Last week, the Copa America brought together coastal rowers from across North and South America to race in Lima, Peru. The USA’s Christine Cavallo and Christopher Bak took home gold in the women’s and men’s solos, respectively, while Santiago Ferrero and Sonia Baluzzo from Argentina won in the mixed doubles.
This was the fifth year of the Copa America Coastal, which is run by Club de Regatas Lima and includes both beach sprint and endurance coastal rowing events. The beach sprint competition also included under-19 and under-23 categories as well as an inclusion mixed double.
The senior podiums from the 2026 Copa America beach sprint competition were:
CW1x:
- Christine Cavallo – USA
- Sonia Baluzzo – Argentina
- Pamela Noya – Peru
CM1x:
- Christopher Bak – USA
- Gerónimo Hamann – Peru
- Javier Insfran – Paraguay
CMix2x:
- Santiago Ferrero, Sonia Baluzzo – Argentina
- Gerónimo Hamann, Pamela Noya – Peru
- Fernanda Nunes, Vangelis Reinke – Brazil