Video: Women's Eight Rowing Team Preparing to Defend Gold Fresh off its record-breaking performance in the women's eight at the 2012 Samsung World Rowing Cup II in Switzerland, the United States women's rowing team now has fewer than 10 days to complete its Olympic lineups. Mary Whipple, the coxswain, and Caroline Lind helped the women's eight finish in 5:54.17, besting the previous mark set by the United States in 2006 by more than a second. On June 22 we will know which rowers will make up the women's eight squad looking to defend the gold medal won in Beijing in 2008. Whipple and Lind were interviewed recently in our offices by Jason Stallman, and spoke about the roster selection process and the competition in London.