| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Eight | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 6:05.34 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Eight | 2011 | Bled, SLO | 6:03.65 |
| 1 | Eight | 2009 | Poznan, POL | 6:05.34 |
| 1 | Eight | 2007 | Munich, GER | 6:17.20 |
| 1 | Eight | 2006 | Eton, GBR | 5:55.50 |
| World Cup | ||||
| 1 | Eight | 2012 | Lucerne, SUI | 5:59.26 |
| 2 | Eight | 2009 | Lucerne, SUI | 6:13.18 |
| 3 | Pair | 2012 | Belgrade, SRB | 7:03.47 |
| 3 | Pair | 2011 | Lucerne, SUI | 7:06.96 |
Hobbies
Cooking, sleeping, watching movies and eating sushi. (rowingone.com, 11 Feb 2008)
Education
Accounting, Business Administration, Cultural Studies - Princeton University / Rider University, United States
Language(s) spoken
English
Club name
US Rowing Training Center , United States
Coach
Tom Terhaar [national] from 2004 (US Rowing, 2011)
Position and style
Sweep (US Rowing, 2011)
Sporting relatives
She competed in athletics at high school, making it to the state finals in the 300yd hurdles. Her father, who has been a public defender in North Carolina for over 30 years, played basketball at Duke University from 1966-69. (US Rowing, 30 Jun 2008)
Debut
2005 for United States (usrowing.org, 2011)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She took up the sport in 2000 at the Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. (US Rowing, 25 Sep 2007, andovercrew.com, 11 Feb 2008)
Reason for taking up this sport
"When I first went up to Andover as a new sophomore I played water polo in the autumn, basketball in the winter, and the spring was up for grabs - I actually went with softball. But halfway during the season I got hit in the face with a softball and it broke my nose, excluding me from participating in any contact sports for the rest of the season. Therefore I took the sign and tried rowing - and its a good thing I did, my mum says it was fate that my nose got broken! I am not sure about that but I think I made the best of the situation." (row2k.com, 21 Jul 2008)
Ambitions
To win gold again at the 2012 Olympic Games. (Twitter Profile, 22 Dec 2011)
Beyond the sport she hopes to attend law school and specialise in the area of discrimination law. (US Rowing, 25 Jan 2010)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Claiming gold in the women's eight at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (rider.edu, 25 Jan 2010)
Hero
Her father, because he has devoted his life to serving people in his role as a public defender for more than three decades. (US Rowing, 25 Sep 2007)
Most influential person in career
Her father, and her college coach Lori Dauphiny. (usrowing.org, 2011)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"I think the most important thing to remember is that rowing is a sport and it's supposed to be fun. So every row try to enjoy something whether it's the people you are with, the day, whatever and let it keep you uplifted and positive. The more fun you are having the better you will perform!" (row2k.com, 21 Jul 2008)
Awards
She was part of the gold medal winning women's eight team at the Beijing Olympic Games that was named FISA World Rowing Female Crew of the Year. (FISA, 2008)
At a City of Greensboro council meeting in 2008 a resolution was proposed to honour her Beijing Olympic gold medal by declaring August 17th as Caroline Lind Day and presenting her with the keys to the city. (greensboro.granicus.com, 2008)
She was named the C. Otto von Kienbusch Sportwoman of the Year by the Princeton Athletic Department, as well as the Carol P. Brown Senior Woman of Princeton Women's Rowing in 2006. (US Rowing, 2011)
General
EARLY DAYS
She spoke in an interview of the moment during high school when she fell in love with rowing and knew she could make the national team. "I don't know how many people I have told this to, as it's kind of embarrassing, but whatever - I remember being so excited for crew practice that I was dancing around my dorm room to some Ace of Base song, I can't remember which one - I mean does it really matter, any are shameful. At that moment I knew that I really liked rowing because I couldn't wait to go to practice and start hauling on that oar and then run home from the boathouse afterwards. I think when I made the junior national team after three months of rowing, clearly not having any technical skills, I knew that the national team was a feasible possibility and subsequently the Olympics. Since I have wanted to go to Olympics since I was a kid, playing 'swimming in the Olympics' with my sister in the pool at our club, I took this opportunity running full speed!" (row2k.com, 21 Jul 2008)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
