Chad Swenson

Position:
Rower
Height:
6-3
Weight:
170
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Oakland, Calif.
High School:
Skyline HS

OREGON STATE
2012-13
Rowed in the stroke seat of the Varsity 4+ at the Head of the Charles … raced in the 6-seat of the Varsity 8 ‘A’ in a win at the Portland Fall Classic … rowed in the stroke seat in a fifth place finish at the Head of the Lake … rowed in the 5-seat of the V8 in a win at University of Victoria … raced in the 6-seat of the V8 in a victory at Gonzaga … rowed in the 7-seat of the V8 at the San Diego Crew Classic set the pace for his crew’s fifth place finish in the Grand Final … raced in the stroke seat of the Stanford Invite including wins over Orange Coast College and Santa Clara … rowed in the 5-seat of the V8 at Pac-12 Championships … rowed in the 5-seat of the V8 at IRA Championships helping his crew to a fifth place finish in the Third Level Final … named to the 2013 Pac-12 Men’s Rowing All-Conference team … earned Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team … named an everyday champion.

2011-12
Did not row, taking a redshirt year.

2010-11
Chad rowed in the Junior Varsity 8 throughout the 2011 season … raced in the stroke seat of the JV8 in wins at the Elk Lake Spring Regatta and at Gonzaga … set the pace in the stroke seat of the JV8 in fourth place finishes at the San Diego Crew Classic and at the Pac-10 Championships.

2009-10
Rowed mostly in the Junior Varsity 8 … rowed in the 2-seat of the Varsity 8 at the Stanford Invitational … manned the 6-seat of the JV8 in wins over Victoria and Gonzaga … helped the JV8 to a fourth place finish from the bow seat at Pac-10 Championships.

2008-09
Rowed in the stroke seat of the Freshman 8 ... raced in the F8 that defeated Gonzaga in a dual race ... F8 finished fifth in the Grand Finals at the San Diego Crew Classic ... F8 defeated Oregon at the Windermere Cup ... member of the F8 that finished fifth at the Pac-10 Championships ... F8 raced to a 16th place overall finish at IRA Championships.

SKYLINE HS
Spent two years rowing for the Oakland Strokes ... finished in second place with the Novice 8 at the Southwest Junior Rowing Association Championships ... rowed in the stroke seat of the varsity 4 that finished second at the SW Junior Rowing Association Championships ... rowed in the stroke seat of the Varsity 4 that finished fifth at the 2007 Club Nationals and ninth place at Junior Nationals.

PERSONAL
Son of Mike and Karen Swenson ... has one sister, Amelia, and one brother, Tanner ... enjoys surfing ... majoring in computer science with an option in information systems and a minor in business and entrepreneurship.