470 Women competitors at the 2004 Olympic Team Trials

FULL NAME:

Whitney Besse

POSITION:

Skipper

MEMBER OF:

Vineyard Haven Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

x

COLLEGE:

Brown University, graduated 2003

AGE:

BIRTHPLACE:

x

HOMETOWN:

Guilford, Conn.

OCCUPATION:

x

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:

2003 ICSA All-American

FULL NAME:

Molly Carapiet

POSITION:

Crew

MEMBER OF:

St. Francis and San Francisco Yacht Clubs

HIGH SCHOOL:

Marin Catholic High School, graduated 2002

COLLEGE:

Yale University, class of 2006

AGE:

BIRTHPLACE:

San Francisco, Calif.

HOMETOWN:

San Francisco, Calif.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

Student

x

Amanda Clark

POSITION:

Skipper

US SAILING TEAM:

1998-2003

MEMBER OF:

Shelter Island Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Shelter Island High School, graduated 2000

COLLEGE:

Connecticut College

AGE:

BIRTHPLACE:

Southampton, N.Y.

HOMETOWN:

Shelter Island, N.Y.

MARITAL STATUS:

Single

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

5’ 3" and 130 lbs.

OCCUPATION:

Student

SAILING SINCE AGE:

6

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:

2001-2002 ICSA All-American
1998 US SAILING Junior Women’s Singlehanded Champion
Sportsmanship Award, 1995 US Optimist Dinghy Assoc. Trials

SAILING RESUME:

2002
Rolex Miami OCR, Fla. (7th/17 470s – 4th women)
2001
RIISA Regatta (5th/12 470s)
Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, FL (6th/10 470s)
2000
Europe Olympic Team Trials, San Francisco (3rd/23 boats)
1996
470 Women Olympic Team Trials, Savannah (3rd/6 470s)

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Sarah Mergenthaler

POSITION:

Crew

US SAILING TEAM:

2003

MEMBER OF:

Toms River Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Marlboro High School, graduated 1997

COLLEGE:

University of Richmond, 2001 BS in Business Admin

AGE:

BIRTHPLACE:

Red Bank, New Jersey

HOMETOWN:

Colts Neck, NJ

MARITAL STATUS:

Single

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

Sailing full time

SAILING SINCE AGE:

5

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Courtenay Dey

POSITION:

Skipper

US SAILING TEAM:

1989-1994, 1996, 1998-2002

MEMBER OF:

American Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Rye High School, graduated 1983

COLLEGE:

Eckerd College, graduated 1987, BA

AGE:

BIRTHPLACE:

Greenwich, Conn.

HOMETOWN:

The Dalles, Ore./Rye, N.Y.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

5’ 7" and 140 lbs.

OCCUPATION:

Athlete

SAILING SINCE AGE:

5

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:

2000 Olympian
1996 Europe Olympic Bronze Medalist
Two-time Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year (’96, ’90)
1990 USOC's Athlete of the Year for Yachting
1989 Thistle National Champion
1987 Eckerd College Sailing Team Captain, four-year MVP

SAILING RESUME:

2002
Rolex Miami OCR, Fla. (3rd/17 470s – top women)
2000
Europe Olympic Team Trials, San Francisco (1st/23 boats)
Europe World Championship, Brazil (14th/107 boats)
1999
470 Women Olympic Team Trials, St. Petersburg (2nd/7 boats)
1996
Europe Olympic Yachting Trials (1st/19 boats)
1992
Europe Olympic Team Trials, Newport Beach (2nd/26 boats)

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Linda Wennerstrom

POSITION:

Crew

US SAILING TEAM:

1993-1996, 1998, 2001-2002

MEMBER OF:

Key Biscayne Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Ransom Everglades School, graduated 1994

COLLEGE:

University of Miami

AGE:

BIRTHPLACE:

Gothenburg, Sweden

HOMETOWN:

Miami, Fla.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

5’ 10" and 155 lbs.

OCCUPATION:

Realtor

SAILING SINCE AGE:

8

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:

1999 Qualified the U.S. slot for the Europe event in the 2000 Olympic Regatta.
1992 IYRU Nautica World Youth Doublehanded Champion, Portugal

SAILING RESUME:

2002
Rolex Miami OCR, Fla. (3rd/17 470s – top women)
2001
Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, FL (3rd/10 470s)
2000
Europe Olympic Team Trials, San Francisco (8th/23 boats)
1996
470 Women Olympic Team Trials, Savannah (3rd/6 boats)
470 World Champs, Brazil (6th/36 boats--top American)

x

Allison Jolly

POSITION:

Skipper

US SAILING TEAM:

1987, 1988, 1993-1995, 2003

MEMBER OF:

x

HIGH SCHOOL:

Lakewood High School, graduated 1974

COLLEGE:

Florida State University, graduated 1978, BS in Chemistry

AGE::

BIRTHPLACE:

St. Petersburg, Fla.

HOMETOWN:

St. Petersburg, Fla.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

5'5" and 132

OCCUPATION:

Mother/Computer Programmer

SAILING SINCE AGE:

9

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:

1988 470 Women’s Olympic Gold Medallist, Pusan
Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year (1988 & 1976)
1985 US Singlehanded National Champion
1979 US National Women's Champion--Adams Cup
1976 International Women's Singlehanded Champion

x

Susan Reischmann-Taylor

POSITION:

Crew

US SAILING TEAM:

x

MEMBER OF:

St. Petersburg Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

x

COLLEGE:

x

AGE:

BIRTHPLACE:

x

HOMETOWN:

x

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

x

x

Erin Maxwell

POSITION:

Skipper

US SAILING TEAM:

2000-2003

MEMBER OF:

x

HIGH SCHOOL:

x

COLLEGE:

x

AGE:

BIRTHPLACE:

x

HOMETOWN:

Stonington, Conn.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

x

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:

1999-2000-2001 ICSA All-American
2002 470 Nationals Champions

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Barcelona Olympic Sailing Week (19th/31 470 Women)
2001
RIISA Regatta (2nd/12 470s)
1999
470 W Olympic Team Trials, St. Petersburg, FL (5th/7 boats)

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Jen Morgan

POSITION:

Crew

US SAILING TEAM:

2000, 2003

MEMBER OF:

x

HIGH SCHOOL:

x

COLLEGE:

Dartmouth College

BIRTHDATE:

11 February 1980

BIRTHPLACE:

x

HOMETOWN:

Shoreline, Wash.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

x

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:

2001 ICSA All-American
2002 470 Nationals Champions

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Barcelona Olympic Sailing Week (19th/31 470 Women)
1999
470 W Olympic Team Trials, St. Petersburg, FL (5th/7 boats)

x

Katie McDowell

POSITION:

Skipper

US SAILING TEAM:

2001-2003

MEMBER OF:

Barrington and New York Yacht Clubs

HIGH SCHOOL:

x

COLLEGE:

Brown University, graduated 1998

AGE:

BIRTHPLACE:

Rochester, N.Y.

HOMETOWN:

Barrington, R.I.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

x

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:

1995-1996-1997-1998 ICSA All-American

SAILING RESUME:

x

Isabelle Kinsolving

POSITION:

Crew

US SAILING TEAM:

2001-2003

MEMBER OF:

Fishers Island Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Groton School, graduated 1998

COLLEGE:

Yale University, graduated 2002

AGE:

BIRTHPLACE:

New York, N.Y.

HOMETOWN:

New York, N.Y.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

x

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Barcelona Olympic Sailing Week (11th/31 470 Women)
2002
Rolex Miami OCR, Fla. (5th/17 470s – 2nd women)
2001
RIISA Regatta (1st/12 470s)

x

Molly O'Bryan

POSITION:

Skipper

US SAILING TEAM:

2003

MEMBER OF:

Kaneohe and San Diego Yacht Clubs

HIGH SCHOOL:

University of San Diego HS, graduated 1997

COLLEGE:

Univ. of Hawaii, 2003, BA Political Science/Sociology

AGE:

BIRTHPLACE:

San Diego, Calif.

HOMETOWN:

San Diego, Calif./Kailua, Hawaii

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

x

OCCUPATION:

Sailing instructor - Marine Corps Community Services

SAILING SINCE AGE:

birth--racing at 8

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:

2001-2002 ICSA All-American

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Barcelona Olympic Sailing Week (30th/31 470 Women)

x

Annelise Moore

POSITION:

Crew

US SAILING TEAM:

2003

MEMBER OF:

Kaneohe Yacht Club

HIGH SCHOOL:

Carmel High, California, graduated 1995

COLLEGE:

UC Berkeley, 2000, English 

AGE:

26

BIRTHPLACE:

Monterey, Calif.

HOMETOWN:

Monterey, Calif./ Kaneohe, Hawaii

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:

xx

OCCUPATION:

Sailing Instructor at Kaneohe Yacht Club & University of Hawaii

SAILING SINCE AGE:

12

SAILING RESUME:

2003
Barcelona Olympic Sailing Week (30th/31 470 Women)