Carolina Paini
Carolina Paini

Player Profile
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Costa Mesa, Calif.
High School:
Orange County HS of the Arts
Height:
5-9
Position:
Port

05/19/2013

No. 7 UCLA Rowing Finishes Fourth at Pac-12 Championships

Bruins' varsity four crew finishes second at Pac-12 women's rowing championships

04/21/2013

No. 5 UCLA Rowing Concludes Successful Weekend at Clemson

Bruins' varsity eight crews each record second-place finishes

04/20/2013

No. 5 UCLA Women's Rowing Excels on Day One at Clemson

Bruins finish first in six of Saturday's eight races

04/18/2013

No. 5 UCLA Women's Rowing to Compete at Clemson Invitational

Bruins to face several top-ranked programs on Lake Hartwell (Clemson, S.C.)

04/07/2013

UCLA Completes Strong Performances at San Diego Crew Classic

Varsity four, open eight crews each finish second in Grand Final

2011-12
Stroked the second varsity eight as a sophomore ... stroked the second varsity against Loyola Marymount (March 3), leading the Bruins to a first-place finish ... stroked the 2V8+ in a win against San Diego (March 10) ... stroked the 2V8+ at the San Diego Crew Classic (March 31-April 1), leading the crew to the Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy for winning the Grand Final on day two ... stroked the 2V8+ in a win against Louisville at the SoCal Challenge (April 14) ... stroked the 2V8+ in UCLA's annual dual meet against USC (April 28), leading the crew to a victory over the Women of Troy ... stroked the 2V8+ at both Pac-12 Championsihps and NCAA Championships, leading UCLA to program-best team finishes at both events (third place at Pac-12, eighth place at NCAA) ... helped the 2V8+ finish third at Pac-12 Championships and to an appearance in the program's first-ever Grand Final at NCAA Championships ... secured first-team Pac-12 All-Academic honors ... also was named a CRCA National Scholar Athlete selection.

2010-11
Rowed in the novice eight, varsity four and second varsity eight as a freshman ... stroked the novice eight in dual-meet wins against Loyola Marymount (March 5) and San Diego State (March 13) ... stroked the V4+ `A' crew against California (March 27) and Stanford (March 28) ... rowed four seat in the 2V8+ at the San Diego Crew Classic (April 2-3), leading the boat to a second-place finish on day one ... rowed two seat in the second varsity eight at the Virginia Invitational (April 15-17), leading the Bruins past Texas on day one ... stroked the second varsity eight against USC (April 30) and at Pac-10 Championships (May 15).

High School
Attended Orange County High School of the Arts from 2007-10 ... competed for the YMCA of Orange County Swim Team ... served as team captain her senior year ... competed in the YMCA Championships and the Q-Meet for Grand Prix.

Personal
Full name: Carolina Laura Paini ... Carolina is the older of Massimo and Mariola Paini's two daughters ... has one younger sister, Veronica.

Bank of the West CLick for Bruin Video

Boathouse Directions