Stephen Kasprzyk (born February 14, 1982) is an American

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. He competed in the Men's eight event at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

and the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

. Born in

Willingboro Township, New Jersey Willingboro Township (known from 1959 to 1963 as Levittown and Levittown Township) is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a suburb of Philadelphia and part of the state's South Jersey region. The township, a ...

, Kasprzyk grew up in

Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey Cinnaminson Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Cinnaminson Township borders the Delaware River, and is an eastern suburb of Philadelphia. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population ...

. He graduated from Holy Cross High School as part of the class of 2000, and graduated in 2005 from

Drexel University Drexel University is a private university, private research university with its main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Drexel's undergraduate school was founded in 1891 by Anthony Joseph Drexel, Anthony J. Drexel, a financier ...

with a degree in

chemical engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of the operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials ...

.Steve Kasprzyk

United States Olympic Committee The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) and the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) for the United States. It was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado ...

. Accessed August 10, 2016. "Birthplace: Willingboro, N.J.; Hometown: Cinnaminson, N.J.; High School: Holy Cross High School (Delran, N.J.) '00; College: Drexel University '05, Chemical Engineering"

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* 1982 births Living people American male rowers Drexel University alumni Holy Cross Academy (New Jersey) alumni Olympic rowers for the United States Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey Sportspeople from Willingboro Township, New Jersey Rowers at the 2011 Pan American Games World Rowing Championships medalists for the United States Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in rowing Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-rowing-bio-stub