Canadians' belief pays off with silver

Avalon Wasteneys said one of the calls the Canadian women’s eight rowing team had while training for the Paris Games was “with each other, for each other.”

- MORGAN LOWRIE

Canada's women's eights rowing crew celebrate after winning silver on Saturday.

It’s a good mantra for a sport that requires eight women to pull in perfect unison, where rowing a split second faster or slower than teammates can throw off the effort.

On Saturday, Canada’s defending champion women’s eight rowing crew pulled together for a second straight Olympic medal, holding off Britain for silver at the Paris Olympics.

Canada has won a rowing medal in every Olympics since 1992.

Wasteneys said the team had a tough few years after winning in Tokyo, including many changes to the crew, but managed to come together at the right moment.