Caroline Lind
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Caroline Lind is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 rower
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

 and debutante
Debutante
A débutante is a young lady from an aristocratic or upper class family who has reached the age of maturity, and as a new adult, is introduced to society at a formal "début" presentation. It should not be confused with a Debs...

. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

, where she won a gold medal in women's eight as the seven-seat. She graduated from Phillips Academy
Phillips Academy
Phillips Academy is a selective, co-educational independent boarding high school for boarding and day students in grades 9–12, along with a post-graduate year...

 in 2002 and Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....

 in 2006. In 2003 she became a national debutante, coming out at The National Debutante Cotillion and Thanksgiving Ball
The National Debutante Cotillion and Thanksgiving Ball
The National Debutante Cotillion and Thanksgiving Ball of Washington, D.C. is an annual dance and formal debutante presentation of young ladies held in the Nation's capital....

 in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

 Currently, Lind is pursuing an M.B.A. at Rider University
Rider University
Rider University is a private, coeducational and nonsectarian university located chiefly in Lawrenceville, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States...

, in Lawrenceville
Lawrenceville
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, New Jersey
New Jersey
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. In September 2008, along with other U.S. Olympic athletes, she appeared on the world's biggest television talk show; the Oprah Winfrey Show hosted by U.S. television magnate, Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer and philanthropist. Winfrey is best known for her self-titled, multi-award-winning talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011...

.

See also

  • Rowing (sport)
    Rowing (sport)
    Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

  • Erin Cafaro
    Erin Cafaro
    Erin Cafaro is an American rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight.-See also:* Rowing * Anna Cummins* Caryn Davies* Susan Francia...

  • Anna (Mickelson) Cummins
    Anna Mickelson
    Anna Cummins is an American rower who won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the women's eight...

  • Caryn Davies
    Caryn Davies
    Caryn Davies is an American rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight as the stroke seat. At the 2004 Olympic Games she won a silver medal...

  • Susan Francia
    Susan Francia
    Susan Francia is an American rower. Growing up in Abington, Pennsylvania, she attended Abington Senior High School, followed by the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 2004 with a degree in Criminology and Sociology. She currently resides in Princeton, New Jersey and is affiliated with the...

  • Anna Goodale
    Anna Goodale
    Anna Goodale is an American rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight....

  • Elle Logan
    Elle Logan
    Elle Logan is an American rower. She was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine and attended the Brooks School in North Andover, Massachusetts for high school. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight...

  • Lindsay Shoop
    Lindsay Shoop
    Lindsay Shoop is an American rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight. She rowed at University of Virginia.-See also:* Rowing * Erin Cafaro...

  • Mary Whipple
    Mary Whipple
    Mary Whipple is an American coxswain. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she won a silver medal. As a coxswain, Whipple stands 5'3" and weighs in at 108 lbs.Mary has a twin sister Sarah...

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