Winklevoss Twins Give $6.5 Million to U.S. National Team
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have made a record $6.5 million donation to USRowing to support the U.S. National Team—renamed the Gemini.com U.S. National Team—through the LA2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The gift is the largest ever made to the United States Rowing Association (USRowing). The Caspersen Boat House at the training center on Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J. will be expanded and the new facility will be named the Winklevoss Training Center.
“This is really substantial,” said USRowing Olympic boss Josy Verdonkschot, The McLane Family Chief High Performance Officer. “This extraordinary contribution provides the foundation to further professionalize and elevate our high-performance environment.”
The Winklevoss twins began rowing at Saugatuck Rowing Club, coached by James Mangan before heading to Harvard, where they rowed in Harry Parker’s heavyweight program. At the Beijing Olympics in 2008, the brothers, coached by Ted Nash, raced in the grand final of the men’s pair, the pinnacle of their nearly decade-long U.S. National Team careers. They went on to found the crypto currency platform Gemini and Winklevoss Capital.
“Rowing has taught us some of the most valuable life lessons,” said Cameron Winklevoss. “So we’re passionate about increasing access to the sport and cementing its future in the United States.”
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