Members of Sask Polytech's Research, Additive Manufacturing and Prototyping (RAMP) team built the rowing seat used by Jacob Wassermann at the Paralympic Games in Paris. They followed the PR1 athlete's races with bated breath. The competition was Wassermann's second international meet, after earning a silver medal at the Continental Qualification Regatta in Brazil last spring.
A survivor of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in 2018, Wassermann has found a new calling in para rowing. Wassermann knew very little about the sport before beginning training nearly two years ago.
"Being an athlete is a big part of who I am. The only similarities between hockey and rowing are that you need to work hard in both," he says. "Para sport is so different because everyone is unique. Each athlete has specific needs, so the goal with building the seat was to create equipment tailored to help me perform at my best."
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