Fred Vystavel, coach Jens Vilhelmsen, Joachim Sutton
Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
Tokyo Olympics: Vystavel '16 Secures 2- Bronze Medal
July 28, 2021 | Heavyweight Rowing
TOKYO – Fred Vystavel '16 and his 2- partner Joachim Sutton (Denmark) secured the bronze medal in the A Final on Wednesday evening.
"Watching Fred on the awards dock receiving his bronze medal brought me to tears," said Princeton head coach Greg Hughes "It has been such a long, hard stretch of training over these last four years for him to arrive at this point. Through it all, he stayed true to his goals and never faltered. And, in typical Fred fashion, he's done it with such an incredible attitude and grace. He's been an inspiration to all of us and I am so proud to see him win that medal. Congrats Fred!"
Croatia jumped in front as the race got underway while the Danish pair trailed by 1.16 seconds at the 500m. The Croatians led at the 1000m with Denmark still in second, but just .02 seconds ahead of Romania.
Romania pulled away from Denmark and made one last push to Croatia but had to settle for the silver medal. Canada was almost 2.5 seconds behind Denmark and made a run in the final 500m to get within seven-tenths of a second, but Vystavel and Sutton held off for the bronze medal.
This gives Princeton athletes 60 medals at the Olympics. Ashleigh Johnson '17 was the last Princeton athlete to earn a medal with a gold for the U.S Women's Water Polo Team.
Results
Croatia – 6:15.29
Romania – 6:16.58
Denmark – 6:19.88
Canada – 6:20.43
Serbia – 6:22.34
Spain – 6:25.25
"Watching Fred on the awards dock receiving his bronze medal brought me to tears," said Princeton head coach Greg Hughes "It has been such a long, hard stretch of training over these last four years for him to arrive at this point. Through it all, he stayed true to his goals and never faltered. And, in typical Fred fashion, he's done it with such an incredible attitude and grace. He's been an inspiration to all of us and I am so proud to see him win that medal. Congrats Fred!"
Croatia jumped in front as the race got underway while the Danish pair trailed by 1.16 seconds at the 500m. The Croatians led at the 1000m with Denmark still in second, but just .02 seconds ahead of Romania.
Romania pulled away from Denmark and made one last push to Croatia but had to settle for the silver medal. Canada was almost 2.5 seconds behind Denmark and made a run in the final 500m to get within seven-tenths of a second, but Vystavel and Sutton held off for the bronze medal.
This gives Princeton athletes 60 medals at the Olympics. Ashleigh Johnson '17 was the last Princeton athlete to earn a medal with a gold for the U.S Women's Water Polo Team.
Results
Croatia – 6:15.29
Romania – 6:16.58
Denmark – 6:19.88
Canada – 6:20.43
Serbia – 6:22.34
Spain – 6:25.25
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