TRACY TACKETT

Hometowns: Phoenixville, Pa./Eugene, Ore.

Current Residence: Phoenixville, Pa.

Club Affiliation: Vesper Boat Club

Began Rowing: Western Washington University, 1991

Date of Birth: 5/6/70

Height: 5’11”

Weight: 155

High School: Pleasant Hill High School

Undergraduate Education: Western Washington University, 1996

Graduate Education: University of Kansas, 1998

Occupation: Land Planner at CHPlanning, LTD.

Current Coaches: John Kieffer, Karen Lewis

International Results: Won silver in the adaptive four with coxswain at the 2008 Paralympic Games...Finished fifth in the legs-trunk-arms four with coxswain at the 2007 FISA World Championships...Won bronze in the legs-trunk-arms four with coxswain at the 2002 FISA World Rowing Championships.

National Results: Won the legs-trunk-arms four with coxswain at the 2008 USRowing National Championships...Won the legs-trunk-arms four with coxswain at the 2007 USRowing National Championships...Finished fourth in the four with coxswain at the 1993 National Collegiate Championships.

Personal: Tracy is a three-time adaptive national team member and first-time Paralympian...She enjoys cycling and hiking...Tracy has an undergraduate degree in environmental policy and a graduate degree in urban planning...She lists her mother as the most influential person in her life.

(updated 7/3/2008)