Events In History
While Kiwis had high expectations of their rowing squad at the Beijing Olympics, few expected identical twins Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell to successfully defend the double sculls title they had won in Athens in 2004.
In 2008 the well-known sports writer Joseph Romanos chose the victory of the 1972 rowing eight as the best team performance by New Zealanders at an Olympic Games.
Former top cyclist Dick Arnst had become world sculling champion in 1908. After two successful title defences at home, the muscular Arnst raced in a more exotic setting – on the Zambezi River.
Auckland’s Anniversary Day commemorates the arrival of Lieutenant-Governor William Hobson in the Bay of Islands in 1840.
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Rowing in New Zealand
The 2010 World Rowing Championships was the third major international rowing event to be held at Lake Karāpiro in Waikato. Find out about earlier events and other fascinating stories from New Zealand's rich rowing past.Read the full article
Page 1 - Rowing in New Zealand
The 2010 World Rowing Championships was the third major international rowing event to be held at Lake Karāpiro in Waikato. Find out about earlier events and other fascinating
Page 2 - From transport to sport
The origins of rowing and how it was introduced in New
Page 3 - The world professional sculling title
In the late 19th century, challenges for the world professional sculling title were among the most hyped (and gambled on) contests in the English-speaking
Page 4 - The world comes to Karāpiro
Lake Karāpiro's potential to become the best rowing venue in a country with few straight sheltered courses was soon recognised and it hosted the 1950 Empire Games and the 1978
Page 5 - The 2010 world championships
In 2010 the world rowing championships returned to Lake Karāpiro. For the first time the regatta ran over two weekends and featured a separate opening ceremony and four days of
Page 6 - Olympic medallists
Olympic rowing medals won by New Zealanders
Page 7 - World Championship medallists
List of New Zealand Rowing World Championship
Page 8 - Further information
Books and links relating to New Zealand
