CHRISTINE CAVALLO
US NATIONAL TEAM ROWER | SUSTAINABILITY ADVOCATE
As an athlete, I have The unique opportunity to lead by example and promote sustainability in sports. It is my mission to make sustainability a core value of the rowing community and inspire positive change both on and off the water.
b.1995
Florida, US
Coach
Marc Oria // Next Level Rowing
currently training for
2023 World Beach Games: Bali, Indonesia
World Championships: Barletta, Italy
Christine Cavallo is a professional rower and sustainability advocate. She has an extensive rowing career, having competed in various competitions in the US and abroad since 2009.
In 2021, she raced in the US Olympic Trials and secured second in the Women’s Lightweight Pair with Green Racing Project. She also won the US Beach Sprint Trials and earned a berth for the World Championships, where she won a bronze medal in the Mix4x+.
Cavallo continued her rowing success in 2022, where she raced for Cercle Aviron Nantes, winning the French National Championships. In addition, she moved to the UK to study at Oxford. While there, she set the all-time fastest course for Oxford Women in the 2022 Boat Race.
Christine’s rowing schedule for 2023 includes several upcoming events such as Copa America in Peru, Copa Americas in Costa Rica, the World Championships in Italy, and the World Beach Games in Indonesia.
Aside from her athletic pursuits, Christine is a champion for sustainability and currently works in Engagement & Operations for the UN Global Compact.
Rowing Resume
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Coach: Marc Oria (Next Level Rowing)
Raced Beach Sprint Trials for the World Beach Games; winning the Women’s Single and Mixed Double Events; earning two spots to race for the U.S. and qualify two boats for the World Beach Games in Bali, Indonesia
Earned a spot on the Beach Sprint National Team with a victory in the final of the women's solo event during the 2023 USRowing Beach Sprint National Team Trials in Long Beach, CA. Qualifying Christine to race at the 2023 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals Barletta, Italy.
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Coach: Andy Nelder and James Powell (Oxford); Matthieu Chapron (Nantes); Marc Oria (Next Level Rowing)
Raced against Oxford Brookes Women, winning
Raced the 2022 Boat Race, setting all-time fastest course for Oxford Women
Raced the French National Championships with Cercle Aviron Nantes, won
Raced the Spanish National Coastal Championships, winning the Coastal 2x
Raced the French National Sprint Championships with Cercle Aviron Nantes, winning
Raced the Endurance World Coastal Championships with Next Level Rowing
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Coach: Steve Whelpley (Training Center Coach); Andy Nelder and James Powell (Oxford)
Raced at US Olympic Trials for Craftsbury Green Racing Project (GRP), placing second
Raced US Beach Sprints Trials, winning and securing berth for World Championships
Raced at Non-Olympic Trials for GRP, winning (2021 Worlds in Shang Hai cancelled)
Raced at Beach Sprints World Championships in Portugal, earning bronze in the Mix4x+
Moved to the UK to begin degree at Oxford, training for the Oxford Cambridge Boat Race
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Coach: Unaffiliated, Steve Whelpley (Green racing Project), racing unaffiliated;
Attended Selection camp for the light 2x run by Matt Madigan
Covid Delay
Joined Craftsbury Green Racing Project (GRP)
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Coach: Justin Moore (Hydrow); Charley Butt (LW2x training); Linda Muri (LW2x)
World Championships); Racing for Hydrow
Raced US Speed order in the LW1x, placing second
Raced US Senior Trials in the LW2x, winning and securing berth for World Championships
Raced World Rowing Cup II, placing 6th
Raced the World Championships in Linz, placing 10th
Raced Head of The Charles Regatta in the Champ 1x, placing 8th
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Coach: Kate Bertko (remote training); Carlos Dinares; Linda Muri (World Record Erg, LW4x); Justin Moore (Hydrow); racing unaffiliated and for Hydrow
Raced at Local Erg race in California, winning and qualifying for sponsored travel to World Rowing Indoors
Raced Inaugural World Rowing Indoor Championships, Winning, set lightweight world record for 2000m (6:54.1)
Raced US Speed order in the LW1x, placing 7th (winning B final)
Raced US Speed order in the LW2x, placing 2nd
Raced World Rowing Cup I in the LW2x, placing 10th
Raced World Rowing Cup I in the LW1x, placing 4th
Raced US Senior Trials in the 1x, placing 2nd
Raced US Senior Trials in the 4x, placing 1st and securing berth for the World Championships
Raced the World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, placing 4th
Joined Hydrow as an instructor, raced affiliated to Hydrow until 2020
Raced Head of The Charles in the Champ 1x, placing 8th
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Coach: Kate Bertko (season); Brett Gorman Sickler (Summer); Racing as Stanford, USA, and unaffiliated (USA);
Captain of Stanford Lightweight Rowing
2k PR: 6:55.9 (had not tested since previous record in 2013)
Won IRA title for Stanford Lightweight rowing, set best time of 6:25.396
Attended U23 Selection Camp under Brett Gorman Sickler, selected for the Openweight BW4x
Raced U23 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv in the Openweight 4x, placing 6th
Raced US Senior Trials in the 1x, placing 2nd
Raced Head of the American, placing 2nd
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Coach: Derek Byrnes (season), Kate Bertko (beginning of 2017 Season); racing as Stanford
Won IRA title for Stanford Lightweight rowing
Opted out of National team to work abroad (European Parliament)
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Coach: Derek Byrnes (season); racing as Stanford
Won IRA title for Stanford Lightweight rowing
Opted out of National Team to study abroad summer 2015 (South Africa)
Missed Fall season to study abroad Fall 2015 (Florence)
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Coach: Al Acosta (season), Allison Ray Dobb (summer); Racing as Stanford, California Rowing Club
2nd Place at IRA National Championship
Raced U23 Trials in the BLW4x, winning and securing team berth to race in Varese, Italy
Raced U23 World Rowing Championships in Varese in the Lightweight BLW4x, placing 5th
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Coaches: Kirst Anderson (season), Cass Cunningham (National Team), Al Acosta (Stanford)
Won Florida Erg Sprints, setting world record for lightweight junior women 2000m at 7:06.3, and 500m at 1:36.7
Won CRASH-B Indoor Rowing Championships, re-setting world record for lightweight junior women 2000m at 7:05.7 (2 weeks after previous record)
Selected for USRowing Junior National team in the JW2-, winning trials.
2k PR at camp: 7:03.1 (137lb)
Raced Junior World Rowing Championships in Trakai, Lithuania, placing 5th.
Attended Stanford University in the Fall
Raced Head of the Charles as part of the top 8 ergs on the team
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Coaches: Kirst Anderson (season), Cass Cunningham (National Team)
Won Florida Erg Sprints in the 2,000m and 500m events, qualifying for free travel to CRASH-Bs (lightweight)
Won CRASH-B Indoor Rowing Championships, 7:18 (lightweight)
Spring Season 2k PR: 7:10 (lightweight)
Selected for USRowing Junior National team in the JW2-, winning trials
Raced Junior World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, earning a silver medal.
Named Captain of Orlando Area Rowing Society (Fall of senior year)
2k PR in December 2012: 7:03.8
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Coaches: Kirst Anderson (season), Chris Chase, Eric Catalano (summer)
Season 2k PR: 7:18 (lightweight)
Raced Canadian Henley with Saratoga, winning several events
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Coaches: Kirst Anderson (season), Chris Chase, Wes Ngo, Wendy Wilbur, Connie Kirsch (summer)
Season 2k PR: 7:22 (lightweight, age 14)
Summer: Attended Junior B Sculling Camp
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Coach: Kirst Anderson (season),
Began rowing in August 2009 at Orlando Area Rowing Society
