The United States finished the repechage in 6 minutes, 3.93 seconds. Canada was second in 6:04.81 and also advanced to the final. Australia, Italy and Denmark followed.
The U.S. team finished second in its preliminary heat Monday in 6:19. Romania won the heat in 6:12.31.
In addition to Bruggeman, the U.S. team includes: Charlotte Buck, of Nyack, N.Y.; Christina “Nina” Casatagna, of Princeton, N.J.; Olivia Coffey, of Elmira, N.Y.; Claire Collins, of Greenbrae, Calif.; Margaret Hedeman, of Concord, Mass.; Regina Salmons, of Methuen, Mass.; and Madeline Wanamaker, of Neenah, Wisc.
The U.S. women’s eight team won gold in the Olympics in 2008, 2012 and 2016 but failed to medal in 2021.
➡️ On to finals
— USRowing (@usrowing) August 1, 2024
The U.S. women’s eight wins their repechage with a time of 06:03.93 to advance to Saturday’s A Final. This marks highest U.S. participation in A Finals since Sydney 2000. #Paris2024 #RowToParis #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/h6No2Gh1x3
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