Sudbury standout shines at Pan Am Games

Former Laurentian University Voyageurs and Sudbury Rowing Club member Carling Zeeman won gold in the women's single sculls at Royal Henley Island at the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games on July 14.

Zeeman led throughout the race and blew away the field, finishing more than seven seconds ahead of the competition with a winning time of seven minutes 30.86 seconds.

The 24-year-old who hails from Cambridge, Ont., crossed the finish line in front of extended family and old friends.

Katherine McFetridge of the United States took silver in 7:38.21 and Soraya Jadue of Chile won bronze in 7:43.34.

Zeeman will compete for another medal on July 15, at 10:15 a.m. in the Women's 4x.