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John Graves
John Graves
Lightweight Men's Single Sculls
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Current Residence: Cincinnati, Ohio
Began Rowing: 2001 – Cincinnati Country Day School
Date of Birth: 3/26/1988
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 160
High School: Cincinnati Country Day School
Undergraduate Education: Trinity College, History of Art, 2010
Occupation: Teacher
Employer: Cincinnati Country Day School
Club Affiliation: Craftsbury Small Boat Training Center
Training Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Current Coaches: Larry Gluckman
Years on National Team: Two – 2009-10, Under 23
International Results: Finished 11th in the lightweight single sculls at the 2010 World Rowing Under 23 Championships...Finished 13th in the pair at the 2009 World Rowing Under 23 Championships…Reached the final of the Temple Challenge Cup at the 2008 Henley Royal Regatta.
National Results: Finished third in the lightweight single sculls at the 2011 National Selection Regatta #1...Won the collegiate varsity eight at the 2010 San Diego Crew Classic… Won the pair at the 2009 Under 23 World Championship Trials…Won the eight at the 2008 ECAC National Invitational Regatta…Finished second in the junior double sculls and junior single sculls at the 2006 USRowing National Championships…Finished second in the single sculls at the 2006 Junior World Championships Trials.
Personal: John enjoys playing lawn sports with elite skiers at Craftsbury…He was the captain of Trinity College’s men’s soccer and rowing teams…John lists his most memorable sporting achievement as winning the 2010 Trinity College Relay for Life Charity Soccer Tournament…He was an Adidas All-American soccer player in high school…He competed for four years on Trinity College’s soccer team…John’s brothers, Peter and Thomas, are elite-level scullers and his first cousin is elite-level lightweight Brian De Regt…He is a member of Leander Club in England…John lists Larry Gluckman as the biggest influence in his rowing career.