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California: 2004 Co-captain...Pac-10 All Academic...was a member of the 2002 bronze medal varsity eight boat...rowed four in the 2001 Cal varsity eight that finished eighth at the NCAA Championships and third at Pac-10s.
National Team: Placed 10th at the 2000 Nation's Cup (Under-23)and ninth at the same race in 2002...finished ninth in the double sculls representing Norway at the 2000 Nation's Cup...won the gold at the 2000 Nordic Championships...won gold at the 1999 Junior World Champions in the double scull...finished 12th in the single scull at the '98 Junior Worlds.
Personal: A Geography major...participated in club rowing at both the national and international levels during high school...hobbies include horseback riding and relaxing with friends...plans to continue to train after graduation until Beijing in 2008, then travel...parents are Maria Knutzen and Jon Helgeland...has three younger brothers, Haakon, Simen and Petter Eirik, and two younger sisters, Rebekka and Johanna...born January 14, 1981 in Oslo, Norway.
