ERIN CAFARO

Hometown: Modesto, Calif.

Current Residence: Princeton, N.J.

Club Affiliation: USRowing Training Center

Began Rowing: Stockton Rowing Club, 2001

Date of Birth: 6/9/83

Height: 5’10”

Weight: 160

High School: Modesto High School

Undergraduate Education: University of California at Berkeley, 2006

Current Coach: Tom Terhaar

International Results: Won gold in the eight at the 2008 FISA World Cup stop in Lucerne...Won gold in the four at the 2007 FISA World Championships...Won gold in the eight at the 2007 FISA World Cup stop in Lucerne...Won bronze in the four at the 2006 FISA World Championships...Won silver in the eight at the 2006 FISA World Cup stop in Lucerne...Won gold in the four at the 2005 FISA Under 23 World Championships.

National Results: Won gold in the eight and silver in the four at the 2007 USRowing National Championships...Won the team title and finished second in the varsity eight at the 2006 NCAA Championships...Won the varsity eight at the 2006 Pacific-10 Championships...Won the team title and varsity eight at the 2005 NCAA Championships...Won the varsity eight at the 2005 Pacific-10 Championships.

Personal: Erin is a three-time senior national team member and a first-time Olympian...She lists her most memorable moment in sports as winning the 2005 NCAA Championships with Cal...Erin’s brother played on the defensive line at Cal from 2000-2004...She became interested in rowing after she saw an article on former national team rower Ali Cox in the local newspaper...Erin would eventually like to continue her education in kinesiology and become an exercise physiologist...She is a San Francisco Giants fan and a college football and basketball fan...Her mother worked for the Giants for several years, and Erin was born and raised a Giants fan...Her family still has season tickets...Erin was at Candlestick Park when the earthquake occurred at the 1989 World Series...Erin says she is pretty superstitious and always adds 22 seconds to any workout or warm-up...As a Giants fan growing up, her favorite player was Will Clark and the extra 22 seconds comes from his jersey number...Erin enjoys action movies, particularly Bond flicks, and watches Rob and Big and CSI on television...She enjoys running and would like to qualify for the Boston Marathon.

(updated 6/27/2008)