Fred Vystavel and his 2- partner Joachim Sutton
Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
Tokyo Olympics: All Four Heavweight Rowing Alums Will Race For Medals
July 28, 2021 | Heavyweight Rowing
TOKYO – Fred Vystavel '16, Nick Mead '17, Tim Masters '15 and Tom George '18 all qualified for their respective A Finals on Tuesday evening.
That's right. All four Princeton heavyweight rowers will race for a medal. Vystavel and his 2- partner Joachim Sutton (Denmark)'s final is on Wednesday at 8:19 p.m. Mead (United States), Masters (Australia) and George (Great Britain) battle in the 8+ final on Thursday at 9:25 p.m.
Vystavel and Sutton continued their excellent run in the Olympics, earning a second-place finish in the 2- A Semifinal on Tuesday.
The 2- semifinal proved to be a thriller with four boats (Denmark, Australia, Spain and Romania) with .82 seconds of each other with 500m to go. With the top three moving on to the final, positioning proved to be crucial.
Denmark and Romania pulled ahead of the other two boats and battled for the first and second positions. Romania using a strong final push to take the top spot. Australia was dropped by Spain and eventually finished fourth and out of the final.
Vystavel and Sutton were trailing in the first 500m by a half second before jumping ahead of Australia. The pair led at the 1000m, but Australia, Romania and Spain remained within striking distance.
Results
Romania – 6:13.51
Demark – 6:14.88
Spain – 6:16.25
Australia – 6:19.30
Belarus – 6:30.66
New Zealand – 6:41.46
The 8+ repechage started with George and the Great Britain racing out to a 1:19.47 in the first 500m, good for a 1.22-second advantage. New Zealand closed the gap in the next 500m, getting within .15 seconds with the United States third and Australia fifth. New Zealand took the lead over Great Britain with 500m to go and crossed the finish line first.
The United States almost caught Great Britain for second, finishing .11 seconds behind while Australia came to back to finish fourth.
Results
New Zealand – 5:22.04
Great Britain – 5:23.32
United States – 5:23.43
Australia – 5:25.06
Romania – 5:27.14
That's right. All four Princeton heavyweight rowers will race for a medal. Vystavel and his 2- partner Joachim Sutton (Denmark)'s final is on Wednesday at 8:19 p.m. Mead (United States), Masters (Australia) and George (Great Britain) battle in the 8+ final on Thursday at 9:25 p.m.
Vystavel and Sutton continued their excellent run in the Olympics, earning a second-place finish in the 2- A Semifinal on Tuesday.
The 2- semifinal proved to be a thriller with four boats (Denmark, Australia, Spain and Romania) with .82 seconds of each other with 500m to go. With the top three moving on to the final, positioning proved to be crucial.
Denmark and Romania pulled ahead of the other two boats and battled for the first and second positions. Romania using a strong final push to take the top spot. Australia was dropped by Spain and eventually finished fourth and out of the final.
Vystavel and Sutton were trailing in the first 500m by a half second before jumping ahead of Australia. The pair led at the 1000m, but Australia, Romania and Spain remained within striking distance.
Results
Romania – 6:13.51
Demark – 6:14.88
Spain – 6:16.25
Australia – 6:19.30
Belarus – 6:30.66
New Zealand – 6:41.46
The 8+ repechage started with George and the Great Britain racing out to a 1:19.47 in the first 500m, good for a 1.22-second advantage. New Zealand closed the gap in the next 500m, getting within .15 seconds with the United States third and Australia fifth. New Zealand took the lead over Great Britain with 500m to go and crossed the finish line first.
The United States almost caught Great Britain for second, finishing .11 seconds behind while Australia came to back to finish fourth.
Results
New Zealand – 5:22.04
Great Britain – 5:23.32
United States – 5:23.43
Australia – 5:25.06
Romania – 5:27.14
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