The Canadians were the defending gold medallists in the event after winning at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
PARIS — Rower Caileigh Filmer of Victoria was trying to take in the moment, but that took some doing, after the Duncan-based Canadian women’s eight won the silver medal Saturday in the 2024 Olympic Games behind champion Romania.
The Canadians finished with a time of five minutes 58.84 seconds at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, behind gold medallist Romania who finished in five minutes 54.39 seconds. Wasteneys, Payne, Gruchalla-Wesierski and Kit returned in Paris from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold-medallist eights crew. Filmer, bronze medallist at the Tokyo Olympics in the pairs event, was added to the eights crew for Paris along with newcomers Kristina Walker and Jessica Sevick, both of Victoria, Maya Meschkuleit from Yale of the Ivy League and 2023 Santiago Pan Am Games gold medallist Abby Dent.
“Every time we are backed into a corner and the pressure is on, we fight back harder. Every race, we stepped it up. I’m just so incredibly proud of this group of women.” “My mom has been really great about supporting me but giving me my space but believing in me when I need it. She has let me forge my own path.”
The team also went the repechage route at the Tokyo Games. “We put ourselves in corners but fight through it,” Payne said. “It’s never our race plan to do that but it adds fuel.”
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