BRETT NEWLIN

Hometown: Riverton, Wyo.

Current Residence: Princeton, N.J.

Club Affiliation: USRowing Training Center

Began Rowing: Michigan State University, 2000

Date of Birth: 3/24/82

Height: 6’9”

Weight: 225

High School: Riverton High School

Undergraduate Education: University of Washington, 2005

Occupation: Firmware Programmer at TLB Engineering

Current Coach: Mike Teti

International Results: Won bronze in the four at the 2008 FISA World Cup stop in Lucerne...Finished fourth in the eight at the 2007 FISA World Championships...Finished fourth in the four at the 2006 FISA World Championships...Won silver in the four with coxswain at the 2005 FISA World Championships...Won the Ladies Plate Challenge Cup at the 2003 Henley Royal Regatta.

National Results: Won gold in the four with coxswain and silver in the eight at the 2007 USRowing National Championships...Won the pair at both the second and third 2006 National Selection Regattas...Finished second in the varsity eight at the 2004 Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Championships...Finished second in the varsity eight at the 2003 Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Championships.

Personal: Brett is a four-time national team member and first-time Olympian...Brett was named USRowing’s Male Athlete of the Year in 2006...He enjoys movies, brewing beer and rockin’ some karaoke...Brett’s favorite movies include Tommy Boy, Office Space, The Princess Bride and Bill Murray comedies...He enjoys classic rock and lists Journey as his favorite band...Brett said his favorite song to perform karaoke to is Baby Got Back by Sir-Mix-a-lot...He lists placing fourth in the men’s four at the 2006 World Championships as his most memorable sporting achievement...Brett lists his parents as the most influential people in his sporting career...He began rowing after receiving a flyer in his dorm mailbox during his freshman year at Michigan State University...He can sleep through anything but the sound of his alarm clock...Brett swam and ran cross-country in high school...He runs his own business, TLB Engineering, where he does contract work programming microcontrollers.

(updated 6/27/2008)