Shaye de Paiva explained

Shaye de Paiva
Fullname:Caroline Shaye Ann de Paiva[1]
Collegeteam:Queens[2]
Birth Date:19 January 2000
Birth Place:Calgary, Alberta[3]

Shaye de Paiva (born January 19, 2000) is a national team rower from Canada. De Paiva was a Pan American Games champion when she won gold in the women's eight at the 2023 Pan Am Games in Santiago as well as two bronze in the double and quadruple sculls.[4] [3]

International career

Shaye de Paiva first represented Canada at the 2022 U23 World Rowing Championships in Varese, Italy, where she placed 7th in the U23 Women's Eight.[5]

In February 2023, de Paiva was named to the Canadian Pan American Games Qualification Regatta team.[6] She won a bronze medal in the Women's Double Sculls event, and placed 4th in the Women's Quadruple Sculls event, thereby qualifying the full quota of women's sculling spots for Canada at the Pan American Games (Rowing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification).[7]

In September 2023, de Paiva was named to the Canadian Pan American Games Team,[8] [9] in the Women's Eight, Women's Double Sculls and Women's Quadruple Sculls events. She won bronze medals in the Quad and Double, 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).[10] Rowing at the 2023 Pan American Games

Notes and References

  1. News: Pan American Games - Canadians stand out . Victor Evlogiev . Wire News Fax . October 22, 2023.
  2. Web site: Rowing Canada profile . . October 25, 2023.
  3. Web site: Shaye de Paiva profile . . October 25, 2023.
  4. News: Mac Neil matches Canadian mark with 4th Pan Am Games gold, tying U.S. swimmer in 50m freestyle . Doug Harrison . . October 24, 2023.
  5. News: Canada concludes 2022 World U19 and U23 Championships . Rowing Canada Aviron . July 31, 2022.
  6. Web site: Pan Am Games Qualification Regatta Team Announced. . . November 10, 2023.
  7. Web site: Women’s sweep gold highlight PanAm Qualification Regatta . . November 10, 2023.
  8. Web site: Canada’s Santiago 2023 rowing team announced . . November 10, 2023.
  9. Web site: Canada’s Santiago 2023 rowing team announced . . November 10, 2023.
  10. Web site: Team Canada Golden at the Pan Am Games Regatta . . November 10, 2023.