Jacob Wassermann

Jacob Wassermann
Personal information
Full name	Jacob Joseph Wassermann
Born	January 9, 2000 (age 26); Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada
Education	University of Saskatchewan
Spouse	Madison Wassermann (m. 2021)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Pararowing
Disability class	PR1

Jacob Joseph Wassermann (born January 9, 2000)^[1] is a Canadian pararower and former ice hockey goaltender. Paralyzed from the waist down in 2018 from the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, he represented Canada at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.^[2]

Career

Wassermann was drafted 8th round (#157 overall) of the 2015 WHL bantam draft by the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League.^[3]

In March 2018, he was named Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) co-rookie of the year alongside Cade Kowalski of the Weyburn Red Wings.^[4]

After being paralyzed from the waist down in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, Wassermann began trying out adaptive sports, playing adaptive water skiing and sledge hockey before starting a pararowing career in 2022.^[5]

The youngest competitor in men's singles B Rowing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Wassermann finished tenth in the 2,000 meter distance.^[5]

↑ "Jacob Wassermann". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
↑ Whitfield, Janani (August 22, 2024). "Broncos bus crash survivor Jacob Wassermann headed to Paris after meteoric rise in Para rowing". CBC News. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
↑ "Prince Albert Raiders". Prince Albert Raiders. February 18, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
↑ Ackerman, Jennifer (April 7, 2018). "Jacob Wassermann among the survivors in Broncos bus crash". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
1 2 Spencer, Donna (September 1, 2024). "Paralympic debut in the books, Humboldt survivor Jacob Wassermann looks to LA 2028". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved September 1, 2024.