Lydia Thompson

Position:
Varsity
Height:
5-4
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Greensboro, N.C.
High School:
Caldwell Academy

Majoring in English with a minor in journalism ... Interned at UNC Press during the summer of 2018 ... Recipient of 2015 Greensboro Community Swim Association Annual College Scholarship

Rowing at UNC: In her second year on the varsity squad after trying out for the novice team as a sophomore with no previous rowing experience ... Part of the 3V8 that earned ACC Crew of the Week honors in the spring of 2018 ... Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll in 2016-17 and 2017-18

Before UNC: At Caldwell Academy, earned all-state honors in swimming five years in a row ... Served as team captain her junior and senior years ... Part of school record-setting 200m medley relay team

More on Thompson: Daughter of Paul and Rhonda Thompson ... Has a younger sister, Cassie, who played beach volleyball at UNCW and now plays indoor volleyball for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy ... Her mother played softball at Campbell and her father swam at UNCW ... Favorite pastimes are discovering music, reading, baking and looking at memes ... Favorite sport other than rowing is Carolina Panthers football ... Has cats named Betty and Wilma ... Athlete she admires most is Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly ... Dream job is to be a cake decorator