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Recent Tiger Captain Claims Title, Record Time During World Championships
August 29, 2006 | Heavyweight Rowing, Women's Rowing - Open, Men's Rowing - Lightweight
For Caroline Lind '06, the only question to ask might be "What's next?" She rowed for the Ivy League and Eastern title in the spring and won. She rowed for the NCAA title two weeks later and won. Last weekend, she set her sights even higher and rowed for a world title. That's right, she won that too, and her team did it in record time.
The U.S. women's 8+ won the 2006 World Championship, held in Eton, England, in a time of 5:55.50. That topped second-place Germany by nearly two seconds and bronze medalist Australia by nearly five full seconds. The time also beats the former world record time of 5:56.55, set by the U.S. in the preliminary round at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Lind was one of seven current or former Tigers who competed during the World Championships and the only to come home with gold. Former teammate Andreanne Morin '06, who was also part of the 2006 NCAA championship crew, rowed for the Canadian women's 8+. Morin's crew also reached the grand final, but missed out on the medal stand with a fifth-place finish.
2006 graduate Steve Coppola was on the U.S. men's 8+, which earned a bronze medal in the grand final. The U.S. finished in 5:24.14, which was only topped by first-place Germany and second-place Italy. Jamie Faris '04 also competed in the men's 8+, and his Canadian boat placed third in the petite final.
The three other rowers competed in fours, and were led by the only current Tiger on the squad, Jesse Karmazin '07. His U.S. Adaptive 4+ finished fifth in 3:36.83, while Lia Pernell '03 finished sixth (6:22.01) in the U.S. women's 4x. Simon Carcagno '98 placed third in the petite final (5:56.71) in the U.S. LM4-.
It has been an exciting summer for Princeton rowers on international waters. Six Tigers competed at the Under-23 World Rowing Championships: Devan Darby (U.S. women's 8+), Gevvie Stone (U.S. women's 8+), Katrina Weschelburger (Canadian women's 4-), Will England (U.S. men's 8+), Alex Hearne (U.S. men's 8+) and Greg McKallagat (U.S. men's lightweight 4-). Darby and Stone, two more members of the historic Princeton 2006 national championship squad, led the U.S. to victory and a gold medal.
Also, the men's heavyweights went to Henley and claimed its second Royal Henley Regatta in four years.