Nina Castagna
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Cristina Castagna |
| Born | June 21, 2000 |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Event | Eight |
| College team | Washington Huskies |
Cristina Castagna (/kəˈstɑːnjə/ kə-STAHN-yə; born June 21, 2000)[1] is an American rowing coxswain. She represented the United States in the women's eight at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where they placed fifth.
Career
[edit]Castagna was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, and attended Walnut Hills High School.[2] She wanted to row as a high school freshman but was instead trained to cox because of her size at 4 feet 10 inches (1.47 m) and 78 pounds (35 kg).[3][4]
Castagna attended the University of Washington, where she competed with the Huskies rowing team from 2019 to 2023. She finished as high as second place in the varsity eight at the NCAA championships. She was given first-team All-Pac-12 honors three times and first-team All-American during her final season.[2][5]
Castagna won silver with the United States in the women's eight at the 2023 World Rowing Championships.[5] Castagna was selected to cox the United States women's eight at the 2024 Summer Olympics in France.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "CASTAGNA Nina". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ a b "Nina Castagna – Women's Rowing". Washington Huskies. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ Hanson, Scott (May 5, 2023). "Here's why coxswains are so valuable to Husky rowing's success: 'They're the brain'". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Megan (April 15, 2024). "Walnut Hills graduate in driver's seat of Team USA's Olympic rowing journey". WLWT. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Cristina Castagna". USRowing. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
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- Living people
- American coxswains (rowing)
- American female rowers
- Olympic rowers for the United States
- Washington Huskies women's rowers
- LGBTQ rowers
- American lesbian sportswomen
- 21st-century American LGBTQ people
- Sportspeople from Cincinnati
- Rowers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 2000 births
- 21st-century American sportswomen