Nicholas Foster

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Melbourne, Aust.
High School:
Melbourne Grammar School

At Princeton — 2019: Raced at 3V against Georgetown … Helped 3V defeat Navy, Columbia, Harvard and Brown … Earned a silver medal with 3V at Easterns … Picked up a bronze medal with 4V at IRAs. 2018: stroked the 3V to a silver medal at Eastern Sprints; Tigers finished less than a second away from gold and more than five seconds faster than the rest of the field … rowed in the 4V throughout the season and posted a 5-0 record, but moved to the 3V for Sprints.

Before Princeton — won Bed Dodwell Award for best 2k erg at Melbourne Grammar School … part of Leander Challenge Cup recipient for best international crew at the 2016 Henley Roal Regatta … two-time Head of the River champion (Associated Public Schools of Victoria) … earned bronze at the 2015 Australian National Championships; won gold at the 2014 u17 national championships … rowed varsity for two years … also competed in athletics (track) and placed in top three over three straight years in 4x800 relay … cross country captain and recipient of the Old Melburian's Award for the captain of cross country … recipient of the Wurm/Frayne Cup of Excellence … House Captain … recipient of the Headmaster's Service Prize for the Captain of Witherby House.

Personal — born July 24, 1998 … son of Lysette and Peter Foster … has an older brother Jake and an older sister Samantha … aunt Margot Foster stroked the women's 4 at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and won Austalia's first Olympic medal in women's rowing (bronze) … enjoys running, soccer, and weightlifting … involved in Surf Life Saving Australia … undecided on course of study at Princeton, but considering medicine.