2007-08 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Veronika Karlsson
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- SydKoster, Sweden
- Height:
- 5-8
- High School:
- Strömstad Gymnasium
Rowed five-seat of second varsity eight at 2007 Eastern Sprints ... learned to sweep row after seven years of sculling ... a member of the novice eight that finished eighth at Eastern Sprints in 2005 ... earned a seat in the varsity eight as a sophomore in 2006, placing fourth at Eastern Sprints and earning a bid to the NCAA Championships where her crew placed 15th ... won gold in the double at the Soro RoRegatta, Denmark and the Open Norwegian Championships in the summer of 2006.
Before Boston University
Picked up rowing in eighth grade at Stromstad Rowing Club ... raced in the single and the quad ... represented Sweden at the 2004 Junior World Championships in the quad ... won the Nordic Championships and placed fifth at the Baltic Cup in St. Petersburg, Russia ... won the Swedish Ergometer Rowing Cup in 2001 and 2002 and placed third in her senior year.
Personal
Born Nov. 19, 1984 ... daughter of Jane Forsberg Karlsson and Kent Karlsson ... has two brothers, Patrik (21) and Kristoffer (18) ... enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences, majoring in biochemistry and molecular biology.
