When the Canadian women's eight rowing team takes to the water in Serbia at the world championships this week for the opportunity to qualify a boat for its Olympic gold-medal title defence, the squad will look markedly different from the one that crossed the finish line first in Tokyo.
The Canadian women's eight rowing team celebrates winning silver at the World Cup III in Switzerland in July.
"It really comes down to athlete retention ... the crews that have had very few retirements from Tokyo seem to be the ones that are going really fast right now." "Hopefully the three of us, plus Kristen, are able to help the teammates that haven't been to the Olympic qualifiers understand the experience a bit more before they get there so that they feel a little bit more comfortable in the crazy, high-stress environment that we're about to enter into."The other members of the women's eight team that Canada has sent to Serbia comprises of Morgan Rosts of Jordan, Ont., Cassidy Deane of Whistler, B.C., Kirsten Edwards of Port Moody, B.
While Smith will not be participating at either the upcoming worlds or Olympics, she is another member of the Canadian rowing team who found herself in and out of the women's eight lineup since Tokyo as Canada has tried to find the right mix for its title defence, winning silver at the 2022 World Rowing Cup III and bronze at the 2022 world championships.
"It feels like every single practice we're changing boats," said Payne, who has competed internationally in the eights, fours and pairs. "We're rarely in the same lineup more than three [times] in a row ... You have the confidence that you'll probably be able to make any group of people work and get across the line.
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