Celia Kohl

Junior Women’s Four

Birthdate: 9/17/1991  

Height: 6’0”  

Weight: 160

Birthplace: Bronxville, N.Y.

Hometown: Wilton, Conn.

Residence: Wilton, Conn.

High School: Wilton High School

Began Rowing: 2004, Norwalk River Rowing Association

Club Affiliation: Maritime Rowing Club

Training Location: Norwalk, Conn.

Current Coach: Liz Trond

Years on National Team: One -- 2007, Junior

National Results: Finished second in the women’s senior four and second in the women’s junior pair at the 2007 USRowing Club National Championships...Finished second in the women’s eight at the 2007 USRowing Youth National Championships... Won the junior women’s eight at the 2007 Northeast Junior Regional Championships...Won the junior women’s eight at the 2007 San Diego Crew Classic...Finished second in the women’s youth eight at the 2006 Head of the Charles...Finished second in the junior women’s eight and junior women’s four with coxswain at the 2006 USRowing National Championships...Finished 10th in the women’s eight at the 2006 USRowing Youth National Championships...Finished sixth in the women’s youth eight at the 2005 Head of the Charles.

Facts of Interest: Celia enjoys all sports, surfing, snowboarding, music and photography...Before races, she listens to Al Pacino’s “Peace with Inches” speech from Any Given Sunday...She lists finishing second in the women’s youth eight at the 2006 Head of the Charles as her most memorable sporting achievement...Celia’s mom, who she lists as her personal hero, rowed in college...She lists Olympic silver medalist Ali Cox, “a close friend and amazing rower,” as the most influential person in her sporting career.