Tessa Gobbo '13 Joins Women's Crew Staff
7/16/2021 4:43:00 PM | Women's Crew
PROVIDENCE, RI - Tessa Gobbo 13' has joined the Brown Women's Rowing Staff as an assistant coach returning to her alma mater.
She started rowing at the Northfield Mount Hermon School in 2006 and then went on to row at Brown University where she was part of the 2011 team that won the NCAA Championship. During her time at Brown Tessa was co-captain of the 2012-2013 team, CRCA Pocock All American First Team 2011, CRCA Pocock All American Second Team 2012 & 2013, Academic All-Ivy 2013, and received the Marjorie Brown Smith Award for Outstanding Female Athlete 2012-2013.
After graduating from Brown in 2013 with a degree in sociology, Tessa continued on to the US National team. In some of her major international races Tessa won gold in the 4- at the 2013 World Championships, gold in the 8+ at the 2015 World Championships, and gold in the 8+ at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She became only the second former Brown female student-athlete to win Olympic gold at the Summer Games.
Overall, Tessa has raced in most boat classes in major international or national regattas.
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Tessa was a volunteer assistant coach for the Boston University Open Weight Women's Rowing Team Fall 2019 through Spring 2021. While training with US Rowing National Team Tessa did some coaching at Mercer Juniors and fitness training at the Special Olympics New Jersey. Tessa completed her Master's in Education at Boston University Spring of 2020.
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She started rowing at the Northfield Mount Hermon School in 2006 and then went on to row at Brown University where she was part of the 2011 team that won the NCAA Championship. During her time at Brown Tessa was co-captain of the 2012-2013 team, CRCA Pocock All American First Team 2011, CRCA Pocock All American Second Team 2012 & 2013, Academic All-Ivy 2013, and received the Marjorie Brown Smith Award for Outstanding Female Athlete 2012-2013.
After graduating from Brown in 2013 with a degree in sociology, Tessa continued on to the US National team. In some of her major international races Tessa won gold in the 4- at the 2013 World Championships, gold in the 8+ at the 2015 World Championships, and gold in the 8+ at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She became only the second former Brown female student-athlete to win Olympic gold at the Summer Games.
Overall, Tessa has raced in most boat classes in major international or national regattas.
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Tessa was a volunteer assistant coach for the Boston University Open Weight Women's Rowing Team Fall 2019 through Spring 2021. While training with US Rowing National Team Tessa did some coaching at Mercer Juniors and fitness training at the Special Olympics New Jersey. Tessa completed her Master's in Education at Boston University Spring of 2020.
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