has faced is finding a suitable partner for the LW2X, in 2014 she raced the double and finished 17th. 2015 saw a change of direction with the switch to openweight sweep. She formed a pair with Ina Nikulina and took 11th in their first season together. Their record so far in 2016 is reasonable, with B-Finals at both the Europeans and the Poznan World Cup with a C-Final finish in Lucerne. A B-Final finish in Rio will be a strong result for this young crew.

Canada

Nicole Hare 22 & Jennifer Martins 28

Olympic record: 2016 Olympic debut

World Championship record

Hare: 5th U23 W8 2013, 3rd U23 W4- 2014, 2nd U23 W4- 2015

Martins: 3rd W8 2013, 10th W2- 2014, 5th W4- 2014, 3rd W8 2015, 6th W2- 2015

2016 record

Hare: 12th W2- LucerneWorld Cup

Martins: 7th W2- Varese World Cup, 10th W2- Lucerne World Cup

Canada have made the somewhat bold decision to boat an entirely new combination for Rio. Jennifer Martins has competed in the W2- for a number of years, most successfully with Cristy Nurse, finishing 6th in 2015. In Varese she raced with Caileigh Filmer finishing 7th and this pairing raced again as Canada 1 in Lucerne finishing 10th. But Filmer has moved into the W8 (as has Nurse) so the pair for Rio is now Martins and 22 year old Nicole Hare. The Washington State student made her senior debut at the Lucerne World Cup this year, racing as Canada 2 in the W2- finishing 12th. This debut comes after three successful years in the Canadian U23 squad