Nina Castagna Explained

Nina Castagna
Birth Name:Cristina Castagna
Birth Date:21 June 2000
Collegeteam:Washington Huskies
Height:5 ft 5 in
Country:United States
Sport:Rowing
Event:Eight

Cristina Castagna (; 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

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 4feet and .[3]

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]

Castagna won silver with the United States in the women's eight at the 2023 World Rowing Championships.[4] Castagna was selected to cox the United States women's eight at the 2024 Summer Olympics in France.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CASTAGNA Nina . 2024 . Olympics.com . 8 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Nina Castagna – Women's Rowing. Washington Huskies. 2024-07-12.
  3. News: Here's why coxswains are so valuable to Husky rowing's success: 'They're the brain'. 2023-05-05. Hanson. Scott. The Seattle Times. 2024-07-12.
  4. News: Cristina Castagna. USRowing. 2024-07-12.
  5. News: Walnut Hills graduate in driver's seat of Team USA's Olympic rowing journey. Mitchell. Megan. 2024-04-15. WLWT. 2024-07-12.