The US Olympic women's rowing team was selected three weeks ago and row2k has mined the biographies of each athlete to complete this one-stop shop for all your women's team needs. See the men's team stats here.
A huge thanks to Chris Combs for compiling all the data.
ATHLETE | Michelle Guerette | Jen Goldsack | Renee Hykel | Megan Kalmoe | Ellen Tomek |
EVENT | Women's Single | Lt Women's Double | Lt Women's Double | Women's Double | Women's Double |
HOMETOWN | Bristol, CT | Barnstead, UK | Haverford, PA | St Croix Falls, WI | Flushing, MI |
COLLEGE | Harvard Univ / Radcliffe | Oxford - UK | St Joseph's Univ | Washington | Univ Michigan |
BEGAN ROWING | Harvard Univ / Radcliffe, 1998 | Somerville College, 2000 | St Joseph's Univ, 1997 | Washington, 2002 | Univ Michigan, 2002 |
YEARS ROWING | 10 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
HEIGHT | 5' 11" | 5' 8" | 5' 9" | 5' 10" | 5' 10" |
WEIGHT | 175 | 125 | 128 | 165 | 160 |
DOB | 10/6/1980 | 7/12/1982 | 5/31/1979 | 8/21/1983 | 5/1/1984 |
AGE | 27 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 24 |
NATIONAL TEAM | 2001 to 2008 | 2007, 2008 | 2004 to 2008 | 2008 | 2007, 2008 |
YEARS ON TEAM | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
HIGH SCHOOL | Bristol Central CT | Nonsuch HS, UK | Haverford HS, PA | St Croix Falls HS, WI | PowersCatholic HS, MI |
PAST OLYMPICS | W4X 2004 5th | ||||
2008 WORLD CUP | W 1x 7th Munich | LW 2x 2nd Pozan | LW 2x 2nd Pozan | W2x 4th | W2x 4th |
2007 WORLD CHAMPS | W1x Bronze | LW 1x 2nd | LW 2x 9th | W4x 6th | |
2006 WORLD CHAMPS | W1x 5th | W2- U23 G | |||
2005 WORLD CHAMPS | W1x 5th | LW 2+ 8th | LW 2x Silver | W4 U23 G | |
PREVIOUS WOLRD CUP | 03 W 8 5th, 02 Alt 01 W4 4th | 04 World, LW 4x Br, 03LW2- 4th | |||
NCAA CHAMPS | NCAA, 04, 05, 06 | NCAA, 04, 05 |
ATHLETE | Jen Kaido | Lindsay Meyer | Lia Pernell | Margot Shumway | Portia McGee |
EVENT | Women's Quad | Women's Quad | Women's Quad | Women's Quad | Women's Pair |
HOMETOWN | West Leyden, NY | Seattle, WA | Seattle, WA | Westlake, OH | Seattle, WA |
COLLEGE | Cornell Univ | Stanford Univ | Princeton Univ | Ohio State Univ | Brown Univ |
BEGAN ROWING | Cornell Univ (Sr Yr Only), 2002 | Lake Union, 2003 | Green Lake RC, 1995 | Ohio State Univ, 2001 | Mt Baker RC, 1992 |
YEARS ROWING | 6 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 16 |
HEIGHT | 6' 0" | 5' 11" | 5' 8" | 5' 11" | 5' 9" |
WEIGHT | 180 | 175 | 175 | 155 | |
DOB | 3/14/1981 | 9/23/1988 | 8/16/1981 | 8/2/1979 | 3/9/1979 |
AGE | 27 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
NATIONAL TEAM | 2005 to 2008 | 2007, 2008 | 2004 to 2008 | 2005, 2008 | 2002, 06, 07,08 |
YEARS ON TEAM | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
HIGH SCHOOL | Adrondick HS, NY | Holy Names Academy, WA | Garfield HS, WA | Westlake HS, OH | Bush School, WA |
PAST OLYMPICS | |||||
2008 WORLD CUP | W4x 2nd | W4x 2nd Lucerne | W4x 2nd Lucerne | W4x 2nd Lucerne | W 2- Bronze Luc |
2007 WORLD CHAMPS | W2x 8th | Alternate | W4x 6th | W 4 G W2- 7th | |
2006 WORLD CHAMPS | W4x 6th | W4x U23 G | W4x 5th | W 4 Bronze | |
2005 WORLD CHAMPS | Alt | LW 2+ 8th | W 4x 5th | ||
PREVIOUS WOLRD CUP | 04 Wd W4 7th | 02 W2- 12th, | |||
NCAA CHAMPS | NCAA 03 | NCAA '01 (v4), '02 (2V8) | NCAA - 01 V8, 2nd, 00 V8 & Team G, 99,V8 & Team G, 98 V4 2nd |
ATHLETE | Erin Cafaro | Anna Cummins | Caryn Davies | Susan Franca | Anna Goodale |
EVENT | Women's Eight | Women's Eight & Pair | Women's Eight | Women's Eight | Women's Eight |
HOMETOWN | Modesto, CA | Bellevue, WA | Ithaca, NY | Abbington, PA | Camden, ME |
COLLEGE | Univ. California, Berkeley | Washington | Harvard Univ | Pennsylvania | Syracuse |
BEGAN ROWING | Stockton RC, 2001 | Washington, 1999 | Friends School, AU, 1996 | Pennsylvania, 2001 | Syracuse, 2001 |
YEARS ROWING | 5 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
HEIGHT | 5' 10" | 6' 0" | 6' 4" | 6' 2" | 6' 0" |
WEIGHT | 160 | 170 | 178 | 175 | 180 |
DOB | 6/9/1983 | 3/21/1980 | 4/14/1982 | 11/8/1982 | 3/18/1983 |
AGE | 25 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
NATIONAL TEAM | 2006 to 2008 | 2001 to 2008 | 2002 to 2008 | 2005 to 2008 | 2005 to 2008 |
YEARS ON TEAM | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
HIGH SCHOOL | Modesto HS, CA | Newport HS, WA | Ithaca HS, NY | Abington HS, PA | Camden Hills, ME |
PAST OLYMPICS | W8 2004 Silver | W8 2004 Silver | |||
2008 WORLD CUP | W 8 Gold Lucerne | W 2- Bronze Luc | W 8 Gold Lucerne | W 8 Gold Lucerne | W 8 Gold Lucerne |
2007 WORLD CHAMPS | W 4 Gold | W 8 G W2- 7th | W 8 Gold | W 8 Gold | W 8 Gold |
2006 WORLD CHAMPS | W 4 Bronze | W 8 G W 2- 4th | W 8 Gold | W 8 G W2x 12th | W 8 Gold |
2005 WORLD CHAMPS | Gold U23 | W 4x 5th | W 4x 5th | W 8 4th | W 8 4th |
PREVIOUS WOLRD CUP | 03 W8 - 5th, 02 G, 01 4th | 03 W 4 - G, 02 W 8 G, | |||
NCAA CHAMPS | NCAA 06 V8 2nd, Gold team, 05 Gold V8 & Team | NCAA - 02 V8 & Team Gold, 01 V8 G, Team G, 00 V8 2nd, 99 V4 G | NCAA 05 V8 3rd, 03 Gold V8 & Team |
ATHLETE | Caroline Lind | Elle Logan | Lindsay Schoop | Mary Whipple |
EVENT | Women's Eight | Women's Eight | Women's Eight | Women's Eight |
HOMETOWN | Greensboro, NC | Boothbay Harbor, ME | Charlottesville, VA | Sacramento, CA |
COLLEGE | Princeton Univ | Stanford Univ (2010) | Univ Virginia | Washington |
BEGAN ROWING | Phillips Academy, MA, 2000 | Brooks School, 2003 | Univ Virginia, 2002 | Capital Crew, 1994 |
YEARS ROWING | 8 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
HEIGHT | 6' 0" | 6' 2" | 6' 0" | 5' 3" |
WEIGHT | 185 | 190 | 172 | 106 |
DOB | 10/11/1982 | 12/27/1987 | 9/25/1981 | 5/10/1980 |
AGE | 25 | 20 | 26 | 28 |
NATIONAL TEAM | 2005 to 2008 | 2007, 2008 | 2005 to 2008 | 2001 to 2008 |
YEARS ON TEAM | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
HIGH SCHOOL | Phillips Academy, MA | Brooks School, MA | Covenant School, VA | Sacramento Adventist Acad, CA |
PAST OLYMPICS | W8 2004 Silver | |||
2008 WORLD CUP | W2- Sil (Luc)Br (Mun) | W2- Sil (Luc)Br (Mun) | W 8 Gold Lucerne | W 8 Gold Lucerne |
2007 WORLD CHAMPS | W 8 Gold | W8 U23 Bronze, Worlds Alternate | W 8 Gold | W 8 Gold |
2006 WORLD CHAMPS | W 8 Gold | W 8 Gold | W 8 Gold | |
2005 WORLD CHAMPS | W8 4th W2- 6th | JW8 4th | W8 4th W2- 6th | W8 4th |
PREVIOUS WOLRD CUP | 03 W8 5th, 02 G, | |||
NCAA CHAMPS | NCAA 05 V8 2nd, 04, V8, 4th, 03 V8, 8th | NCAA 07 V8 10th | NCAA 04, V8, 8th, 03 V8, 5th | NCAA - 02 V8 & Team Gold, 01 V8 G, Team G, 00 V8 2nd, 99 V4 G |
ATHLETE | Rachel Jeffers | Liane Malcos | Brett Sickler | Julie Nichols |
EVENT | Women's Alternate (sweep) | Women's Alternate (scull) | Women's Alternate (sweep) | Lt Women's Alt. (scull) |
HOMETOWN | Los Gatos, CA | Carlisle, MA | Los Gatos, CA | Livermore, CA |
COLLEGE | Yale Univ | Brown Univ | Univ Michigan | Univ. California, Berkeley |
BEGAN ROWING | Los Gatos RC, 2001 | Groton School, 1993 | Los Gatos RC, 1996 | Univ. California, Berkley, 1996 |
YEARS ROWING | 7 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
HEIGHT | 6' 0" | 5' 11" | 5' 9" | 5' 8 |
WEIGHT | 165 | 160 | 150 | 130 |
DOB | 4/20/1985 | 3/25/1978 | 3/19/1983 | 4/21/1978 |
AGE | 23 | 30 | 25 | 30 |
NATIONAL TEAM | 2006 to 2008 | 2003 to 2008 | 2006 to 2008 | 2003 to 2008 |
YEARS ON TEAM | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
HIGH SCHOOL | Los Gatos HS, CA | Groton School, MA | Los Gatos HS, CA | Livermore HS, CA |
PAST OLYMPICS | 2004 Alternate | |||
2008 WORLD CUP | W 8 Gold Lucerne | W 8 Gold Lucerne | ||
2007 WORLD CHAMPS | W 4 Gold | W4x 6th | W 8 Gold | |
2006 WORLD CHAMPS | W 4 Bronze | W4x 6th | W 8 G, W2+ 12th | LW 2+ 9th |
2005 WORLD CHAMPS | W8 4th | LW 2+ Silver | ||
PREVIOUS WOLRD CUP | 03 W4- Gold | 04 LW4+ br, 03 LW1x 13th | ||
NCAA CHAMPS | NCAA 07 V8 Gold, 06 V8 10th, 05 V8 5th, 04 V8, 2nd | NCAA - 00 V8 & Team -Gold, 99,V8 & Team G | NCAA 04, V8, 3rd, 03 V8, 2nd |
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