Megan Kalmoe
Women’s Double Sculls

Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minn.
Hometown: St. Croix Falls, Wis.
Current Residence: Princeton, N.J.
Club Affiliations: USRowing Training Center, New York Athletic Club
Began Rowing: 2002
Date of Birth: 8/21/83
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 160
High School: St. Croix Falls High School
Undergraduate Education: University of Washington, Latin and English, 2006 
Employer: Princeton Family YMCA, Main Street Cafe
Training Location: Princeton, N.J.
Current Coaches: Tom Terhaar, Laurel Korholz
Years on National Team: Three – 2005, Under 23; 2008-09, Senior

International Results: Finished sixth in the double sculls at the 2009 World Rowing Championships...Won gold in the double sculls and silver in the quadruple sculls at the 2009 Rowing World Cup stop in Lucerne…Finished fifth in the double sculls at the 2008 Olympic Games...Finished fourth in the double sculls at the 2008 Rowing World Cup stop in Lucerne...Finished seventh in the double sculls at the 2008 Rowing World Cup stop in Munich...Won gold in the four at the 2005 World Rowing Under 23 Championships.

National Results: Won bronze in the single sculls at the 2009 USRowing National Championships…Won the double sculls at the 2009 National Selection Regatta #2…Finished fifth in the single sculls at the 2009 National Selection Regatta #1…Won the double sculls at the 2008 National Selection Regatta #2...Finished second in the quadruple sculls and fourth in the double sculls at the 2007 USRowing National Championships...Finished sixth in the double sculls at the 2007 National Selection Regatta #3...Finished ninth in the varsity eight at the 2006 NCAA Championships...Finished 12th in the varsity eight at the 2005 NCAA Championships...Finished sixth in the second varsity eight at the 2004 NCAA Championships...Finished second in the intermediate pair and fourth in the senior pair at the 2004 USRowing National Championships.

Personal: Megan enjoys reading, writing, film, horseback riding, cooking, baking, gardening and living green. She was a first-team selection to the Pac-10 All-Academic team in 2004, 2005 and 2006, 2006 All- Pac-10 Conference, 2006 All-Region (West), Academic All-American in 2005 and 2006, 2006 All-American, 2006 University of Washington Team Captain and 101 Club Scholar Athlete. After finishing her rowing career, Megan would like to travel to all the world’s largest and most celebrated parties including Carnival, Mardi Gras, New Year’s Eve on Times Square, Oktoberfest, La Tomatina and Burning Man. She also would like to travel to all of the U.S. National Parks, hike the Appalachian Trail, coach college rowing, write an Academy Award-winning screenplay and be a competitor on her favorite television show, Dancing with the Stars. Megan’s favorite authors are Toni Morrison, Ernest Hemingway, Cormac McCarthy, Margaret Atwood and Charlie Kaufman. Her younger sister, Molly, is a junior and rows at the University of Minnesota.