CROTHERS William

Canada

Rowing

Date of Birth: 14 Jun 1987

Age: 34

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.95/6'4''

Place of birth: KINGSTON, ON

Birth Country:

Canada

Place of residence : KINGSTON, ON

Residence Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	Men's Four CAN Canada	8

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Four Heat 2 #46	Finished
Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Four Repechage 1 #76	Finished
Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Four Final B #98	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	4-	8+
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	6	-
2012	London, GBR	-	2

World Championships

Year	Location	4-	8+	Coxed Four
2019	Linz, AUT	-	8	-
2015	Aiguebelette-le-Lac, FRA	4	-	-
2014	Amsterdam, NED	5	-	-
2013	Chungju, KOR	14	-	-
2011	Bled, SLO	-	3	-
2010	Hamilton, NZL	-	7	-
2006	Eton, GBR	-	-	2

World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
3	Eight	2019	Poznan, POL	5:48.44
11	Pair	2017	Lucerne, SUI	6:58.35

Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, EXC - Excluded

Nickname:

WillDaBeast (olympic.ca, 25 Jun 2015)

Hobbies:

Woodworking, cycling, yoga, skiing. (olympic.ca, 17 May 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Geography - University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Family:

Partner Danielle Delage

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Kingston Rowing Club [Canada]

Coach:

Terry Paul [national], CAN

Sporting relatives:

His partner Danielle Delage competed in pentathlon for the University of Toronto in Canada. (varsityblues.ca, 01 Aug 2017; kpe.utoronto.ca, 01 Apr 2017)

Start:

He began rowing at age 14. (olympic.ca, 17 May 2021)

Reason:

His brother Daniel competed in rowing, and some of his friends needed a fourth member to complete their team. "I was one of those guys who spurted up a little early. And they needed a fourth guy to round out the boat." (visitkingston.ca, 01 Jan 2019; news-journal.com, 15 Jun 2018)

Ambition:

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (kltv.com, 16 Jun 2018)

Training:

He trains six days a week, for up to six hours a day. (canadianathletesnow.ca, 01 Jan 2020)

Influence:

Coach Mike Spracklen. (olympic.ca, 17 May 2021)

Ritual:

He listens to rap music before a race. (olympic.ca, 25 Jun 2015)

Philosophy:

"The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it." [Wayne Gretzky] (olympic.ca, 25 Jun 2015)

Award:

He received the 2006 International Achievement Award from Rowing Canada, in recognition of being a member of the men's eight crew that won a gold medal at the 2006 U23 World Championships in Hazewinkel, Belgium. (olympic.ca, 30 Jun 2012)

General Interest

General
BREAK AND RETIREMENT PLANS
He took a break from the sport after competing at the 2017 World Cup event in Lucerne, Switzerland. In 2018 he joined the Kilgore Fire Academy in Texas, United States of America, but a year later he decided to return rowing with a view to representing Canada at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. He plans to pursue a career in firefighting after competing at the 2020 Games. "I thought I was retiring for good [in 2017]. I wasn't sure how much I could contribute to the team anymore. I went and did a ride-along with the Victoria City Fire Department [in Canada], and the guys there, they all spoke highly of the Kilgore academy. That was kind of the beginning where I got interested in the fire service. [Being a firefighter] follows the values that I've been working towards as an athlete, where you're on a team with highly motivated individuals. I had a lot of lonely chair rides thinking about rowing and hearing what the guys were doing back in Victoria and I began to really miss it and I came to the conclusion that I wasn't done with the sport yet." (visitkingston.ca, 01 Jan 2019; kltv.com, 16 Jun 2018; news-journal.com, 15 Jun 2018; kilgorenewsherald.com, 15 Jun 2018)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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