Regina Salmons
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | April 21, 1997 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | Tokyo 2020 W8+ |
Regina Salmons (born April 21, 1997) is an American rower.[1] She competed in the women's eight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2018,[3] where she earned honors for her thesis in creative writing[4] and served as editor-in-chief of a feminist literary magazine on campus.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7]
References
- ^ "Regina Salmons". Olympedia. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Rowing - Heat 2 Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Alumna Regina Salmons selected to USRowing Olympic team". Penn Today. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ "KWH-TV reruns". writing.upenn.edu. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ "Regina Salmons - 2019 - Senior National Team". USRowing. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ "OLYMPIAN: Regina Salmons C'18, Rowing, U.S. (Women's Eight)". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ "Regina Salmons - 2019 - Senior National Team". USRowing. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
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