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Caroline Frances Meyer ONZM (née Evers-Swindell, born 10 October 1978), is a New Zealand former rower. She competed in the double sculls with her identical twin sister Georgina Evers-Swindell. In November 2005 she and her sister were named Rowing Female Crew of the Year by the International Rowing Federation (FISA), and in 2016 they became the first New Zealanders to be awarded the federation's highest award, the Thomas Keller Medal.[1]

Caroline Evers-Swindell

ONZM

Evers-Swindell in 2009
Personal information
Birth name	Caroline Frances Evers-Swindell
Born	(1978-10-10) 10 October 1978 (age 44) Hastings, New Zealand
Spouse(s)	Carl Meyer
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Representing  New Zealand Women's rowing Olympic Games 2004 Athens Double sculls 2008 Beijing Double sculls World Championships 2002 Seville Double sculls 2003 Milan Double sculls 2005 Gifu Double sculls 2001 Lucerne Double sculls 2001 Lucerne Quadruple sculls 2007 Munich Double sculls 2006 Eton Double sculls

Early life

She was born in Hastings, New Zealand,^{[citation needed]} on 10 October 1978.^{[citation needed]}

Career

The twins narrowly missed the qualification for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney; in the crucial race in Lucerne where they had to come second, they came third.[2] In 2001, she won silver at the World Championships in both the double and quadruple sculls. Together with her sister she won gold at both the 2002 and 2003 World Rowing Championships in the double sculls. She also won, again with her sister, the 2004 Olympic gold medal. Caroline was coached by Dick Tonks and represented Hamilton Rowing Club.^{[citation needed]}

In the 2005 New Year Honours, she was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to rowing.[3]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she and her sister won gold medals in the women's double sculls, beating the German pair by 1/100 of a second, 7:07.32 versus 7:07.33.[4] This was the first time in history that the women's double scull title had successfully been defended.[5] She and her sister announced their retirement from rowing in October 2008.[6]

In December 2008, she and her sister won the Lonsdale Cup which is awarded by the New Zealand Olympic Committee to the athlete/s who make the most outstanding contribution to an Olympic sport. They previously won the cup in 2003.[7]

Personal life

In December 2009, Evers-Swindell married former Olympic rower Carl Meyer.[8] She now styles herself Caroline Meyer.[9]

References

Sources

• Butcher, Margot (2010). Golden Girls: Celebrating New Zealand's six female Olympic gold medallists. Auckland, NZ: HarperSports/HarperCollins. pp. 84–105. ISBN 978-1-86950-892-0.

Awards
Preceded by Sarah Ulmer	Lonsdale Cup 2003 2008 With: Georgina Evers-Swindell	Succeeded by Sarah Ulmer
Preceded by Valerie Vili		Succeeded by Mahé Drysdale
Preceded by Iztok Čop	Thomas Keller Medal 2016 With: Georgina Evers-Swindell	Incumbent

На других языках

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- [en] Caroline Evers-Swindell

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[it] Caroline Evers-Swindell

Caroline Frances Evers-Swindell (Hastings, 10 ottobre 1978) è una canottiera neozelandese.

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[ru] Эверс-Суинделл, Кэролайн

Кэролайн Эверс-Суинделл[3] (англ. Caroline Frances Evers-Swindell (-Meyer); 10 октября 1978, Хейстингс, Новая Зеландия) — новозеландская гребчиха (академическая гребля), многократная чемпионка и призёр чемпионата мира по академической гребле; двукратная олимпийская чемпионка в двойках парных 2004 и 2008 годов. Выступала в паре со своей сестрой — Джорджиной Эверс-Суинделл[4].

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