Chandrika Narne '24 Recruiting Profile
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Hi Coaches!
My name is Chandrika! I’ve been a competitive swimmer for the past 6 years, I was a strong athlete looking to always improve, but I yearned for a supportive team environment. That is when I came across rowing. In my Novice year at Austin Rowing Club, I won every single Novice race I competed in and pushed hard to row in the Varsity 8+. I got to row with the U17 8+ despite having rowed for less than eight months, we raced at Crew Classic placing 1st in petite finals, then Central Youth Championships where we placed 1st in Texas, and lastly at National Youth Championships we placed 1st in C finals.
After a long year, I fell in love with the sport. I enjoyed the challenges rowing had to offer and the supporting community that came along with it. Without a doubt, I knew I wanted to row at the collegiate level. As a new rower, I give it my all on and off the water, during pieces, lifts, and erging because, I want to have what it takes to row with a strong and passionate team. I want to row at a college that not only challenges me physically but, also academically. The goal that I’m constantly working towards as a rower is to one day place first at IRA National Championships, and race at the Olympic time trial for the lightweight double.
Athletics
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 2 seasons
- 2022 Austin Rowing Club (Varsity Women)
- 2021 Austin Rowing Club (Novice)
Coach References
- Club Coach
- Astrid Wettstein
- Club Coach
- Hannah Heyerdahl
Events
- Camp/Event
- TEXAS Rowing Technique Camp
- 6/20/22 to 6/22/22
- Camp/Event
- 2022 Youth National Championships - USRowing
- 6/09/22 to 6/12/22
- 1st place C Finals U17 8+
- Camp/Event
- USRowing Central Youth Championship
- 5/01/22 to 5/02/22
- 1st Place U17 8+
- Camp/Event
- Texas State Rowing Championships
- 4/23/22 to 4/24/22
- 1st place Novice 8+, 2nd place Novice 4+, 4th place in U17 8+ (RACED UP IN YOUTH CATEGORY)
- Camp/Event
- San Diego Crew Classic
- 3/26/22 to 3/27/22
- 1st place Petite Finals, U17 8+
- Camp/Event
- Head of The Colorado
- 10/30/21 to 10/30/21
- 1st place Novice 8+, 1st place Novice 4+
- Camp/Event
- The Heart Of Texas
- 2/26/21 to 2/27/21
- 1st place U17 8+, 1st place Novice 8+, 1st place Novice 4+
Training
- Erging and weightlifting
- 2 years
- Outside of my club schedule, I lift on a weekly basis, I supplement my training with erg pieces as well as the occasional berging (bike/Erg hybrid :)
- Swim Practice 1 (year) while rowing
- 6 years
- I attended daily 2 -hour swim Varsity Highschool practices in the mornings, throughout my first rowing season.
Additional Sports
- Swimming
- 6 years
- Varsity Team
- Joined Highschool Varsity Team in grade 8, ranked 31st at Texas Districts for 100 back, won most improved award 200-2021 season
- Tennis
- 6 years
- Club/Travel Team
Statistics
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes.Are you in AP/IB classes?
Yes.Registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
YesAwards and Activities
- Awards- National Honor Society - Gold Presidential Volunteering award - Rotary Youth Leadership award - Outstanding Sophmore 2022 HOSA - Most improved swimmer 2021 - 2nd place Medical Innovation 2022 Central Texas Leadership Conference HOSA - 5th Place Medical innovation 2022 Texas Leadership Conference HOSA - Novice Team Captain @ Austin Rowing Club
- ActivitiesHOSA (healthcare occupations students of America) - Vice President, placed 2nd at regionals in the Medical Innovation category and advanced to the state level. Help organize yearly food drives, and blood drives at school, as well as bone marrow match programs. // SASA (South Asian Student Association) - Vice President, the club's purpose is to Educate others on South Asian culture, as well as celebrate and honor cultural and religious holidays. As a non-profit, we raise funds to support the South Asian farmer crisis as well as countless orphanages.// Research- Through the Summer Discovery program at the University Of San Diego, I along with a group of students researched Neural links as used by neurotechnology companies to develop implantable brain-machine interfaces (BMIs), and how they can be harnessed to build smart cities for the future. // Summer Job- Working as a kids yoga instructor at Sahaj Marg Meditation center weekly, over the summer.
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