Huntington Rower To Compete At World Junior Championships

A recent Huntington High School graduate was chosen to compete for the 2017 Under 19 National Team at the World Rowing Junior Championships in August.

Miranda Nykolyn, who will be heading to Standford University in the fall, will be the only Long Islander. The championships will be held in Trakai, Lithuania, from August 2 to 6. Nykolyn will compete in the Women's Eight.

Nykolyn is a member of the Long Island Rowing Club based out of Northport. She is coached by Anika Selle-Giehl.

Nykolyn had a spring crew season filled with accomplishments. She is the 2017 NYS Scholastic Rowing Champion in the Women’s Single and the SRAA National Champion in the Women’s Single and placed fourth in the same event at last month’s USRowing Youth Nationals.

She was selected for World Rowing Junior Championships following several weeks of grueling rowing practices. Once selected, the rowing practices continued in Princeton, NJ, before the the five-day competition in Lithuania.

The competition will feature U.S. crews in 13 events, including the men’s and women’s single sculls, men’s and women’s double sculls, men’s and women’s pair, men’s and women’s four, and men’s and women’s eight.

Nykolyn says she is thankful for the emotional and financial support from her parents while she lives out her dream of competing for her country.

The U.S. roster includes 53 athletes from 18 states and two countries, including the United States and England.

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