Colette Lucas-Conwell

Colette Lucas-Conwell is an American coxswain. At the 2023 Pan American Games, Lucas-Conwell won gold as the coxswain for the United States mixed eight and silver for the women's eight. She is the first female athlete invited to a men's Olympic rowing selection camp in U.S. rowing history.

Early life and education Lucas-Conwell was born in Paris to Susan and Frederic Lucas-Conwell. She has a fraternal twin and two older sisters. Her family moved to Palo Alto, California when she was 10. She holds dual citizenship in the United States and France. After graduating from Palo Alto High School, she attended the University of Virginia, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 2017 and Minor in Leadership in the McIntyre School of Commerce.

Career

Youth career Lucas-Conwell started coxing in 8th grade at NorCal Crew in Redwood City. She competed in the USRowing Youth Club National Championships in 2011 finishing second in the men’s junior B eight with Southeast Juniors. She transferred to Los Gatos Rowing Club her senior year and got fourth in the women's lightweight eight at the USRowing Youth National Championships in 2013.

Collegiate career While attending the University of Virginia, Lucas-Conwell competed for the school's Division I women's rowing team. In 2014, she won gold in the college division of the Womens Championship Eight at the Head of the Charles Regatta. In 2015, she was a Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Second-Team All-American and CRCA All-Region 3 first team member. That year, she finished third in the varsity eight at the NCAA Women’s Rowing Championships

National and international career Lucas-Conwell won gold with the U.S. in the Women’s Eight at the 2015 and 2016 World Rowing U23 Championships. She finished second in the Men's Championship Four in 2021, then competed with Marin Rowing Association in the Men's Senior Masters Eight in 2022 where she placed second.

In 2022, Lucas-Conwell competed with the mens US Rowing Senior National Team in the Grand Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta where she was a semi-finallist. She also helped the United States' first women’s eight team secure a silver medal in Chile.

Other Lucas-Conwell works in the Office of the President for the Oakland Athletics.

Personal life In 2023, Lucas-Conwell completed the Napa Valley Marathon.