Kelowna’s Scott Frandsen and partner Dave Calder of Victoria have finished out of the medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics Games.
The Canadian duo placed sixth in the final of the men’s pairs in rowing on Friday in London in a race dominated by the favoured Kiwis, Hamish Bond and Eric Murray.
France was second, while Britain took the bronze.
Frandsen was disappointed he and Calder didn’t put up a better fight with a medal on the line.
“We became aware of where everyone else was at around 1250 or 1500 in, and we were behind the race,” said Frandsen. “It’s tough to nail down. I thought we had a solid piece—it felt pretty efficient, but it just wasn’t there today.
“It’s definitely frustrating,” he added. “The process has been incredibly rewarding. It’s tough to end it like that.”
Frandsen and Calder retired after winning a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, but returned to international competition in 2010 to chase a second Olympic medal.
