Louise Van Voorhis (born 4 July 1970) is an American yacht racer who competed in the 1992 (as an alternate) and

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, where she finished in 4th place in the 470 class crewing for

Kris Stookey Kris Stookey (born June 30, 1969) is an American yacht racer who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. Sailing history Stookey sailed in college at Brown University where she won All-American honors four times, first as a Women's All American ...

(then Kris Farrar).

Early life

Van Voorhis began sailing in small boats as a child on Martha's Vineyard. For high school she went to

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and raced against Stookey who was a student at the Kent School. In college they continued the rivalry with Van Voorhis at

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and Stookey at

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. Van Voorhis and Stookey won the 1996 Olympic Trials and went on to place 4th at the Olympics in Atlanta. Van Voorhis sailed with Tracy Hayley in a bid for a spot in the 2000 Olympics in the 470 class, but did not qualify for the Olympics.

References

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