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Frederico Wins Gold, Kralikaite Takes Silver at U23 World Championships
8/4/2022 5:58:00 PM | Women's Rowing
Syracuse senior Emmie Frederico is a world champion and junior Kamile Kralikaite is a silver medalist. The Orange rowers competed at the U23 World Championships for Australia and Lithuania, respectively. Frederico won gold with the Australian women's coxed four and Kralikaite finished second in the Lithuanian women's pair. Sophomore Zoe Acosta raced with the Uruguayan women's four and finished ninth.
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Frederico and the Australian coxed four set a world record in the preliminary race on July 26th, breaking the previous world record set by Italy in 2019 by more than nine seconds. In the A Final, Frederico and her teammates beat boats from Italy, the United States, Germany, Romania and New Zealand to win the gold.
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Kralikaite and her racing partner Martyna Kazlauskaite, finished second in their preliminary race behind Canada and ahead of Italy, Switzerland, France and Spain. They won their repechage to advance to the finals, beating Denmark, Switzerland, Spain and New Zealand. The pair finished second to Greece, and beat Germany, Canada, Denmark and Italy, in the championship race on July 29th.
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Acosta and the Uruguayan four finished third in the B Final, behind Germany and Spain and ahead of Denmark, on July 30th to place ninth overall.
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All three rowers were in Syracuse's varsity eight in 2021-22. The boat won the Doc Hosea Invitational and the Lake Wheeler Invitational and finished second at the ACC Championship and placed in the top 20 at the NCAA Championship.
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50 YEARS OF SYRACUSE WOMEN'S ATHLETICS
Orange alumni, fans and friends are invited to share in a year-long celebration of 50 years of Syracuse University women's athletics. Events and special recognition of all female student-athletes who have donned the Block S to represent Syracuse University and the Athletics Department since 1971-72 will be held throughout the 2021-22 seasons. As we celebrate this history, we acknowledge those who have gone before us to set the standard we strive to achieve today so we can pave the way for the future. We reflect on the history of women in sport, admire their sacrifices, recognize their contributions and accomplishments, and honor their legacy.
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Frederico and the Australian coxed four set a world record in the preliminary race on July 26th, breaking the previous world record set by Italy in 2019 by more than nine seconds. In the A Final, Frederico and her teammates beat boats from Italy, the United States, Germany, Romania and New Zealand to win the gold.
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Kralikaite and her racing partner Martyna Kazlauskaite, finished second in their preliminary race behind Canada and ahead of Italy, Switzerland, France and Spain. They won their repechage to advance to the finals, beating Denmark, Switzerland, Spain and New Zealand. The pair finished second to Greece, and beat Germany, Canada, Denmark and Italy, in the championship race on July 29th.
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Acosta and the Uruguayan four finished third in the B Final, behind Germany and Spain and ahead of Denmark, on July 30th to place ninth overall.
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All three rowers were in Syracuse's varsity eight in 2021-22. The boat won the Doc Hosea Invitational and the Lake Wheeler Invitational and finished second at the ACC Championship and placed in the top 20 at the NCAA Championship.
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For all of the latest information on Syracuse rowing, follow us on Facebook (Syracuse Women's Rowing), Twitter and Instagram (@cusewrowing).
50 YEARS OF SYRACUSE WOMEN'S ATHLETICS
Orange alumni, fans and friends are invited to share in a year-long celebration of 50 years of Syracuse University women's athletics. Events and special recognition of all female student-athletes who have donned the Block S to represent Syracuse University and the Athletics Department since 1971-72 will be held throughout the 2021-22 seasons. As we celebrate this history, we acknowledge those who have gone before us to set the standard we strive to achieve today so we can pave the way for the future. We reflect on the history of women in sport, admire their sacrifices, recognize their contributions and accomplishments, and honor their legacy.
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