Caroline Evers-Swindell

Caroline Evers-Swindell
Evers-Swindell in 2009
Personal information
Birth nameCaroline Frances Evers-Swindell
Full nameCaroline Frances Meyer
Born (1978-10-10) 10 October 1978 (age 46)
Hastings, New Zealand
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
SpouseCarl Meyer
Sport
SportRowing
ClubHamilton Rowing Club
Hawkes Bay Rowing Club
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
World Championships 3 3 1
Total 5 3 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Double sculls
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Double sculls
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Seville Double sculls
Gold medal – first place 2003 Milan Double sculls
Gold medal – first place 2005 Gifu Double sculls
Silver medal – second place 2001 Lucerne Double sculls
Silver medal – second place 2001 Lucerne Quadruple sculls
Silver medal – second place 2007 Munich Double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Eton Double sculls

Caroline Frances Meyer ONZM (born 10 October 1978), better known under her maiden name Caroline Evers-Swindell, is a New Zealand former rower. She competed in the double sculls with her identical twin sister Georgina Evers-Swindell. In November 2005 she and her sister were named Rowing Female Crew of the Year by the International Rowing Federation (FISA), and in 2016 they became the first New Zealanders to be awarded the federation's highest award, the Thomas Keller Medal.[1]

  1. ^ "Olympic champion Kiwi twins honoured with prestigious award from World Rowing". Stuff. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.