Jennifer Casson

Jennifer Casson
Personal information
Born (1995-08-30) August 30, 1995 (age 29)
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
SportRowing
College teamTulsa Golden Hurricane

Jennifer Casson (born August 30, 1995) is a Canadian rower.[1][2]

Career

At the 2019 World Rowing Championships, Casson along with partner Jill Moffatt finished eighth in the women's lightweight double sculls, finishing one spot out of qualifying the boat for the 2020 Olympics. However, in 2021, New Zealand declined its quota place, allowing the pair to qualify for the games.[3][4]

In 2019, Casson broke the world indoor rowing record for 2,000 m – 6:53.8.[5]

In June 2021, Casson was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team in the women's lightweight double sculls with partner Jill Moffatt.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Jennifer Casson". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Jennifer Casson". www.rowingcanada.org/. Rowing Canada. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Canada earns Tokyo Olympic spot in women's rowing after New Zealand drops out". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. April 23, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Tokyo Olympic Games Qualification Update – Lightweight Women's Double Sculls (LW2x)". International Rowing Federation. April 23, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "World 2,000m Records".
  6. ^ Nichols, Paula (June 15, 2021). "Team Canada to have 29 rowers in 10 events at Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "Largest Canadian rowing team in 25 years nominated to represent Team Canada at Tokyo 2020". www.rowingcanada.org/. Rowing Canada. June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.


Stub icon

This biographical article relating to Canadian rowing is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.