Kralikaite and Taylor Set for 2024 Paris Olympics
7/25/2024 2:00:00 PM | Women's Rowing
Former Orange rowers Kamile Kralikaite '24 and Hattie Taylor '17 will compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics with Lithuania and Great Britain, respectively. The rowing events begin on Sunday, July 28 and conclude on Saturday, August 3 and will be held on the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium 2,000-meter course
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A 2024 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) All American, Kralikaite is making her Olympics debut as part of the Lithuania pair and is the seventh Syracuse rower to compete in the Olympic Games. She and pair partner Ieva Adomaviciute will compete in the first rowing event of the 2024 games on Sunday, July 28 at 4:30 am EDT. The women's pair semifinals are Wednesday, July 31 at 4:54 am EDT. On Friday, August 2 the women's pair finals will be heled at 4:54 am EDT.
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A native of Kaisiadorys, Lithuania, Kralikaite teamed with Adomaviciute to finish 10th at the 2023 World Rowing Championships to qualify for the Olympics. Kralikaite, a first-team All-American, rowed in the Orange varsity eight that won the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship, won the ACC Crew of the Year award, and placed eighth at the NCAA Championship. Both student-athletes were 2024 All-ACC selections. The 2024 Orange won the ACC Championship as a team for the first time in program history. She rowed in the Orange varsity eight throughout her Syracuse career and earned her Syracuse degree in international relations. Learn more about Kralikaite's story here.
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Taylor, a Sunningdale, England native, returns to the Olympics for the second time in her career. She rowed second seat in the Great Britain coxless four that placed fourth at the 2020 Tokyo Games (contested in 2021 due to COVID-19). Taylor will row in the Great Britain eight at the 2024 Paris games. The women's eight heats are Monday, July 29 at 6 am EDT and the repechages are Thursday, August 1 at 4:10 am EDT. The women's eight final A is scheduled for Saturday, August 3 at 4:50 am EDT.
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As a member of the Great Britain Rowing Team, Taylor has won two World Championships, two European Championships and five World Cups. After initially qualifying for the Olympic team in 2020, Taylor had to re-qualify for the team when the 2020 Olympic Games were delayed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At Syracuse, Taylor was an All-Atlantic Coast Conference First Team selection. She and the Orange placed 13th at the 2016 and 2017 NCAA Championships, earned medals at the ACC Championships, the O'Leary Cup and the Clemson Invitational. She competed for the Orange from 2014-2017 and earned her degree in political science with double minors in sociology and religion. Learn more about Taylor's story here.
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Other former Syracuse women's rowers include:
Natalie Mastracci '13 (Canada, 2012 London Games silver medalist and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, eight with coxswain)
Anna Goodale '05 (United States, 2008 Beijing Games gold medalist, eight with coxswain)
Tracy Rude Brown '90 (United States, 1992 Barcelona Games, eight with coxswain)
Helen Tanger '01 (Netherlands, 2004 Athens Games and 2008 Beijing Games – silver medal, eight with coxswain)
Froujke Wegman '01 (Netherlands, 2004 Athens Games, eight with coxswain)
For all of the latest information on Syracuse rowing, follow us on Facebook (Syracuse Women's Rowing), Twitter and Instagram (@cusewrowing).
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A 2024 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) All American, Kralikaite is making her Olympics debut as part of the Lithuania pair and is the seventh Syracuse rower to compete in the Olympic Games. She and pair partner Ieva Adomaviciute will compete in the first rowing event of the 2024 games on Sunday, July 28 at 4:30 am EDT. The women's pair semifinals are Wednesday, July 31 at 4:54 am EDT. On Friday, August 2 the women's pair finals will be heled at 4:54 am EDT.
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A native of Kaisiadorys, Lithuania, Kralikaite teamed with Adomaviciute to finish 10th at the 2023 World Rowing Championships to qualify for the Olympics. Kralikaite, a first-team All-American, rowed in the Orange varsity eight that won the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship, won the ACC Crew of the Year award, and placed eighth at the NCAA Championship. Both student-athletes were 2024 All-ACC selections. The 2024 Orange won the ACC Championship as a team for the first time in program history. She rowed in the Orange varsity eight throughout her Syracuse career and earned her Syracuse degree in international relations. Learn more about Kralikaite's story here.
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Taylor, a Sunningdale, England native, returns to the Olympics for the second time in her career. She rowed second seat in the Great Britain coxless four that placed fourth at the 2020 Tokyo Games (contested in 2021 due to COVID-19). Taylor will row in the Great Britain eight at the 2024 Paris games. The women's eight heats are Monday, July 29 at 6 am EDT and the repechages are Thursday, August 1 at 4:10 am EDT. The women's eight final A is scheduled for Saturday, August 3 at 4:50 am EDT.
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As a member of the Great Britain Rowing Team, Taylor has won two World Championships, two European Championships and five World Cups. After initially qualifying for the Olympic team in 2020, Taylor had to re-qualify for the team when the 2020 Olympic Games were delayed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At Syracuse, Taylor was an All-Atlantic Coast Conference First Team selection. She and the Orange placed 13th at the 2016 and 2017 NCAA Championships, earned medals at the ACC Championships, the O'Leary Cup and the Clemson Invitational. She competed for the Orange from 2014-2017 and earned her degree in political science with double minors in sociology and religion. Learn more about Taylor's story here.
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Other former Syracuse women's rowers include:
Natalie Mastracci '13 (Canada, 2012 London Games silver medalist and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, eight with coxswain)
Anna Goodale '05 (United States, 2008 Beijing Games gold medalist, eight with coxswain)
Tracy Rude Brown '90 (United States, 1992 Barcelona Games, eight with coxswain)
Helen Tanger '01 (Netherlands, 2004 Athens Games and 2008 Beijing Games – silver medal, eight with coxswain)
Froujke Wegman '01 (Netherlands, 2004 Athens Games, eight with coxswain)
For all of the latest information on Syracuse rowing, follow us on Facebook (Syracuse Women's Rowing), Twitter and Instagram (@cusewrowing).
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