James Hills

Junior Men’s Single Sculls

Birthdate: 5/27/1989  

Height: 6’2”  

Weight: 200

Birthplace: Niagra Falls

Hometown: Kenmore, N.Y.

Began Rowing: 2005, St. Catharines Rowing Club

Club Affiliation: St. Catharines Rowing Club

Training Location: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Current Coach: Ken Wakulich

Years on National Team: One -- 2007, Junior

National Results: Won the single sculls at the 2007 Junior National Team Trials...Won the single sculls at the 2007 USRowing Youth National Championships...Won the single sculls at the 2007 Midwest Junior District Championships...Won the single sculls at the 2007 Canadian Junior National Team Trials...Won the junior quadruple sculls at the 2006 Canadian Henley...Won the junior quadruple sculls at the 2006 Scholastic Rowing Association Championships...Won the double sculls at the 2006 Canadian Secondary School Rowing Association Championships...Won the eight at the 2006 Canadian Secondary School Rowing Association Championships.

Facts of Interest: James enjoys playing the guitar, reading and eating...He listens to “Natural Anthem” by The Postal Service before races...James took up rowing after he broke his neck in a bike accident and was forbidden to play contact sports...He lists his parents as his personal heroes...James said his ambitions include graduating from Harvard University and Oxford University and then becoming a professor or pediatrician.