Anna Mickelson

Anna (Mickelson) Cummins (born 21 March 1980 in Seattle, Washington) [http://www.mickelsoncrew.com/bio.html Mickelson Crew: Anna's bio] ] is an American rower who won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the women's eight. At the FISA World Rowing Championships in 2006, Mickelson won the gold medal in the women's eight with a new world's best time of 5:55.50, and with partner Megan Cooke, she placed 4th in the women's pair.

She rowed in the women's pairs and women's eights at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She won a gold medal in the eights with a time of 6:05.34. The Dutch team won a silver medal with a time of 6:07.22. The Romanian team won a bronze medal with a time of 6:07.25. Other finalists were Canada (fourth), Great Britain (fifth), and Australia (sixth). [ [http://www.nbcolympics.com/rowing/resultsandschedules/rsc=ROW083100/index.html 2008 Summer Olympics: Rowing Women's Eights Results] Accessed: 18 August 2008.] In rowing, events are named based on the number of rowers, type of boat, and athletes' gender. A women's eight team consists of nine female athletes. Eight athletes row; one athlete, the coxswain, serves as captain and steers the boat. A men's eight team has the same composition of male athletes.

Personal

Anna grew up in Bellevue, Washington. She graduated from Newport High School. In high school, she ran varsity cross country and track; she played varsity basketball. She attended the University of Washington where she began rowing and won three NCAA Championships. She graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelors degree in Communications. She married Dr. Bob Cummins on December 22, 2007. Anna's favorite food is pizza.

ee Also

* Rowing (sport)
* Erin Cafaro
* Megan Cooke
* Caryn Davies
* Susan Francia
* Anna Goodale
* Caroline Lind
* Elle Logan
* Portia Johnson
* Lindsay Shoop
* Mary Whipple

External links

* [http://www.mickelsoncrew.com/bio.html Mickelson Crew: Anna's bio]
* [http://www.usrowing.org/News_Media/AthleteBios/amickelson.aspx US Rowing: Anna (Mickelson) Cummins biography]
* [http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=764/bio/index.html NBC Olympics: Anna Cummins Profile]
* [http://teamusa.org/news/article/5425 Turning Silver into Gold]

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