Abby Speirs Explained

Abby Speirs
Collegeteam:	Victoria
Birth Date:	25 September 1998
Birth Place:	Victoria, British Columbia ^[1]
Hometown:	Victoria, British Columbia

Abby Speirs (born September 25, 1998) is a national team rower from Canada. Speirs became a Pan American Games champion when she won gold in the women's eight at the 2023 Pan Am Games in Santiago. ^{[2] [1]}

International Career

In September 2023, Speirs was named to the Canadian Pan American Games Team,^{[3] [4]} in the Women's Four, Women's Eight and Mixed Eight events. She placed 4th in the Women's Four and Mixed Eight, and became the first-ever Pan American Games champion in the Women's Eight (2023 was the first time the Women's Eight had been contested at the Pan American Games). ^[5] Rowing at the 2023 Pan American Games

Notes and References

1. Web site: Abby Speirs profile . . November 25, 2023.
2. News: Mac Neil matches Canadian mark with 4th Pan Am Games gold, tying U.S. swimmer in 50m freestyle . Doug Harrison . . October 24, 2023.
3. Web site: Canada’s Santiago 2023 rowing team announced . . November 10, 2023.
4. Web site: Canada’s Santiago 2023 rowing team announced . . November 10, 2023.
5. Web site: Team Canada Golden at the Pan Am Games Regatta . . November 10, 2023.