Austin Hack, a member of the Lyme-Old Lyme High School Class of 2010 and the Stanford University Class of 2014, is currently competing in the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, Holland. A member of the US men’s eight, Hack raced with his crew late Monday afternoon.
It was a tough race against crews from Russia, China, Italy, The Netherlands and Poland. The Poles pulled out for an early lead, but despite battling hard, overtaking the Russians and moving up from third to second place, the Americans could not overtake the leaders.
Consequently, the US team must now participate in the repechage on Wednesday to secure a place in the medal round on Sunday.
Good luck, Austin, and the US Men’s Eight!