Make that two silver medals for Canadas rowers. The Canadian womens eight won Olympic silver in an exciting final race on Day 6 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Four years after a heartbreaking fourth-place finish at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the Canadian crew reached the podium and re-established Canada as one of the top womens crews in the world. Their silver medal comes just one day after the Canadian mens eight posted a thrilling sprint to earn the nations first silver of the Games on Day 5. "Its pretty amazing," said Darcy Marquardt, a three-time Olympian. "We did what we could on the day, and its a silver medal at the Olympic Games." The highly-anticipated final was expected to be a “Battle of North America”—and it was exactly that. The race, reminiscent of the Beijing 2008 final, featured the powerful American crew leading the way, followed by Canada and the Netherlands not far behind. The Americans won gold; it is their second consecutive Olympic gold medal, continuing an undefeated streak that started in 2006. The Netherlands won bronze. This Canadian silver medal writes the crews coxswain, Lesley Thompson-Willie, into the history books. Not only did the 52-year-old from London, Ont., become the first rower to compete in seven Olympic Games, she is now the first Canadian athlete to medal in five different Olympic Games. Thompson-Willie is now tied with athletics star Phil Edwards for most medals won by a Canadian summer Olympian. "I have a legend that sits in front of me," Andréanne Morin said of the legendary coxswain. "And several superstars that sit behind me. We have raised the bar over the past few years." While Thompson-Willie now has five Olympic medals to her name, this silver medal at London 2012 marks the first Olympic medal for the rest of the women in the boat. Marquardt, 33, of Richmond, B.C., and 30-year-old Morin of Montreal were in the fourth-place Beijing 2008 boat, along with Ashley Brzozowicz, 29, of London, Ont. Morin also rowed in the eight at Athens 2004. Also in the crew are second-time Olympians Krista Guloien, 32, of Port Moody, B.C., Winnipegs Janine Hanson, 29, and Rachelle Viinberg, 33, from Regina, who rowed together in the womens quadruple sculls at Beijing 2008, placing eighth. The silver medal-winning crew has been rowing together since the 2010 World Championships, with the exception of 23-year-old Natalie Mastracci of Thorold, Ont., who joined for the 2011 season, and Lauren Wilkinson, who was a late addition to the crew after being selected from the under-23 squad early in the 2012 season. More to come. Discount Ray Ban . Taking over when Bobby Cox retired after the 2010 season, Gonzalez has managed the Braves to a 183-141 record. ray ban sunglasses discount . 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