Laurentian rower Carling Zeeman captured gold at the Canadian University Rowing Championships this past weekend.
Zeeman won the Women’s Heavyweight Single race in a time of 7:49.77, more than 12 seconds ahead of her closest competitor.
On top of winning the national championship, Zeeman was named the Canadian University Rowing Female Athlete of the Year. The gold marks the team's first national championship medal.
Teammate Melissa Martel finished 12th in the Women`s Lightweight Single at the regatta, while on the men's side, Kevin Amirault and Renald Cassavant finished 12th in the men's pair while Dylan Wing wrapped up the regatta with a ninth-place finish.
The team has wrapped up the 2011 season but Zeeman will be on the water at least one more time as she competes in the National Rowing Championships against the top rowers in the country, including many who will be in London at the next Olympics. The regatta is Nov. 11-13 in Welland.
Posted by Laurel Myers
