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High School: Swimmer and three-year captain of swim team. Involved in aerial arts including trapeze and rope. French Baccalaureate with Honors. Four-year Honor Roll recipient.Personal: Undeclared major. Post-grad plans include living in Greece. Spent last summer in Greece with her family. Favorite books are The Brother Karamazov and Zorba the Greek. Sisters Kristina and Danae are both high school swimmers. Parents are Ovrania and Lawrence Petrakis. Born in Thessaloniki, Greece.
Other colleges I considered: Almost went to UC Berkeley.
Why I chose to attend Stanford: It was more of an intuition than a rational decision.
What I love most about rowing for Stanford: The fact that it offers a unique pairing of a fun yet competitive atmosphere - that's hard to come by. Also, the coaches and the girls are amazing both on a personal level and athletically.