DANIEL WALSH

Hometown: Norwalk, Conn.

Current Residence: Princeton, N.J.

Club Affiliations: USRowing Training Center/Gentle Giant Rowing Club

Began Rowing: Norwalk River Rowing Club, 1991

Date of Birth: 5/31/79 

Height: 6’7” 

Weight: 220

High School: Brien McMahon High School

Undergraduate Education: Northeastern University, 2002

Occupation: Sales Associate at Home Depot

Current Coach: Mike Teti

International Results: Finished fourth in the eight at the 2007 FISA World Championships...Won bronze in the eight at the 2006 FISA World Championships...Finished ninth in the quadruple sculls at the 2005 FISA World Championships...Served as an alternate on the 2004 Olympic Team...Finished seventh in the four at the 2003 FISA World Championships...Finished sixth in the four at the 2003 FISA World Cup stop in Milan...Finished 14th in the pair at the 2002 FISA World Championships... Finished sixth in the four with coxswain at the 2001 FISA World Championships...Finished seventh in the pair with coxswain at the 1997 FISA Junior World Championships.

National Results: Won gold in the eight and four at the 2007 USRowing National Championships...Won the championship eight at the 2006 Head of the Charles...Won the eight at the 2004 and 2005 Milwaukee River Challenge...Finished second in the pair at the 2004 Olympic Trials...Won the championship eight at the 2003 Head of the Charles...Won the pair at the 2002 USRowing National Championships and 2002 U.S. National Team Trials...Finished third in the varsity eight at the 2001 Eastern Sprints.

Personal: Dan is an eight-time senior national team member and first-time Olympian...Dan enjoys surfing and snowboarding during his down time from rowing...In addition to rowing, he wrestled in high school...As a wrestler, Dan was an undefeated county champion for two years and a state finalist...He injured his shoulder in the state championship in 1997 and turned his focus towards rowing...Dan enjoys music, particularly hip hop and rock...Right now, he is really into the blues and has begun playing the bass guitar...When he was younger, Dan played the double bass in a classical orchestra for 10 years...He started playing the instrument in third grade and lists Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons as his favorite classical piece to play because “it’s amazing to play as a bassist”...Dan’s favorite group is the Beastie Boys and his favorite concert was the 1994 Lallapalooza show that included George Clinton, A Tribe Called Quest and the Beastie Boys...He lists his favorite movie as The Goonies, his favorite television shows as Entourage and Deadwood, and his favorite books as Dune by Frank Herbert and The Vision by Tom Brown, Jr...Dan lists his favorite actor as Jesse Bradford, a high school friend who has appeared in such movies as Flags of Our Fathers and Bring it On...Following the 2008 Olympics, Dan wants to sell his car, buy a motorcycle and head West on his own kind of “walkabout"...Dan is employed by Home Depot through the Olympic Job Opportunities Program...Dan’s parents and family have been his biggest support and inspiration during his rowing career.

(updated 6/27/2008)