BADGERS IN THE JULY 28 • ROWING James brothers advance to men's eight final
Fraternal twins Grant and Ross James led the U.S. men's 8+ to a first-place finish in heat 1 of the Olympic men's rowing eight heats in London as the U.S. squad beat out Australia with a time of 5:30.72 to reach the final.
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OLYMPICS
Athletes with ties to the University of Wisconsin — nine in all — competed for three different nations during the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London over the past two weeks. From continuing a UW tradition on the water to blazing a trail in the triathlon to making history on the track, here's a look back on the Badgers' time in London.
JULY 29 • ROWING Hedstrom relegated to repechage
Former UW lightweight rower Kristin Hed- strom, along with U.S. teammate Julie Nichols, finished third in the slow heat of the women's lightweight double sculls. Despite beating out three other boats that were competing in the same heat, Hedstrom and Nichols were one spot short of earning an automatic berth to compete in the semifinals and will be relegated to the repechage.
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