Women's Rowing

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    Krisztina Gyimes
    Krisztina Gyimes

    Class:
    Sophomore
    Hometown:
    Gyor, Hungary
    Last College:
    Budapest Business School
    Height:
    6-0
    Position:
    Port/Star
    Experience:
    TR

    05/19/2013

    USC Varsity Eight Claims Pac-12 Women's Rowing Title

    The top-ranked USC women's rowing team finished second by just a point and a half at the Pac-12 Championships

    04/29/2013

    No. 1 USC and No. 5 UCLA Set to Race in Annual Dual

    The Women of Troy and the Bruins will race on the waters of Ballona Creek in Marina Del Rey on Saturday, May 4

    04/21/2013

    Top-Ranked Women of Troy Claim Natoma Invitational Title

    USC's varsity eight boat cleared the finish line ahead of Cal and Stanford to give the Trojans Natoma's crown

    04/20/2013

    No. 1 USC Speeds Through First Day of Lake Natoma Invitational

    The top-ranked Women of Troy rowed to seven wins out of nine races on Saturday

    04/16/2013

    Top-Ranked Trojans Set for Lake Natoma Invitational

    The Women of Troy will face tough competition in Northern California as the newly-ranked No. 1 team in the nation

    2012-13
    Krisztina Gyimes is a transfer from the Budapest Business School in Hungary and enters her season year with the Trojans as either a port or starboard rower.

    INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
    Gyimes was named Hungary's Rower of the Year in 2012 and was also awarded the country's Undergraduate Athlete of the Year award. She was chosen to receive the Hungarian Republic's Student-Athlete of the Year honor in 2010. Gyimes previously rowed with the Danubius Nemzeti Hajos Egglet club and has spent the past seven years as a member of the Gyori Vizügy-Spartacus Evezos Klub. Since 2005, she has garnered 15 gold medals at the Hungarian National Championships including three in her final year before matriculating to USC in the women's single, double, and eights. In 2012, Gyimes took home two silver medals at the World Rowing Championships and placed seventh at the European Championships in the doubles. She also placed seventh in the single scull at the U23 World Championships.

    PERSONAL
    Krisztina Gyimes was born on May 22, 1992, in Gyor, Hungary... parents are Gyula and Gabriella Gyimes... has one brother Balazs... prepped at Revai Miklos Gimnazium... a double-major in economics and psychology with aspirations to pursue masters and doctorate degrees post-graduation.