Camille Vandermeer

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Camille Vandermeer
Personal information
Born3 September 2000 (2000-09-03) (age 25) [1]
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportRowing
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Shanghai Coxless four

Camille Vandermeer (born 3 September 2000) is an American rower. She was a gold medalist at the 2025 World Rowing Championships in the women's coxless four.

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Early and personal life

From Elmira, New York, she initially played soccer and also ran track at Notre Dame High School, before focusing on rowing. She is from a rowing family; her mother Sue rowed for Cornell University and her uncle, Andrew Kallfelz, is a rowing coach. She is the cousin of rowers Eliza and Emily Kallfelz. [2] She won the American national junior title in 2019 in the pair, and competed at Princeton University. [3] [4]

Career

Alongside Azja Czajkowski, Teal Cohen and Kate Knifton she was a gold medalist as part of the American coxless four at the 2025 World Rowing Championships in Shanghai, China, in September 2025. [5] [6] They had also previously qualified fastest for the final. [7] She went through the 2025 season unbeaten, having also won the 2025 World Rowing Cup series with victories in Varese and Lucerne. [8] [9]

References

  1. "Camille Vandermeer" . Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  2. Hewitt, Ed (25 April 2017). "Camille vanderMeer: From Soccer Field to Single Scull". row2k.com. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  3. Hewitt, Ed (10 July 2018). "US Jr National Team Starts to Take Shape; row2k Talks to Trials Winners". row2k.com. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  4. "Princeton Defends Ivy League Rowing Title To Earn Sixth-Straight". Ivy League. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  5. "GOLD AT WORLDS FOR U.S. WOMEN'S FOUR". Rowing News. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  6. Rosenbladt, Oli (26 September 2025). "Interview with the US Women's Four: 'We Really Play Off Each Other's Energy'". row2k. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  7. Rosenbladt, Oli (22 September 2025). "Worlds Monday: 'We Tested our Base Rhythm'". row2k. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  8. "NINE NATIONS WIN INDIVIDUAL WORLD ROWING CUP TROPHIES". World Rowing. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  9. "FIRST-TIME GOLD MEDALLISTS GALORE ON DAY 6 OF 2025 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS". World Rowing. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.