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On behalf of my fellow athletes I thank the many members of the rowing
community who donate to the National Rowing Foundation. We would
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Megan Kalmoe simply not be as successful as we have been without your support.
Ultimately, the NRF allows us to compete and win against much more
comprehensively funded nations and that fact is not lost on any of the
U.S. athletes.

I remember racing internationally for the first time three years ago in
Lucerne, Switzerland. It was an overwhelming experience, to say the
It’s here. least, but at no point did I have to worry about the logistics of racing.
It’s time. We had the right equipment, lodging and preparation which is a

godsend when all you want to do is focus on your race.
We are in our final weeks
of preparation for the 2016 The NRF is crucial in affording us the opportunities to win, but it also
Olympic Games in Rio. I’ve said this buttresses the psychology of what it takes to be successful. The support
before, and I’ll say it again: the group the NRF offers is a necessary component of creating a professional
of women populating the USRowing Training mindset among the athletes. The ability to focus solely on racing and to
Center in Princeton is faster than they’ve ever been. train that mindset is something the NRF allows us to do and we would
I have never been so honored or so humbled to be a not be able to successfully compete without it. Your support not only
part of the group as I have been over the past four years. ensures we have the proper tools to win, but it directly contributes to
And what’s so amazing about being a part of it is: we aren’t done. creating a culture of hard work and success. Thank you.

We have made it our job to be as consistently fast as possible during Seth Weil
the past three seasons, and in doing so have continued to raise the bar 2015 USRowing Male Athlete of the Year
for women’s rowing in the United States, season after season. But we
aren’t done. The Olympic year is special in that it brings out the very
best in our athletes. With Rio on the line, my teammates are going
to push past their limits in order to find that slightly better version of
themselves, and they’re going to do it every day between now and
August. I’d like to invite you to be a part of it.

As a part of the NRF family, I’d like to ask you to push through with us
in these last days before Rio, and to find that extra gear, get that split
second, walk that last seat. We want to use every remaining moment
to prepare ourselves as best as possible for the challenges that lie
ahead, and your support to do it means everything to us. Thank you for
standing behind us this far. Please know we will be doing everything we
can to make you proud.

Megan Kalmoe
2015 USRowing Female Athlete of the Year & 2015 World Champion, W4X
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
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