Christopher Liwski

Personal information
Born	Christopher Donald Liwski (1980-04-21)April 21, 1980 (age 45) Montreal,Quebec, Canada
Education	Syracuse University (BA) University of Oxford (MS) Boston College (JD)
Medal record Representing United States Rowing World Rowing Championships 2007 Munich 4+ 2006 Eton 8+ Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo 8+

Christopher Donald Liwski^[1][2] (born April 21, 1980) is aCanadian American rower, a six-time U.S. National Team member, a double World medalist, and a two-time member of the United States Olympic Rowing Team.

Liwski was born inMontreal,Quebec, Canada. He attendedSyracuse University as an undergraduate.^[3] He then began his legal education at theSyracuse University College of Law,^[4] before enrolling in St Catherine's College ofOxford University, where he undertook a Master of Science degree in Water Science, Policy and Management. Liwski then returned to the U.S. where he completed hisJ.D. degree atBoston College Law School.^[5]

From 2008 to 2015 he served as the director & legal chair of the board of directors of theUnited States Rowing Association.^[6] From 2017 to 2018 he served on the board of trustees of theVisiting Nurses Association ofPrinceton, New Jersey.^[6]

Liwski practices law in the United States. He began his legal career as an attorney with the legal department ofJohnson & Johnson and later worked forDrinker Biddle & Reath.^[6] Liwski now serves as Head of Legal, North America forSanofi Consumer Healthcare.^[6]

Liwski rowed for theSyracuse University Crew for four years as an undergraduate,^[4] was the recipient of the David Godfrey Award in his senior year, and has been inducted into the Syracuse Athletics Rowing Hall of Fame.

Also, just hours after competing in the 2005 World Cup event atDorney Lake,Eton, Liwski made a guest appearance inSt Catherine's College first VIII, which was competing in the Oxford UniversitySummer Eights. He was joined in that crew by fellow international competitorsAndrew Triggs Hodge andColin Smith. They defeated their opposition,Hertford College.^{[citation needed]}

Whilst atOxford University, Liwski was a member ofOxford University Boat Club and took part in theBoat Race in 2005,^[7] marking the 151st racing of the prestigious annual event. Both universities had extremely strong intakes that year, withCambridge boasting several world champions and the Oxford crew including Olympic silver medallistBarney Williams, and now famed British oarsmen, and three-time Olympic Gold Medalists,Andrew Triggs Hodge andPete Reed. Oxford, with Liwski in the five seat, won the contest by two lengths in a time of 16 minutes 42 seconds.^[7] To date, the 2005 Oxford Blue Boat marks the heaviest crew weight of all time.^[8]

Liwski won his first international gold medal in 2002 at the three seat of the United States 8+ in the Nations Cup World Championships.^[3][9] He then won gold again in the United States 8+ at the 2003 Pan-American Games.^[3][4] Liwski sat in the five seat of theUnited States 8+, which came fourth in the final World Cup event before theAthens Olympics, but rowed as the Olympic team spare by the time the crew went on to win Gold in Athens.^[10][11] A year later he competed internationally again, this time at the World Cup event at Dorney Lake, Eton. Liwski, and Oxford crewmateMichael Blomquist,^[12] finished ninth there in thecoxless pair.

In 2006, Liwski competed at the World Championships rowing at the five seat in theUnited States 8+,^[13] which won a bronze medal behind Germany and Italy.^[14] Competing again at the 2007 World Championships, Liwski stroked the U.S. Men’s 4+ to a gold medal.^[14]

In 2008, Liwski was once again named as alternate on the men's sweep team for theBeijing Olympics.^[15]

• Beijing Olympics – Team Member (starboard alternate)^[14]
• Athens Olympics – Team Member (starboard alternate)^[14]

• 2007Munich – Gold, US 4+ (Stroke)
• 2006Eton – Bronze, US 8+ (Five)

• 2005Eton – 9th, US 2- (Bow)
• 2004Lucerne – 4th, US 8+ (Five)

• 2003Pan American Games – Gold, US 8+ (Five); 4th, US 2- (Bow)^[14]
• 2002 Under-23 World Championships – Gold, US 8+ (Three)^[14]

• 2006 Nationals – Gold, PTC 8+
• 2007 Nationals – Gold, PTC 8+; Silver, PTC 4-^[16]

• Christopher Liwski atWorld Rowing

• 1980 births
• Living people
• Alumni of St Catherine's College, Oxford
• American male rowers
• Anglophone Quebec people
• 21st-century American lawyers
• Boston College Law School alumni
• Canadian emigrants to the United States
• Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
• New Jersey lawyers
• Oxford University Boat Club rowers
• Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in rowing
• Rowers from Montreal
• Rowers at the 2003 Pan American Games
• Syracuse Orange rowers
• Syracuse University College of Law alumni
• World Rowing Championships medalists for the United States

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