Caroline Lind
Height: 6-0
Weight: 175
Birthplace: Greensboro, N.C.
Hometown: Greensboro, N.C.
Residence: Princeton, N.J.
High School: Phillips Academy Andover
Undergraduate Education: Princeton University, 2006
Employer: Aton Pharma
Began Rowing: 2000 - Phillips Academy
Club Affiliation: USRowing Training Center
Training Location: Princeton, N.J.
Current Coach: Tom Terhaar
Years on National Team: Four - 2000, Junior; 2005-07, Senior
Event (s): Sweep
Facts of Interest:
In addition to rowing, Caroline played water polo and basketball at Phillips Academy. She ran track as a freshman while attending high school in North Carolina, finishing eighth in state in the 300 hurdles. Caroline says she loves all kinds of music and is really into Akon and Teitur right now. Her first concert was Melissa Ferrick, and her first big concert was the Rolling Stones. Caroline also enjoys movies and watching "CSI." Her father, who has been a public defender in North Carolina for 30 years, and he played basketball at Duke University from 1966-69. Caroline says that he is one of her heroes in life because he has dedicated his life to serving people. After she gets done rowing, Caroline would like to attend law school and wants to focus on discrimination law. Caroline debuted in Greensboro, N.C., in 2002, and in 2003, she became a national debutante, debuting at the Debutante Cotillion Ball in Washington, D.C. She currently works at a start-up pharmaceutical company, Aton Pharma.
International Results:
2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China, Women's Eight, 1st
2008, FISA World Cup - Munich, Women's Pair, 3rd
2007, FISA World Championships, Women's Eight, 1st
2007, FISA World Cup - Linz, Women's Pair, 3rd
2006, FISA World Championships, Women's Eight, 1st
2006, FISA World Cup - Lucerne, Women's Eight, 2nd
2006, Henley Royal Regatta, Remenham Cup (Women's Eight), 1st
2005, FISA World Championships, Women's Eight, 4th
2005, FISA World Championships, Women's Pair, 6th
2005, BearingPoint World Cup - Munich, Women's Eight, 3rd
National Results:
2008, National Selection Regatta #2, Women's Pair, 1st
2007, U.S. National Championships, Women's Eight, 1st
2007, U.S. National Championships, Women's Four, 1st
2007, U.S. National Championships, Women's Pair, 3rd
2006, NCAA Championships, Women's Varsity Eight, 1st
2005, U.S. National Team Trials, Women's Pair, 1st
2005, NCAA Championships, Women's Varsity Eight, 2nd