Tomorrow morning at 9:30am local time (that’s 4:30am EST), Sarah Zelenka and I will be competing in the VERY first heat of the Olympic rowing program, racing the women’s pair in Heat 1. We will be matching up against Romania, Argentina, Germany, and Great Britain. Great Britain’s Helen Glover and Heather Stanning have finished second only to New Zealand’s Juliette Haigh and Rebecca Scown in the last two world championships. Glover and Stanning are unbeaten this season. Also in the heat is the pair from Romania of five-time Olympic Champion Georgeta Andrunache and Nicoleta Albu. It is definitely a challenging draw, but we are excited to see some of the top dogs early on in the regatta. Cross your fingers for a great race and fair conditions!
Tomorrow’s lane draw
See you on the other side 🙂
-Sara
Sara Hendershot 
GOOD LUCK SARA(H)S. We are so excited to watch you race!!!
Ill be watching!!
More good luck Sara….to both Sara(h)s! You are our Olympic heroines.
(Thank you for this excellent blog too.)
All toes and fingers crossed, but i know you can do it! My alarm is all set!!
Terry D.
Best of Luck Sara! We are cheering you on, (probably from our bed).
Your blog has been amazing, thank you for that.
Love the Press’
Wishing you success in your Olympic journey – you are solid gold in our hearts! Jim, Suzy, Lauren and Jamie Sullivan
Many team members and coaches will be in the workout bay streaming the heats live in a few hours…Good Luck…Go Sara(H)’s …good luck from Simsbury High School Crew…and Paine Boathouse…. 🙂
What an awesome race. It was such fun to follow your journey to the Olympics. Congrats.
Love to your parents, Donna Viens