Nina Castagna

Nina Castagna

Personal information
Birth name	Cristina Castagna
Born	(2000-06-21) June 21, 2000 (age 24)
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

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

1. "CASTAGNA Nina". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
2. "Nina Castagna – Women's Rowing". Washington Huskies. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
3. 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.
4. Mitchell, Megan (April 15, 2024). "Walnut Hills graduate in driver's seat of Team USA's Olympic rowing journey". WLWT. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
5. "Cristina Castagna". USRowing. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

External links

• Cristina Castagna at World Rowing