WA Wrap Up: Olympic Games
Published Thu 15 Aug 2024
And just like that, the Olympic Games are over for another quadrennial! The athletes have scattered to holiday destinations, back home, or are still soaking up as much Olympic atmosphere as possible in Paris, and of course the Para crews are finalising their preparations ready to take on Vaire-sur-Marne.
Men's Eight rower Angus Widdicombe with Breakdancer Raygun before the closing ceremony.
A HUGE congratulations to Annabelle McIntyre OAM (Fremantle RC) and Jess Morrison OAM (Mercantile RC) who won a Bronze medal in the Women's Pair, becoming double Olympic medallists and firmly cementing their status as icons of Aussie rowing.
Photo: Annabelle & Jess on the podium. Credit: Rowing Australia/Vera Buscu.
The Women's Eight (Bronnie Cox - UWABC, Giorgia Patten - WARC, Jacqui Swick - SRRC) achieved the best result ever for an Australian Women's Eight at an Olympic Games - fourth place. Fourth in the whole world!! What a crew!
Photo: The Aussie Women's Eight in action. Credit: Rowing Australia/Vera Buscu.
The Men's Eight made it to the A Final and unfortunate last-minute illness - Josh came down with Gastro - meant Tim Masters from the M4- was subbed in and had a brave row to finish 6th.
Photo: The Australian Men's Eight in the Repechage. Credit: Rowing Australia/Vera Buscu.
There has been a lot of discussion about the performance of the Australian Rowing Team, some of it quite unfair, and we can only begin to imagine what it's like to come down after the Olympics and the intensity of training and focus that go into preparation.
So all we have to say is that we are incredibly proud of everybody who pulled on a Green and Gold zootie.
Proud of everybody who learned to row on the Swan, Canning, the Reach or Champion Lakes.
Proud of Annabelle for becoming a Double Olympic Medallist!!!!
Proud of all our women in the W8+ who achieved something no other Australian crew has done - fourth at the Olympics!
Proud of Josh for being a steward of the Men's Sweep squad and for getting through what must have been an excruciating few days - substituted out for the Final with gastro.
Proud of our coaches and support staff who went above and beyond the call of a "normal" job to chase a lofty vision.
Proud of all the networks of families and friends for their support of their athletes.
& proud of our community for coming together to cheer the Aussies on!
