SCOTT BROWN

Hometown: Collingdale, Pa.

Current Residence: Collingdale, Pa.

Club Affiliation: Philadelphia Rowing Program for the Disabled

Began Rowing: Philadelphia Rowing Program for the Disabled, 1989

Date of Birth: 4/7/67

Height: 5’10”

Weight: 167

High School: Radnor High School

Undergraduate Education: Temple University, 1997

Occupation: Human Resource Specialist, U.S. Department of Labor

Current Coach: Karen Lewis

International Results: Finished fifth in the trunk-arms double sculls at the 2007 FISA World Championships...Won gold in the trunk-arms double sculls at the 2006 FISA World Championships...Won gold in the trunk-arms double sculls at the 2005 FISA World Championships...Won gold in the trunk-arms double sculls at the 2004 FISA World Championships...Won gold in the trunk-arms double sculls at the 2003 FISA World Championships...Won gold in the adaptive single sculls at the 2002 FISA World Championships.

National Results: Won the trunk-arms double sculls at the 2008 USRowing National Championships...Won the national championship in the adaptive single sculls each year from 2001-2004...Finished second in 2003 and third in 2002 in the double sculls at the Bay 2 Bay Race (20-mile ocean race)...Finished first in the adaptive double sculls at the 2001 Catalina Crossing (32-mile ocean race).

Personal: Scott is a six-time adaptive national team member and first-time Paralympian...He enjoys camping, driving, sailing, and going to exotic locations and rowing...Scott lists his most memorable sporting achievement as winning the first-ever adaptive gold medal at the 2002 World Championships...Scott says his current ambition is to make it to the podium at the 2008 Paralympic Games...He would like to be able to further promote the sport of adaptive rowing through education and is hoping for a larger talent pool from which to choose from both in the U.S. and around the world.

(updated 7/3/2008)