Chris Lawrie

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bourne End, Eng.
High School:
Sir William Borlase

At Princeton — 2019: Rowed the whole season at 1V … Helped the Tigers win the Navy-Princeton Cup, Childs Cup and Content Cup … Nabbed a fourth-place finish at Eastern and sixth place at the IRAs. 2018: earned IRA All-Academic honors … rowed in the 1V and helped Princeton post Top-5 finishes at both the IRA national championships (5^th) and Eastern Sprints (4^th); boat came within one second of a silver medal at Sprints … helped 1V post 7-3 regular-season record and retain both the Navy-Princeton Rowing Cup and the Childs Cup. 2017: won bronze in the 1V at Eastern Sprints … won bronze in the 2V at the IRA National Championships … helped the 1V retain the Navy-Princeton Rowing Cup, the Childs Cup, and the Content Cup … had second-most races in the 1V among freshman teammates.

Before Princeton — won multiple medals at the National Schools Regattas … earned Rower of the Year honor every year he rowed … two-time medalist at the Henley Royal Regatta … won four international medals, all in quad sculls, at the Junior World Championships … started rowing at 13 as rehabilitation for a knee injury and never stopped.

Personal — born April 21, 1997 … son of Gavin and Sally Lawrie … has an older brother Joe and a younger brother Oli … has a cousin who competed for the G.B. women’s volleyball team at the 2012 London Olympics … enjoys playing music (piano/guitar), cycling, and reading philosophy books … planning to study in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering field.