North Vancouver's Lauren Wilkinson helped Canada win silver in the glamour event of the 2014 World Rowing Championships, the women's eights.
The Canadians finished second behind the United States at the championships held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Both teams clocked the exact same time in qualifying for the final, setting up a muchanticipated showdown on the last day of competition.
The Americans, however, took control early in the final and stayed in front throughout, holding off a late charge from the Canadians. The 1-2 finish mirrored the podium placements for the two countries at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
"It's not what we wanted, but we fought hard," Wilkinson said in a Rowing Canada release. "We are going to go home and train, there is still a lot of speed to be gained."
Canada ended the week-long regatta with two silver medals, the other coming in the lightweight women's double.
