Camille Vandermeer (born 3 September 2000) is an American rower. She was a gold medalist at the 2025 World Rowing Championships in the women's coxless four.
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| Born | 3 September 2000 (age 25)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
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Early and personal life
editFrom Elmira, New York, she initially played soccer and also ran track at Notre Dame High School, before focusing on rowing. She is from a rowing family; her mother Sue rowed for Cornell University and her uncle, Andrew Kallfelz, is a rowing coach. She is the cousin of rowers Eliza and Emily Kallfelz.[2] She won the American national junior title in 2019 in the pair, and competed at Princeton University.[3][4]
Career
editAlongside Azja Czajkowski, Teal Cohen and Kate Knifton she was a gold medalist as part of the American coxless four at the 2025 World Rowing Championships in Shanghai, China, in September 2025.[5][6] They had also previously qualified fastest for the final.[7] She went through the 2025 season unbeaten, having also won the 2025 World Rowing Cup series with victories in Varese and Lucerne.[8][9]
In April 2026, she was part of the Cambridge University crew for The Boat Race 2026.[10][11]
References
edit- ↑ "Camille Vandermeer". Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ↑ Hewitt, Ed (25 April 2017). "Camille vanderMeer: From Soccer Field to Single Scull". row2k.com. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ↑ Hewitt, Ed (10 July 2018). "US Jr National Team Starts to Take Shape; row2k Talks to Trials Winners". row2k.com. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ↑ "Princeton Defends Ivy League Rowing Title To Earn Sixth-Straight". Ivy League. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ↑ "GOLD AT WORLDS FOR U.S. WOMEN'S FOUR". Rowing News. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ↑ Rosenbladt, Oli (26 September 2025). "Interview with the US Women's Four: 'We Really Play Off Each Other's Energy'". row2k. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ↑ Rosenbladt, Oli (22 September 2025). "Worlds Monday: 'We Tested our Base Rhythm'". row2k. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ↑ "NINE NATIONS WIN INDIVIDUAL WORLD ROWING CUP TROPHIES". World Rowing. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ↑ "FIRST-TIME GOLD MEDALLISTS GALORE ON DAY 6 OF 2025 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS". World Rowing. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ↑ "Crews announced for the Chanel J12 Boat Race 2026 between Oxford and Cambridge". British Rowing. 12 March 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ Coverdale, David (4 April 2026). "The Boat Race 2026: Cambridge win fourth consecutive men's race, Oxford women triumph for first time in 10 years". Olympics.com. Retrieved 4 April 2026.