Kristin Hedstrom

Lightweight Women’s Double Sculls

Hometown: Concord, Mass.

Current Residence: Madison, Wis.

Club Affiliation: Pocock Rowing Center

Began Rowing: 2000 -- Community Rowing, Inc.

Date of Birth: 5/14/1986  

Height: 5’6”  

Weight: 123

High School: Concord-Carlisle High School

Undergraduate Education: University of Wisconsin, Business Management, 2008

Current Coaches: Josh Adam, Julie McCleery

Years on National Team: Two -- 2007-08, Under 23

International Results: Finished 16th in the lightweight double sculls at the 2007 FISA World Rowing Under 23 Championships.

National Results: Won in the lightweight double sculls at the 2008 Under 23 World Championship Trials…Won gold in the lightweight eight at the 2007 Eastern Sprints...Won the lightweight eight at the 2006 Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Championships...Won the lightweight eight at the 2006 Eastern Sprints.

Personal: Kristin enjoys being outside and chose rowing because she likes being on the water. In her spare time, she likes going to the beach, eating and hanging out with friends. Her most memorable sporting achievement is winning the IRA Championships in 2006. Kristin has a pre-race ritual of telling jokes at the starting line to ease the tension. She lists her high school coach, Ethan Curren, as the most influential person in her sporting career because he really made her passionate and excited about rowing.