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Is it presumptive to call it "Lind's crew"? Perhaps, but this is a Greensboro blog, so for our purposes the U.S. women's eight team will henceforth be known as Caroline's crew.

Here's a look at the other rowers who will join Caroline in the boat in Beijing.

Here's how they'll sit in the boat from the stern (or back) of the boat to the bow (or front).

Mary Whipple (c), Sacramento, Calif., USRowing Training Center - That's c as in coxswain, as in the small person who sits in the stern call out the stroke rhythm for the squad. Whipple is competing in her second Olympic Games. She was on the U.S. women's eight that won the silver in Athens in 2004.

Caryn Davies (s), Ithaca, N.Y., USRowing Training Center - Davies, like Whipple, is a return Olympian. She'll sit in the stroke seat, the rower primarily responsible for setting the stroke rhythm for the boat.

Caroline Lind (7), Greensboro, N.C., USRowing Training Center - I believe you're familiar with her work. But I'll link to her bio as well. That you can find out that she finished 8th in the N.C. state in the 300 meter hurdles as a freshman. You don't often see a lot of track/rowing cross-over athletes, I'm guessing.

Susan Francia (6), Abington, Pa., USRowing Training Center - Not sure if this will come in handy over in Beijing, but Francia can speak Hungarian. She also looks pretty menacing in her photo.

Anna Cummins (5), Bellevue, Wash., Pocock Rowing Center - Anna Mickelson Cummins will be doubling up in the eight and the women's pair. No wonder she has her own website.

Elle Logan (4), Boothbay Harbor, Maine, USRowing TC/Stanford University - Logan was Lind's pairs partner this spring and Lind raved about how calm the 20-year-old Stanford student was during their big races together.

Anna Goodale (3), Camden, Maine, USRowing Training Center - Lind tells me that the 6 through 3 seat positions are known as the "engine" of the boat. That means they supply more of the power while the rowers toward the bow and the stern provide more of the technique. At least, I think that's what that means. Oh, and Goodale grew up on a sheep farm. I'm loving these personal tidbits.

Lindsay Shoop (2), Charlottesville, Va., USRowing Training Center - Shoop lists her greatest sports moment as winning a volleyball match in the state quarterfinals as a junior in high school. Do you think an Olympic gold medal would be her new No. 1 if she wins in Beijing?

Erin Cafaro (b), Modesto, Calif., USRowing Training Center - As Kenny Bania would say, "These personal notes are gold Jerry! Gold!" Check out this one for Cafaro ...

...Erin says she is pretty superstitious and always adds 22 seconds to any workout or warm-up...As a Giants fan growing up, her favorite player was Will Clark and the extra 22 seconds comes from his jersey number..