USRowing Board Highlight: Robin Prendes

Robin Prendes serves as an AAC Athlete Representative in the USRowing Board. Robin was born in Cuba and grew up in Miami where he started rowing at age 13. Robin first competed for the U.S. National Team as the 1x at 2006 Junior World Championships. He attended Princeton University, where he was a 2x national champion in the lightweight 8+ and was team captain his senior year. While at Princeton, he earned a bronze medal in the lightweight 4- at the 2010 U23 World Rowing Championships. In 2011, he was invited to the Oklahoma City High Performance Training Center. He went on to represent the United States at four World Rowing Championships from 2011 to 2013, and two Olympics games in 2012 and 2016 in the lightweight 4-.

Birthplace: Cuba

Hometown: Miami, FL

College: Princeton University

Athletics: Club Crew, JV Field Hockey, Varsity Nordic Ski Team

Career: Robin is a currently pursuing an MBA at Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is also an Athlete Representative at World Rowing