ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – Lindsay Meyer ’12 captured two silver medals at the Pan American Games in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Meyer picked up her first medal in the double sculls with Nicole Ritchie on Monday. The U.S. duo finished just over one second behind gold medalist Canada. Meyer and Ritchie clocked a 7:14.65, which was 1.64 seconds back.
On Wednesday, Meyer and Ritchie jumped in the quad along with Victoria Burke and Sarah Giancola. The four USA athletes crossed the finish line with a time of 7:16.26. The host country Canada won the event with a time of 7:07.63.
Meyer’s two medals contributed to a total of nine U.S. medals in 14 events. USRowing finished with two gold, five silver and two bronze medals. Only Canada had more with 11 medals. The United States women rowers accounted for six medals, the most by any country.