Shane O'Mara (rower)
Shane Francis O'Mara (born December 18, 1982 in Buffalo, New York) is a five time national team American rower.
As a junior rower he set multiple records including the youngest winner of the Head of the Charles single sculls race.[1] He also represented the United States at the 2000 (as a junior) in Zagreb, Croatia.
O'Mara continued to row as senior athlete and represented the United States in sculling events several times: 2005 World Rowing Championships in Gifu, Japan; and 2006 World Rowing Championships in Dorney, England. He also sculled in two World Cup events in 2007.[2]
He was educated at The Gunnery (a prep school), Northeastern University and University of Cambridge in England.[3] As a member of Cambridge University Boat Club, he was selected to stroke the 2008 Blue Boat.
References[]
- ^ "HOCR results" (PDF). HOCR. Retrieved September 30, 2001.}
- ^ Shane O'Mara at World Rowing (archived)
- ^ "Shane O'Mara". The Boat Race. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- 1982 births
- Living people
- American male rowers
- Alumni of Hughes Hall, Cambridge
- Cambridge University Boat Club rowers
- American rowing biography stubs