Regina Salmons | |
Nationality: | American |
Birth Date: | 21 April 1997 |
Birth Place: | Methuen, Massachusetts |
Education: | University of Pennsylvania |
Collegeteam: | Penn Quakers |
Olympics: | Tokyo 2020 W8+ |
Other Interests: | Poetry |
Country: | United States |
Sport: | Rowing |
Event: | Women's eight |
Regina Salmons OLY (born April 21, 1997) is an American rower and two-time Olympian.[1] She competed in the women's eight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics[2] and the women’s eight event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3] She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2018,[4] where she earned honors for her thesis in creative writing[5] and served as editor-in-chief of a feminist literary magazine on campus.[6]
As a collegiate athlete, Salmons was a senior captain and rowed on Penn's Varsity Eight team, which placed third at the 2018 Ivy League Championships. That same year, she earned first-team All Ivy and Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) All-Conference recognition.[7] With US Rowing, she finished fifth at the 2019 World Rowing Cup II, and won gold in the 2018 World Rowing Under 23 Championships in the pair. She also earned gold in the four and eight at the 2016 World Rowing Under 23 Championships.[6]