DAVID BANKS

Hometown: Potomac, Md.

Current Residence: Princeton, N.J.

Club Affiliation: USRowing Training Center

Began Rowing: Stanford University, 2001

Date of Birth: 8/30/83

Height: 6’2”

Weight: 192

High School: Winston Churchill High School

Undergraduate Education: Stanford University, 2005

Graduate Education: Stanford University, 2006

Occupation: Princeton University

Current Coach: Mike Teti

International Results: Won bronze in the four at the 2008 FISA World Cup stop in Lucerne, Switzerland.

National Results: Finished ninth in the pair at the second 2008 National Selection Regatta...Finished seventh in the Championship Eight at the 2007 Head of the Charles Regatta.

Personal: David is a first-time national team member...He made the All Pac-10 Team in 2005...David enjoys reading, music, watching television and doing projects...David lists his family as the most influential people in his sporting career and life...After his rowing career, he would like to get involved in construction and development to positively change communities...David enjoys all sorts of music including old school, soul and hip hop...His favorite movies include Coming to America, Braveheart, Glory and The Godfather and his favorite book is Malcolm X...David’s favorite Olympic moment is when Tommie Smith and John Carlos put up a fist, a black glove for solidarity, on the medal stand at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico...His favorite sport other than rowing is basketball, and the sporting event he would most like a ticket to would be a game seven of the NBA Finals...David graduated from Stanford with a BA in urban studies and a master’s degree in construction management.

(updated 6/27/2008)