A Connecticut compilation of one Olympic team qualifier and 18 Olympic hopefuls features representation from 16 different towns.
Robert Crane of Darien is an Olympic team qualifier in sailing. The following facts on Crane are from the U.S. Sailing Team website.
- Class: Laser
- Position: Skipper
- U.S. Olympic Team: 2012
- U.S. Sailing Team: 2010-present
- U.S. Sailing U23 Team: 2009
- Hometown: Darien, Conn.
- Member of: Noroton Yacht Club
- High School: Holderness School '05
- College: Hobart College '09
- Birthdate: 2/19/1986
- Occupation: Professional Athlete, Coaching
Sailing Resume:
- 16th, Laser, US Sailing's Rolex Miami OCR (ISAF Sailing World Cup)
- 24th/127, Laser, 2011 Princess Sofia Trophy, Palma, Spain (ISAF Sailing World Cup)
- 10th, Lasr, 2011 Rolex Miami OCR, Miami Fla.
- 15th, Laser, Rolex Miami OCR, Miami Fla., 2010
- 7th, Laser North Americans, Buffalo N.Y., 2009
- 3rd, ICSA Singlehanded Championships, Cornell Ithaca N.Y., 2008
Olympic Hopefuls for 2012
James Blake
Male
Sport: Tennis
Event/position: Singles, doubles
Hometown: Fairfield, Conn.
Victoria Burke
Female
Sport: Rowing
Event/position: Lightweight women's quadruple sculls
Hometown: Redding, Conn.
Emily Caruso
Female
Sport: Shooting
Event/position: Air rifle
Hometown: Fairfield, Conn.
Charlie Cole
Male
Sport: Rowing
Event/position: Men's pair
Hometown: New Canaan, Conn.
Robert Crane
Male
Sport: Sailing
Event/position: Laser
Hometown: Darien, Conn.
Brian De Regt
Male
Sport: Rowing
Event/position: Lightweight men's four
Hometown: Rowayton, Conn.
Megan Hansley
Female
Sport: Synchronized swimming
Hometown: New Canaan, Conn.
Sarah Hendershot
Female
Sport: Rowing
Event/position: Women's four
Hometown: West Simsbury, Conn.
Richard "Butch" Johnson
Male
Sport: Archery
Event/position: Recurve
Hometown: Woodstock, Conn.
Ken Jurkowski
Male
Sport: Rowing
Event: Men's single scull
Hometown: New Fairfield, Conn.
Madison Kennedy
Female
Sport: Swimming
Event/position: Freestyle
Hometown: Avon, Conn.
Nick LaCava
Male
Sport: Rowing
Event/position: Lightweight men's four
Hometown: Weston, Conn.
Margaret Lu
Female
Sport: Fencing
Event/position: Foil
Hometown: Greenwich, Conn.
Dan Madwed
Male
Sport: Swimming
Event/position: Butterfly
Hometown: Stamford, Conn.
Christine McCrea
Female
Sport: Equestrian
Event/position: Jumping
Hometown: East Windsor, Conn.
Sarah Trowbridge
Female
Sport: Rowing
Event/position: Women's quadruple scull
Hometown: Guilford, Conn.
Dan Walsh
Male
Sport: Rowing
Event/position: Men's eight
Hometown: Norwalk, Conn.
Jonathan Winter
Male
Sport: Rowing
Event/position: Lightweight men's double sculls
Hometown: New Haven, Conn.
