Nick LaCava
Date of Birth: 10/24/86
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 160 lbs
Hometown: Weston, CT
Birthplace: Weston, CT
Current Residence: Oklahoma City, OK
High School: Phillips Exeter Academy
Began Rowing: 2000
Club Affiliation: OKCNHPC, Saugatuck
Training Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Undergraduate Education: Columbia University, Economics, 2009
Current Coaches: Bryan Volpenhein
Years on National Team: Three – 2009-11, Senior
International Results: Finished fifth in the lightweight eight at the 2011 World Rowing Championships; Finished tenth in the lightweight four at the 2010 World Rowing Championships; Finished 13th in the lightweight four at the 2010 Rowing World Cup in Lucerne; Finished 12th in the lightweight four at the 2009 World Rowing Championships.
National Results: Won the lightweight eight at the 2011 Head of the Charles Regatta; Finished third in the lightweight pair at the 2010 National Selection Regatta #2; Won the lightweight pair at the 2010 National Selection Regatta #3; Finished second in the lightweight pair at the 2010 National Selection Regatta #2; Finished fifth in the open pair at the 2010 National Selection Regatta #1; Finished seventh in the lightweight eight at the 2009 IRA Championships; Finished seventh in the lightweight eight at the 2009 Eastern Sprints; Finished fourth in the lightweight division at the 2009 C.R.A.S.H.-B. World Indoor Rowing Championships; Won the lightweight division at the 2008 C.R.A.S.H.-B. World Indoor Rowing Championships.
Personal: Nick is a co-founder of Chocomize (http://www.chocomize.com), the first American chocolate company where people can choose the ingredients for their own chocolate bar; He is also a huge Harry Potter fan.