Two-time gold medalist Meghan Musnicki was among the first 21 rowers named to the U.S. team for the Paris Olympics, making her the 41-year-old's first American woman to row at the Olympics. He is scheduled to be the oldest person.
Msnicki is part of a pool of 12 women who will be placed in either boat No. 4 or No. 8, U.S. Rowing announced after Sunday's selection camp.
More rowers were selected to the Olympic teams in the women's double sculls, women's lightweight double sculls, and men's four. Complete list can be found here.
More rowers will qualify for the Paris Games through next week's Olympic trials in Sarasota, Florida, and an international qualifying regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland, in May.
Msnicki is the last active link in the U.S. Women's Eight Dynasty, which won every Olympic and world title from 2006 to 2016.
Musnicki, known as “Moose,” was part of the final seven gold medal-winning boats from 2010 to 2016 and was the oldest team member at the Rio and Tokyo Games.
The eight took fourth place at the Tokyo Games and won silver at the 2023 World Championships (Musnicki competed in the coxless pair).
Msnicki is on track to break the record for oldest U.S. Olympic female rower, held by Lisa Schlenker, who competed in the 2004 Athens Games at age 39. According to OlyMADMen, she could match the U.S. record of four Olympic rowers.
In the late 2000s, Musnitski was left out of the national team three times before making his world championship debut in 2010. She took a break from competing after the 2016 Olympics and again in 2021, but each time she returned.
The Olympic team members named Monday also include Nina Castagna, who will replace Caitlin Grejean as one of the eight car commanders after she retires after her second Tokyo Olympics.
Castagna is expected to become the first Washington Husky athlete to finish in the top eight at the Olympics for the third consecutive year since 2004, joining two-time gold medalist Mary Whipple and Grejean.
The 2024 U.S. Olympic Team roster will be updated as they qualify.
