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Knifton named to Team USA for 2018 Youth Olympics

Buenos Aires 2018 Competition Schedule | TEAM USA Knifton Profile

AUSTIN, Texas -- On Wednesday, Texas freshman rower Kaitlin Knifton was named to the 87-member U.S. Youth Olympic Team that will compete at the Summer Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018 from October 6-18 in Argentina.

Knifton, an Austin, Texas native and McCallum High alum, will race in the pair alongside partner Catherine Garrett. Racing begins on October 7 and will feature a four-lane 500-meter course.

Knifton boasts an accomplished youth rowing career, finishing third in the coxed four this summer at the 2018 World Rowing Junior Championships in the Czech Republic.