Brett Sickler
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Hometown: Los Gatos, Calif.
Current Residence: Ann Arbor, Mich.
Club Affiliations: Potomac Boat Club, USRowing Training Center
Began Rowing: Los Gatos Rowing Club, 1996
Date of Birth: 3/19/83
Height: 5’9”
Weight: 150
High School: Los Gatos High School
Undergraduate Education: University of Michigan, 2005
Occupation: Assistant Coach at the University of Michigan
Current Coaches: Matt Madigan, Tom Terhaar
Years on National Team: Six – 2001, Junior; 2005, Under 23; 2006-09, Senior

International Results: Finished fourth in the single sculls at the 2009 Rowing World Cup stop in Banyoles…Served as an alternate on the 2008 Olympic Team...Won gold in the eight at the 2008 Rowing World Cup stop in Lucerne...Won gold in the eight at the 2007 World Rowing Championships...Won gold in the eight at the 2007 Rowing World Cup stop in Lucerne...Won gold in the eight and finished 12th in the double sculls at the 2006 World Rowing Championships...Finished seventh in the double sculls at the 2006 Rowing World Cup stop in Lucerne...Won the Remenham Cup at the 2006 Henley Royal Regatta...Finished eighth in the double sculls at the 2006 Rowing World Cup stop in Munich...Won bronze in the double sculls at the 2005 World Rowing Under 23 Championships...Won silver in the four and finished fifth in the eight at the 2001 World Rowing Junior Championships.

National Results: Finished second in the single sculls at the 2009 World Championships Trials…Won silver in the single sculls at the 2009 USRowing National Championships…Won the single sculls at the 2009 National Selection Regatta #1…Won gold in the four and eight at the 2007 USRowing National Championships...Won the pair at the third 2007 National Selection Regatta...Won the double sculls and finished third in the single sculls at the 2006 National Selection Regattas...Finished third in the double sculls at the second 2005 National Selection Regatta...Finished third in the varsity eight at the 2004 NCAA Championships...Finished second in the varsity eight at the 2003 NCAA Championships.

Personal: Brett lists her most memorable sporting achievements as winning a silver medal in the junior women’s four at the 2001 World Rowing Junior Championships, coming in third in the women’s eight at the 2004 NCAA Championships and winning the gold in the women’s eight at the 2006 World Rowing Championships. Brett lists the most influential people in her sporting career as Charlie Andrews, a masters rower who mentored her and pushed her to go as far as she could in the sport, and her father, who was the team captain of the basketball team at Princeton University in 1971 and taught her the importance of a good work ethic. Brett describes herself as a little superstitious. One of her superstitions is to always race in brand new socks. She enjoys anything outside including cycling, backpacking, hiking and skiing, which is her No. 1 hobby, and lists her favorite vacation spots as Lake Tahoe and Kauai, Hawaii. She also loves to read and enjoys writing in her journal. Brett said she likes to read mountaineering books and disaster novels. She also enjoyed A Million Little Pieces by James Frey, even if it was fiction. Brett’s favorite sport is football. She is a San Francisco 49ers and a University of Michigan fan. She also enjoys baseball, growing up as a San Francisco Giants fan. Brett says she is good at movie trivia and lists her favorite movie as Super Troopers. She also likes epic movies like Braveheart and The Last of the Mohicans. Brett received the Big 10 Academic Achievement Award from 2002-05 and was named an All-American rower in 2005.