Canada will race in repechage on Thursday
PARIS — The Island-based Canadian women’s eights rowing team’s journey through the 2024 Olympic Games has been almost Shakespearean. As defending Olympic champions from Tokyo 2020, the crew can relate to the Bard’s famous line about heavy being the head that wears the crown.
“ is an experience unlike any other. It’s a privilege instead of pressure,” said crew-member Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski. “Honestly, some of these girls used to be on my wall and were an inspiration,” said Meschkuleit, of the returning four Olympic gold medallists, and Tokyo bronze-medallist and Mount Douglas Secondary graduate Filmer.
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