How Canada's Olympic athletes did this weekend

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One of Canada's top Olympic teams won a gold medal, a track and field standout broke a record and some Canadian boxers moved closer to qualifying for Paris. Here's a look at some of the top performances by Canadian summer Olympic athletes over the weekend:

Canada's women's eight rowing team won gold at a World Cup regatta.

After sitting out the World Cup opener in Italy, the reigning Olympic champions showed they'll be a threat to repeat this summer in Paris, overcoming a late lineup change to win Sunday's race in Switzerland. Spare Kristen Siermachesky stepped in for an ill Avalon Wasteneys, while Abigail Dent moved to a different seat. "We embraced the last-minute changes and used it to our advantage," said Dent.

Three women in the Canadian boat were on the crew that won Olympic gold three years ago in Tokyo: Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski, Sydney Payne and coxswain Kristen Kit. Wasteneys was part of that team too. Dent, Jessica Sevick, Caileigh Filmer, Maya Meschkuleit, Kristen Siermachesky and Kristina Walker have since come on board.

The women's eight will be one of just two Canadian rowing entries in Paris. The other is the women's lightweight double skulls tandem of Jill Moffatt and Jennifer Casson. They finished fourth on Sunday.

Camryn Rogers broke the Diamond League record in the women's hammer throw.

The reigning world champion and Olympic gold-medal contender won her event at Saturday's Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Ore., with a toss of 77.76 metres. That's the best ever at a Diamond League meet, and it topped Rogers' 77.22m to capture gold at the world