# @canisiushs on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-08-09T21:34:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Canisius High School (@canisiushs) — https://gondola.cc/canisiushs

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Ethan Pirigyi ’26 WINS SILVER for TEAM USA at the WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Pirigyi and the United States Under-19 National Team Men’s Eight earned silver in Sunday’s final at the World Rowing U19 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

Pirigyi, a Buffalo native who will row at Brown University, rowed from the 7 seat for the U.S. Men’s Eight, which finished second to world power Great Britain, which won gold for the third straight year in 5:33.84. 

The U.S., operating from the outside lane (lane six) had a tremendous second half of the race to catch and pass Germany for the silver. The U.S. trailed Germany by 2 seconds at the halfway point of the 2,000-meter race but surged to beat them by about 3/4 of a second (5:36.46 to 5:37.22). 

“I am extremely honored to represent Canisius and the United States on the world stage,” Pirigyi said today from Belgium. 

“To come away with a second-place finish is a product of the work the entire team put in this season and I would not have been able to succeed without the support of my teammates, family, friends, as well as Coach (Jacob) Filby and Coach (Tom) Flaherty.”

The silver was the best finish for USRowing at these worlds, with the only other medal a bronze. 

Last year, Isaiah Aljuwani ’25 of Kenmore and Liam Feeney ’25 of West Seneca were part of the U19 National Team Men’s Eight at the world championships in Trakai, Lithuania, where the U.S. finished second in the B Final. The U.S. did not win a medal at last year’s worlds.

Pirigyi was selected for the eight after being one of 26 invitees to the United States U19 National Team Selection Camp this summer in Chula Vista, California. 

Photos courtesy of US Rowing via row2k.

Families interested in the decades-long winning tradition of CHS Rowing and the excellence only found in a Jesuit education at Canisius – ranked by Buffalo Business First as the Buffalo area’s “Best Catholic School” and WNY’s top private school in “Best High Schools for Athletes” – can learn more by arranging an on-campus experience via canisiushigh.org/visit

This place is special. Let us show you why.
 
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