Margot Shumway
Women’s Single Sculls

Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
Hometown: Westlake, Ohio
Current Residence: Arlington, Va.
Club Affiliation: Potomac Boat Club
Began Rowing: The Ohio State University, 2001
Date of Birth: 8/2/79
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 170
High School: Westlake High School
Undergraduate Education: The Ohio State University, Comparative Cultural Studies, 2002
Occupation: Data Researcher
Employer: FortiusOne, Inc.
Training Location: Washington, D.C.
Current Coach: Matt Madigan
Years on National Team: Three – 2005, 2008-09, Senior

International Results: Finished fifth in the quadruple sculls at the 2008 Olympic Games...Finished second in the quadruple sculls at the 2008 Rowing World Cup stop in Lucerne...Finished fifth in the quadruple sculls at the 2005 World Rowing Championships.

National Results: Won the single sculls at the 2009 World Championships Trials…Finished third in the double sculls at the second 2008 National Selection Regatta...Finished third in the double sculls at the second and third 2007 National Selection Regattas...Won the second varsity eight at the 2002 Big 10 Championships.

Personal: Margot enjoys reading, writing and playing acoustic guitar, as well as writing and recording music. She says if she weren’t rowing she would be writing and recording music. Her favorite song is (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding. She likes to listen to Straight Lines by Sliverchair and Thunderstruck by AC/DC before she competes. Margot’s favorite movies include Tommy Boy, The Shawshank Redemption and A Life Less Ordinary. She lists her most memorable sporting achievement as winning the Big 10 Championships for Ohio State, the first in team history. Margot began rowing after being approached by the Ohio State novice crew coach while running one night. She lists the most influential person in her life as her mother. Margot lists Assault on Lake Casitas as her favorite book and the U.S. men’s double sculls winning the gold medal in 1984 as her favorite Olympic moment.