2022 World Rowing Championships - The Grand Finale

The Grand Finale race at the 2022 World Rowing Championships was a tribute to Czech rowing legend Ondrej Synek, racing against his friends and former legends in the men's single sculls : Mahé Drysdale, Olaf Tufte, Iztok Cop, Lassi Karonen and Alan Campbell.

[@WeRSniping]

Oh the tears I don’t know if any of them will read the comments but what an impact these guys had on my rowing career and how entertaining to watch them all these years it has been. The emotions bravo

[@EamonGlavin]

That was the best, Tufte you beauty

[@victorial1173]

Beautiful display of love and humanity. The best of sport!

[@johndean4912]

This showed up on my UTube. Love it. Rowed in Sooner State games here in US. John

[@elite_online_rowing_coach]

Good stuff!

[@frankyrows]

We missed you Xeno!

[@matthewhackett1710]

yes, missed you and Herr Dr Lange and Mr Chalupa, + 1980-2000 era friends. Class.

[@danielarigutini1641]

✌👏

[@traceymcfaull6657]

Alan on top

[@normanoro206]

Even though these guys are all well into retirement and not in peak shape, any of them could still probably beat most club single-scullers (anyone who's single-sculled knows how impressive doing 500m otw in ~1:40 is).

[@SPONSZ_]

What happened to Mahé Drysdale 😵😱🤯

[@jagajagababa]

Enjoying life happened

[@Tom-vu1wr]

Stop training kept eating

[@RowerRob76]

LMAO