JOHN NICHOLS

Men’s Lightweight Eight

Hometown: Palo Alto, Calif.

Current Residence: Somerville, Mass.

Club Affiliation: Riverside Boat Club

Began Rowing: Dartmouth College, 1997

Date of Birth: 3/13/79 

Height: 6’3” 

Weight: 155

High School: Palo Alto High School

Undergraduate Education: Dartmouth College, 2001

Graduate Education: Johns Hopkins Medical School

Occupation: Medical Researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital

Current Coach: Bruce Smith

International Results: Finished fifth in the lightweight eight at the 2007 FISA World Championships...Finished fifth in the lightweight eight at the 2006 FISA World Championships.

National Results: Won the lightweight eight at the 2007 U.S. National Team Trials...Won the lightweight eight at the 2006 U.S. National Team Trials...Won the lightweight eight at the 2005 Head of the Charles.

Personal: John is a two-time national team member...He enjoys badminton and skiing...John’s most memorable sporting achievement was finishing the Head of the Charles with only seven guys...He says his twin brother is the most influential person in his sporting career because he has pushed him to be better...He competed at the junior national level in badminton from 1995-97.

(updated 11/6/2007)