Former Humboldt Bronco Jacob Wasserman named to Canadian Paralympic rowing team
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Former Humboldt Broncos goaltender Jacob Wasserman has been named to Canada's Paralympic team to compete in rowing this summer in Paris.
Former Humboldt Broncos goaltender Jacob Wasserman has been named to Canada’s Paralympic team and will compete in rowing this summer in Paris.
Wasserman was among 13 survivors of a crash that killed 16 on April 6, 2018.
The 24-year-old was paralyzed from the navel down when a semi-trailer truck drove through a stop sign and collided with the Broncos’ team bus near Tisdale, Sask.
The Broncos were en route to a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League playoff game.
Wasserman won a national rowing title in the men’s Men’s PR1 single category in 2023.
In that classification, athletes row with their arms and shoulders only and strapping is used around their midsection to provide support and stability in the boat.
Wasserman’s silver medal at a continental regatta in Rio de Janeiro in March qualified a Canadian boat for the Paralympic Games.
He was the leading candidate to fill that shell, and Rowing Canada announced Thursday he will make his Paralympic debut in Paris.
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