Canadians row to bronze medals at World Rowing Cup

The Women’s Doubles team of Andrea Prose and Gabrielle Smith and the Women’s Eight squad both rowed to bronze at the World Rowing Cup in Rotterdam, Netherlands on Sunday.

The first to reach the podium was Andrea Prose and Gabrielle Smith in Women’s Doubles. The pair finished at 08:03.770s, trailing behind Romania (07:58.390s) and Australia (07:59.110s).

To finish off the event, the Women’s Eight crew was able to row to a bronze medal of their own. The squad includes Madison Mailey, Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski, Avalon Wasteneys, Stephanie Grauer, Christine Roper, Susanne Grainger, Jennifer Martins, Rebecca Zimmerman, and Kristen Kit. Their time of 06:46.770s put them behind New Zealand (06:32.400s) and Australia (06:36.040s).

Jen Casson and Jill Moffatt also won the B Final to place them seventh overall in the Light Weight Women’s Double Sculls.

During the Women’s Four A Final, the CAN 1 team of Hillary Janssens, Nicole Hare, Sydney Payne and Lisa Roman finished in fourth place. Then, in the Women’s Four B Final, the CAN 2 team of Morgan Rosts, Colleen Nesbitt, Karen Lefsrud and Kristin Bauder finished in sixth place.

The World Rowing Cup is one of the many events that World Rowing is hosting. The next big event will be the 2019 World Rowing Tour in Finland from July 20-27.