Caroline Lind
Women’s Eight

Birthplace: Greensboro, N.C.
Hometown: Greensboro, N.C.
Current Residence: Princeton, N.J.
Club Affiliation: USRowing Training Center
Began Rowing: 2000 – Phillips Academy
Date of Birth: 10/11/82
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175
High School: Phillips Academy Andover
Undergraduate Education: Princeton University, 2006
Training Location: Princeton, N.J.
Current Coach: Tom Terhaar
Years on National Team: Six – 2000, Junior; 2005-09, Senior

International Results: Won silver in the eight and finished fifth in the pair at the 2009 Rowing World Cup stop in Lucerne…Won gold in the eight at the 2008 Olympic Games...Won silver in the pair at the 2008 Rowing World Cup stop in Lucerne...Won bronze in the pair at the 2008 Rowing World Cup stop in Munich...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 bronze in the pair at the 2007 Rowing World Cup stop in Linz...Won gold in the eight at the 2006 World Rowing Championships...Won silver in the eight at the 2006 Rowing World Cup stop in Lucerne...Won the Remenham Cup at the 2006 Henley Royal Regatta...Finished fourth in the eight and sixth in the pair at the 2005 World Rowing Championships...Won bronze in the eight at the 2005 Rowing World Cup stop in Munich...Finished fourth in the eight at the 2000 World Rowing  Junior Championships.

National Results: Finished second in the pair at the 2009 World Championships Trials…Won gold in the eight at the 2009 USRowing National Championships…Finished second in the pair at the 2009 National Selection Regatta #2…Won the pair at the 2008 National Selection Regatta #2…Won gold in the four and eight and bronze in the pair at the 2007 USRowing National Championships...Won gold in the varsity eight at the 2006 NCAA Championships...Won the pair at the 2005 U.S. National Team Trials...Finished second in the varsity eight at the 2005 NCAA Championships...Finished fourth in the varsity eight at the 2004 NCAA Championships...Finished eighth in the varsity eight at the 2003 NCAA Championships.

Personal: In addition to rowing, Caroline played water polo and basketball at Phillips Academy. She ran track as a freshman while attending high school in North Carolina, finishing eighth in state in the 300 hurdles. Caroline says she loves all kinds of music and is really into Akon and Teitur right now. Her first concert was Melissa Ferrick, and her first big concert was the Rolling Stones. Caroline also enjoys movies and watching CSI. Her father, who has been a public defender in North Carolina for 30 years, played basketball at Duke University from 1966-1969. Caroline says that he is one of her heroes in life because he has dedicated his life to serving people. After she gets done rowing, Caroline would like to attend law school and wants to focus on discrimination law. Caroline debuted in Greensboro, N.C., in 2002, and in 2003, she became a national debutante, debuting at the Debutante Cotillion Ball in Washington, D.C. She currently works at a start-up pharmaceutical company, Aton Pharma.