Payton’s place is atop podium
By Bernie Puchalski: BP Sports Niagara - August 21, 2022
Payton Gauthier concluded his Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games experience with a pair of rowing gold medals around his neck.
After winning gold in the eight Saturday, the 18-year-old Niagara Falls native teamed with Niko Schramm, Michael Ciepiela and Aidan Hembruff to capture first place in the men’s four Sunday.
“Canada Games was a lot of fun. We got back from worlds and went straight into training camp,” the Niagara Falls Rowing Club member said. “It was nice because most of the people on the Canada Games team were at worlds so we were already really familiar with each other. The few individuals that weren’t, meshed super quickly with us and it made it super easy to get into combos and get some great results.”