Kate Apfelbaum

Kate Apfelbaum grew up in a rowing family in Menands, N.Y. Her father, Burt ‘75, rowed and coached at Trinity, and her mother, Stacey, was a world champion coxswain. Kate coxed Trinity’s men’s crew for four seasons and was elected captain, widely regarded as the first woman to lead a Trinity men’s varsity team. At Oxford, where she earned an MPhil in comparative social policy, she coxed the Isis reserve boat to a five-length win over Cambridge Goldie in the 2012 Boat Race, setting a course record of 16:41. Today she leads communications at Excel Academy Charter Schools.