Christopher Liwski is an American rower, a double world championship medal winner, and a two-time member of the United States Olympic Rowing Team.
Education
Liwski attended Syracuse University as an undergraduate. He then began his legal education at the Syracuse University College of Law, before enrolling in of Oxford University, where he undertook a Master of Science degree in Water Science, Policy and Management. Liwski then returned to the United States. where he completed his law degree at Boston College Law School.
Liwski now practices law in New Jersey, United States of America.
Career
A year later he competed internationally again, this time at the World Cup event at Dorney Lake, Eton. Liwski, and Oxford crewmate Michael Blomquist, finished ninth there in the coxless pair. Competing again at the 2007 World Championships, Liwski stroked the four with coxswain to a.
In 2008 after a difficult year of team selection, Liwski was once again named as alternate on the men"s sweep team for the Beijing Olympics.
Olympics World Championships World Cups International competition Nationally Both universities had extremely strong intakes that year, with Cambridge boasting several world champions and the Oxford crew including Olympic silver medallist Barney Williams, and now famed British oarsmen, and two-time Olympic Gold Medalists, Andrew Triggs-Hodge and Peter Reed. To date, the 2005 Oxford Blue Boat marks the heaviest crew weight of all time.
Liwski rowed for the Syracuse University Crew for four years as an undergraduate and was the recipient of the David Godfrey Award in his senior year. Also, just hours after competing in the 2005 World Cup event at Dorney Lake, Eton, Chris made a guest appearance in Street Catherine"s College first VIII, which was competing in the Oxford University Summer Eights.
He was joined in that crew by fellow international competitors Andrew Triggs-Hodge and Colin Smith.
They easily defeated their opposition, Hertford College.
Membership
Whilst at Oxford University, Liwski was a member of Oxford University Boat Club and took part in the Boat Race in 2005, marking the 151st racing of the prestigious annual event.