Rower Shelly Pearson Qualifies For 2019 Pan Am
More than 200 rowers — including Bermuda’s Shelly Pearson – earned qualification for their countries to the Lima 2019 Pan American Games recently while competing at the Pan American Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro.
The best rowers from across the Americas gathered in iconic Rio de Janeiro, Brazil seeking the chance to compete at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games next July in Peru.
The Qualification Regatta represented the only opportunity for rowers to qualify for the Pan Am Games, adding urgency to the exciting competition.
Pearson finished 4th in Heat 1 clocking a time of 8:17.357.
