Michelle Guerette
Height: 5-11
Weight: 175
Birthplace: Hartford, Conn.
Hometown: Bristol, Conn.
Residence: Cambridge, Mass.
High School: Bristol Central High School
Undergraduate Education: Harvard University, Anthropology, 2002
Occupation: Associate
Employer: The Home Depot
Began Rowing: 1998 - Radcliffe
Club Affiliation: Unaffiliated
Training Location: Cambridge, Mass.
Current Coach: Charley Butt
Years on National Team: Eight - 2000, Under 23; 2001-07, Senior
Event (s): Sweep and Sculling
Facts of Interest:
Michelle enjoys running, especially through city streets, yoga, cooking, foreign languages, travel, writing, and American literature. Michelle played tennis in high school and began rowing when an ex-rower roommate convinced her to try it and she found she liked winter conditioning. Michelle occasionally eats Pop-Tarts for good luck before races or ergometer tests - a superstition carried over from college racing days. Her personal hero is her mother. Michelle is employed at The Home Depot as part of the Olympic Job Opportunities Program.
International Results:
2008, Olympic Games- Beijing, Women's Single Sculls, 2nd
2007, FISA World Cup - Munich, Women's Single Sculls, 7th
2007, FISA World Championships, Women's Single Sculls, 3rd
2007, FISA World Cup - Linz, Women's Single Sculls, 3rd
2006, FISA World Championships, Women's Single Sculls, 5th
2006, FISA World Cup - Lucerne, Women's Single Sculls, 5th
2006, FISA World Cup - Munich, Women's Single Sculls, 5th
2005, FISA World Championships, Women's Single Sculls, 3rd
National Results:
2008, National Selection Regatta #1, Women's Single Sculls, 1st
2007, U.S. National Team Trials, Women's Single Sculls, 1st
2006, National Selection Regatta #1, Women's Single Sculls, 1st
2005, Head of the Charles, Women's Championship Single Sculls, 1st
2005, National Selection Regatta #1, Women's Single Sculls, 1st