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164 swimmers, that is all great," Iowa head coach Andrew Carter said. "When they can do all those things and have that kind of athletic talent, it is going to make their transition into our sport that much easier." Harold likes being on the water and enjoys canoeing (even though she understood that rowing and canoeing are far from the same activity). With no expectations, she gave the rowing tryout a shot. "She has great height and power and she is very coachable," Carter said. "She is aware of what her body is doing in space. When we coach her and ask her to try to do things technically within our sport, she is able to adapt and respond to that coaching well. Her stature and the power she can generate — we have never seen that before at Iowa." Harold, valedictorian of her 22-member high school graduating class, is majoring in civil engineering. Her dream job is to design roller coasters. Carter sees rowing in her near future and national coaches are showing interest. "If she keeps on her present track, we may see her rowing in the red, white, and blue while she is still an undergraduate here," Carter said. From May 24-26, Harold rowed with her Hawkeye teammates in the familiar black and gold. Before she builds roads or bridges, she continues to build one of the most improved rowing programs in the nation. "I want to encourage the freshmen that joined the team to get an understanding of the team atmosphere and what we want to accomplish," Harold said. "I want to get (recruits) excited about our program. It's building and you want to be part of that. I hope other people can experience the same things I did."