Saratoga Rowers Finish 9th at Paris Olympics
Kristi Wagner competed in the women’s double sculls B final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Lauren O’Connor competed in the women’s quadruple sculls B final. Photos via US Rowing.
PARIS, FRANCE — Saratoga rowers Kristi Wagner and Lauren O’Connor both finished ninth overall in their respective events at the 2024 Paris Olympics last week.
Wagner and partner Sophia Vitas took third place in the women’s double sculls B final, with a time of 6:50.74. This placed them ninth overall in double sculls.
O’Connor competed in the quadruple sculls B final, finishing third with a time of 6:31.71. Her quad team placed ninth overall as well.
Wagner and Vitas were fifth in double sculls at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. O’Connor made her Olympics debut in Paris.
Both Wagner and O’Connor are Saratoga Springs residents and members of the Saratoga Rowing Association.