Smith Through to A-Final

The PR3 Men’s Pair of Jed Altschwager and debutant William Smith (FLL'17) won their heat to progress to Friday’s A-Final.

Altschwager and Smith were the quicker duo of the two heats, with Canada, the reigning World Champions winning the other heat to progress to the A-Final. The Australians led their heat from the start, with the French partnership of Jerome Hamelin and Laurent Viala hot on the heels. However, Altschwager upped the crews stroke rate and they broke free and crossed the line in a time of 7 minutes 26 seconds.

After the race, Will stated that "it’s a huge thing – I’ve never done anything like this before and it’s amazing to be a part of the team". 

We congratulate Will and Jed on this amazing achievement and wish them the best of luck for the A-Final on Friday!

Image Credit: Rowing Australia