Louisa Chafee
Louisa Chafee (born September 24, 1991 in Providence , Rhode Island ) is an American sailor in the boat class Nacra 17 .
Life
Louisa Chafee was born in 1991 to the politician Lincoln Chafee and his wife Stephanie and grew up with a brother and a sister. She attended Phillips Academy in Andover , Massachusetts , where she graduated in 2009. She then studied folklore and mythology at Brown University , where she graduated in 2014 with a thesis on dragons .
In 2016 she participated in the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro as part of the US delegation . In the sailing competition in the Nacra 17 class, which was held mixed for the first time, she and her teammate Bora Gulari came in eighth.
successes
- 2016:
- ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth & Portland: 7th place in the Nacra class 17
- ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami: 12th place in the Nacra class 17
- Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro: 8th place in the Nacra class 17
Web links
- Louisa Chafee in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Entry for Louisa Chafee on www.teamusa.org
- Entry for Louisa Chafee on the United States Sailing Association website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Daughter of ex-presidential hopeful Chafee heads to Olympics , February 25, 2016, USA Today
- ↑ Entry on Bora Gulari on www.teamusa.org
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chafee, Louisa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1991 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Providence , Rhode Island |