The Canadian women’s eight rowing team concluded their outing at the world rowing championships in Racice, Czech Republic by winning a bronze.
The squad which was made up of Alexis Cronk, Kirsten Edwards, Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski, Sydney Payne, Morgan Rosts, Jessica Sevick, Gabrielle Smith, Avalon Wasteneys and coxswain Kristen Kit finished in six minutes 7.51 seconds.
Speaking after the race, Sydney Payne, who was a member of the eight women that won Olympic gold last summer in Tokyo said “We went out and we wanted to have a race that we would have no regrets and could be proud of every stroke and I think we did that”.
She added that “We went for it and here we are, bronze!”
It could be recalled that this Canadian squad captured a World Cup silver in July after winning Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020.
Meanwhile, Romania (6:01.14) and the Netherlands (6:05.04) finished first and second respectfully.
According to official reports, the Canadian rowers held second position until halfway through the race. The Netherlands, not far behind, finally overtook Canada in the final 1500 meters before maintaining their rank until the finish line.
The bronze medalist qualified for the final without too much trouble in the preliminary race by registering the second fastest time, behind the United States who finally finished in fourth place.
Canada’s men’s eight finished fifth position in the final. Great Britain took first while the Netherlands and Australia scooped second and third positions respectively.
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