“ The nephew of our Manager of Survey Operations (Robert J. Snyder) will be representing the United States at the upcoming Olympics in Rio as part of the 8 man rowing team.”

Stephen Kasprzyk

Steve Kasprzyk
Men’s Eight

Birthplace: Cinnaminson, N.J.
Hometown: Cinnaminson, N.J.
Current Residence: Princeton, N.J.
Club Affiliation: USRowing Training Center – Princeton
Began Rowing: Drexel University, 2000
Date of Birth: 2/14/82
Height: 6’7”
Weight: 215
High School: Holy Cross High School
Undergraduate Education: Drexel University, 2005
Training Location: Princeton, N.J.
Current Coaches: Luke McGee, Bryan Volpenhein
Years on National Team: Six – 2007, 2009, 2012-14, Senior; 2011, Pan Am

International Results: Won bronze in the eight at the 2016 World Rowing Cup II…Won the eight at the 2016 Final Olympic Qualification Regatta…Won gold in the eight at the 2014 World Rowing Cup II. . . Won bronze in the eight at the 2013 World Rowing Championships…Won gold in the eight at the 2013 Samsung World Rowing Cup 3…Won silver in the eight at the 2013 Samsung World Rowing Cup 1…Finished fourth in the eight at the 2012 Olympic Games…Won the eight at the 2012 Final Qualification Regatta…Won gold in the eight and finished fifth in the four at the 2011 Pan American Games…Finished fifth in the eight at the 2010 E.On Hanse Canal Cup…Finished ninth in the eight at the 2009 World Rowing Championships…Finished seventh in the eight at the 2009 Rowing World Cup stop in Lucerne…Finished seventh in the pair with coxswain at the 2007 World Rowing Championships.

National Results:  Finished fifth in the pair at the 2014 National Selection Regatta 2…Won gold in the eight at the 2013 USRowing National Championships…Won the four at the 2011 Pan American Games Trials…Won the pair at the 2011 USRowing Elite Nationals…Won the eight at the 2009 USRowing Elite Nationals…Won the pair with coxswain at the 2007 Senior National Team Trials.

Personal:Steve enjoys running marathons and mountain biking…He lists running the 2004 Philadelphia Marathon as his most memorable sporting achievement…Steve’s father is his personal hero…He lists his rowing friends from Drexel and Penn A.C. as the most influential people in his sporting career.