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Fred Vystavel ’16 (right)
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Vystavel ’16 Qualifies For 2021 Tokyo Olympics
May 16, 2021 | Heavyweight Rowing
The Princeton Boathouse will have another addition to the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games as Fred Vystavel '16 qualified with Denmark's 2- boat at the Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland today.
Vystavel and Joachim Sutton won their heat at 6:39.46 to get to semifinal where they placed second to Great Britain (6:52.40).
In the final, the pair just missed winning the final, falling to Netherlands by seven-tenths of a second (6:38.67).
Vystavel is the first Princeton Heavyweight to qualify for the Olympics. Gevvie Stone '07 of the women's open rowing team qualified for her third Olympic Games in April.
Vystavel and Joachim Sutton won their heat at 6:39.46 to get to semifinal where they placed second to Great Britain (6:52.40).
In the final, the pair just missed winning the final, falling to Netherlands by seven-tenths of a second (6:38.67).
Vystavel is the first Princeton Heavyweight to qualify for the Olympics. Gevvie Stone '07 of the women's open rowing team qualified for her third Olympic Games in April.
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