Anna Shlimak

Class:
Freshman
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
Harvard, Mass.
High School:
The Bromfield School

2020-21: Raced with the second varsity eight and A varsity four … Helped the A varsity four place 12^th at the NCAA Championships (May 28-30) and the Bears finish eighth as a team at NCAAs.

Before Brown: Placed seventh at the 2019 Head of the Charles in the youth four … Came in sixth at the 2018 Head of the Charles in the youth four … Finished 10^th in the open four at the 2018 USRowing Youth National Championships … Won gold in the U17 four at Royal Canadian Henley in 2018 … Came in sixth in the youth four at the 2016 Head of the Charles … Placed 11^th in the lightweight eight at Youth Nationals in 2017 … Finished in second in the U17 four at Royal Canadian Henley in 2017 … Captained team as a senior … Won the Varsity MVP award as a junior and the Varsity MVP Boat award as a freshman … Rowed for head coach Holly Hatton … National Honor Society, National Merit Commended Scholar, and AP Scholar with Distinction student.

Personal: Anna is the daughter of Maria Giulia Cicchetti and Ilia Shlimak; Maria Giulia captained the women’s fencing team at Harvard … Uncle Giancarlo Cicchetti captained the men’s fencing team at Harvard … Has one older brother, David … Plays the piano … Entered Brown undecided on a concentration; plans to pursue a career as a physician.

Why Brown? “Brown's open curriculum sets up an atmosphere of honest engagement; students choose courses purely because they are interested in them and not because these courses are required. To me, this is really important. At Brown, the coaches care about their rowers as people; they support their athletes' academic interests and they pay attention to their rowers' personal development. Also, everyone on the team seems incredibly dedicated, intrinsically motivated, and humble.”