August 26, 2019 – Linz-Ottensheim, Austria
IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Hot conditions and strong results continue for the Canadian team on Day two at the World Rowing Championships. Canada raced in three events with two Para heat wins and spots secured for the A Final on Friday.

Jeremy Hall (St. Paul, AB) makes his return to the PR2 Men’s Single following his silver medal performance at the 2018 World Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Jeremy cleanly crossed the finish line posting the fastest overall heat time in 8:52.35. Jeremy advances directly to the A Final on Friday.

“The primary goal here this week is to qualify the PR2 mixed double for Tokyo 2020,” said Hall. “That being said, I definitely want to prove that last year was not just a fluke. Leading this race, from start to finish, was a good test for me and I’m pumped to be racing in Friday’s A final. In the meantime, my focus remains on getting through tomorrow’s PR2 double rep with my partner Jessye and securing a Paralympic Games berth for Canada later this week.”

Defending World Champions Andrew Todd (Thunder Bay, ON) and Kyle Fredrickson (Duncan, BC) contested the first of two heats for PR Men’s Pair today locking up the win and securing their spot in the A Final on Friday.

“Honestly I’m just really happy to even be here,” said 2016 Paralympic bronze medallist, Andrew Todd. “It has been a long year of illness and injury for me and I’m happy we got this race under our belts. Before I arrived here in Linz, I made a list of all the people who helped me get here and it’s quite extensive. I am really grateful for the huge team behind the team.”

The Women’s double was the last race for Canada today with only one boat progressing from each heat to the semi-finals. Andrea Proske (Langley, BC) and Gabrielle Smith (Unionville, ON) surged through the 1500m mark, trying to close the gap on race leaders Madden/Stone (USA) before running out of water and facing off again in Wednesday’s repechage.

The Men’s and Women’s eights start their heats tomorrow with repechage action for the women’s four, lightweight women’s single, and PR2 mixed double.

Racing continues until September 1, 2019 with live streaming available every day at CBC Sports.

Photos of Team Canada (copyright Rowing Canada Aviron) can be viewed here.

The 2019 World Rowing Championships Qualification System for Tokyo 2020 can be found here.

When and Where
August 25-September 1, 2019
Linz-Ottensheim, Austria
Schedule to be released here

How to Follow Racing 
Live tracking and blogging every day at www.worldrowing.com.
Live streaming available in Canada at CBC Sports.

Media Guide

View World Rowing’s World Rowing Championships media guide here. Bio information for Canadian team found here.

Join the conversation @rowingcanada: #WRChamps #rowtotokyo #rowingcanada #truenorthstrong

Canadian Crews – World Rowing Championships

PR2 Men’s Single
Jeremy Hall	Edmonton Rowing Club
PR2 Mixed Double
Jeremy Hall	Edmonton Rowing Club
Jessye Brockway	Gorge Rowing Club
PR3 Men’s Pair
Andrew Todd	North Star Rowing Club
Kyle Fredrickson	University of Victoria Rowing Club
PR1 Men’s Single
Loren Pearson	Victoria City Rowing Club
Women’s Eight
Lisa Roman	Middlesex-Western Rowing Club
Susanne Grainger	London Rowing Club
Nicole Hare	Calgary Rowing Club
Avalon Wasteneys	University of Victoria Rowing Club
Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski	Calgary Rowing Club
Hillary Janssens	University of British Columbia Rowing Club
Christine Roper	Ottawa Rowing Club
Caileigh Filmer	University of Victoria Rowing Club
Kristen Kit (coxswain)	University of British Columbia Rowing Club/St. Catharines Rowing Club
Women’s Pair
Hillary Janssens	University of British Columbia Rowing Club
Caileigh Filmer	University of Victoria Rowing Club
Women’s Four
Madison Mailey	Burnaby Lake Rowing Club
Jennifer Martins	Western University Rowing Club
Stephanie Grauer	Burnaby Lake Rowing Club
Sydney Payne	Brentwood College Rowing Club
Women’s Double
Andrea Proske	Victoria City Rowing Club
Gabrielle Smith	Knowlton Rowing Club
Lightweight Women’s Double
Jill Moffatt	Western University Rowing Club
Jennifer Casson	Kingston Rowing Club
Lightweight Women’s Single
Ellen Gleadow	Burnaby Lake Rowing Club
Spares
Kristin Bauder	Middlesex-Western Rowing Club
Morgan Rosts	Ridley Graduate Boat Club
Rebecca Zimmerman	University of Victoria Rowing Club
Laura Court	St. Catharines Rowing Club
Women’s Single
Carling Zeeman	Sudbury Rowing Club
Men’s Pair
Conlin McCabe	Brockville Rowing Club
Kai Langerfeld	University of Victoria Rowing Club
Men’s Eight
Benjamin de Wit	University of British Columbia Rowing Club
Cody Bailey	MicMac Aquatic Center
Gavin Stone	Queen’s University Rowing Club
Jakub Buczek	Burnaby Lake Rowing Club
Mackenzie Copp	Western University Rowing Club
Martin Barakso	Brentwood College Rowing Club
Taylor Perry	Leander Boat Club
Will Crothers	Kingston Rowing Club
Lesley Thompson-Willie (coxswain)	London Rowing Club
Men’s Double
Matthew Buie	St. Catharines Rowing Club
Trevor Jones	Peterborough Rowing Club
Lightweight Men’s Double
Maxwell Lattimer	University of British Columbia Rowing Club
Patrick Keane	Victoria City Rowing Club
Lightweight Men’s Single
Aaron Lattimer	University of British Columbia Rowing Club
Spares
David De Groot	Brock University Rowing Club
Tim Schrijver	Brock University Rowing Club

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For more information:
Colleen Coderre
RCA Communications
comm@rowingcanada.org