Christopher Liwski

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Christopher Liwski (born 21 April 1980 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is an American rower and a world championship medal winner.

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[edit] Education

Chris attended Syracuse University as an undergraduate where he studied on a full athletic/academic scholarship. He then began his legal education at the Syracuse University College of Law, before enrolling at St Catherine's College, Oxford University where he undertook a Master of Science degree in Water Science, Policy and Management. Chris then returned to the U.S. where he completed his law degree at Boston College Law School.

[edit] International Rowing Career

Chris won his first international gold medal in 2002 at the three seat of the United States Eight in the Nations Cup World Championships. He then won gold again in the United States Eight at the 2003 pan American Games. Chris sat in the five seat of the United States Eight, which came fourth in the final World Cup event before the Athens Olympics, but acted as a spare by the time the crew went onto win Gold in Athens. A year later he competed internationally again, this time at the World Cup event at Dorney Lake, Eton. Chris, and Oxford crewmate Michael Blomquist, finished 9th there in the coxless pair.

In 2006 Chris competed at the World Championships rowing at the five seat in the United States Eight, which won a bronze medal behind Germany and Italy. Competing again at the 2007 World Championships, Chris stroked the four with coxswain to a gold medal.

Chris currently trains full-time with the United States Rowing Team under the supervision of Head Coach Mike Teti.

[edit] Achievements

[edit] World Championships

[edit] World Cups

[edit] International Competition

[edit] The Boat Race

Whilst at Oxford University, Chris was a member of Oxford University Boat Club and took part in the Boat Race in 2005, marking the 151st racing of the prestigious annual event. Both universities had extremely strong intakes that year, with Cambridge boasting several world champions and the Oxford crew including Olympic silver medallist Barney Williams. Oxford, with Chris in the five seat, won the epic contest by 2 lengths in a time of 16 minutes 42 minutes.

[edit] Other Rowing

Chris rowed for the Syracuse University Crew Team for four years as an undergraduate and was the recipient of the David Godfrey Award in his senior year. Also, just hours after competing in the 2005 World Cup event at Dorney Lake, Eton, Chris made a guest appearance in St Catherine's College 1st VIII, which was competing in the Oxford University Summer Eights. He was joined in that crew by fellow international competitors Andrew Triggs-Hodge and Colin Smith. Perhaps unsurprisingly, their opposition, Hertford College succumed easily.