May 18, 2012
- If you're looking for a medal winner you hadn't seen coming at the London Olympics, try Fiona Paterson and Anna Reymer.The women, who set off for Europe yesterday with the bulk of the powerful New Zealand rowing squad, have both...
May 17, 2012
- Single sculls rower Mahe Drysdale believes in some ways he's leaving for London worse off than his preparation for the last Olympics - and that's a good thing.The elite crews will leave today for Europe, headed for Lucerne where...
May 6, 2012
- New Zealand's lightweight coxless four crew, making a late run for an Olympic spot in London, ended their opening World Cup regatta on a winning note.The four of Duncan Grant, Graham Oberlin-Brown, James Lassche and stroke Curtis...
April 27, 2012
- Three years ago Eve Macfarlane had given most sports a crack at high school, and invariably with plenty of success.At 16, she got a tap on the shoulder. Did she fancy having a crack at rowing?"They said, 'You should come and give...
April 24, 2012
- One race, no second chance. That's the nerve-rattling scenario facing two New Zealand rowing crews as they eye a trip to this year's Olympic Games.New Zealand have 11 crews heading for London and the Games, running from July 27-August...
April 6, 2012
- New Zealand's world champion rowing pair are taking nothing for granted with the London Olympics on the horizon, despite their nearest rivals fleeing to the four.Eric Murray and Hamish Bond are the hottest of favourites to claim...
March 3, 2012
- A bare-footed Dick Tonks watched from stage right on Friday as the New Zealand Olympic Committee juggernaut rolled into Lake Karapiro to announce the rowers who will represent the country at the London Games.There are few airs and...