2025 season as an assistant coach at UCLA. Prior to her time in Westwood, Temming served as an assistant coach at SMU in 2024. Temming also worked as an assistant coach at the Texas Rowing Center in Austin. While working in Austin, she assisted in coaching the High Performance Team. She also served as the assistant coach for Junior Varsity Men and Advanced Masters, helping several athletes achieve success in national competitions. She served as Assistant Diversity Coordinator and Assistant Coach for Texas Rowing For All.
A native of Utrecht, the Netherlands, Temming competed for the Longhorns from 2019-23 and raced in four NCAA Championships. Temming was a part of two NCAA National Championship teams while on the Forty Acres, helping the Horns clinch back-to-back titles in 2021 and 2022. She also helped guide the Texas I Eight to a pair of NCAA crowns in 2021 and 2022. Temming won four Big 12 Championships and was selected to the 2023 All-Big 12 Team.
She also competed with the Dutch National Rowing Team, winning a silver medal at the U23 World Rowing Championships in 2021, a bronze medal at the U23 European Rowing Championships in 2020 and a bronze medal at the U19 Junior World Rowing Championships in 2018. She is a four-time Dutch National Champion.
Temming was also a nine-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll. She was a two-time recipient of the Academic Provost Award (4.0 GPA for the semester) and was named a CRCA National Scholar-Athlete twice. Temming graduated from Texas with a B.A. in Sociology and a minor in Educational Psychology in May 2023.
