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30-06-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
On the rebound, rowers in strong World Cup performance
Australia's rowing team have capped off their World Cup series campaign with a strong showing in Switzerland as 29 athletes across six crews made it onto the podium. The Lucerne regatta was their final international test before the world championships in Shanghai in September, as Australia look to rebound from a disappointing Olympic campaign last year when they won just a solitary bronze medal in Paris. The Aussies finished third overall in the medal tally across the two World Cup regattas with two gold, three silver and one bronze medal. The men's four made it back-to-back gold medals, again leading from the start as they held off late charges from Romania and Lithuania to win in five minutes 47.03 seconds. "We didn't quite have everyone at Varese (in Italy); it's really strong competition here today and during this week, so it's nice to see where we're at," Australia's stroke Alexander Hill said. Paralympian Erik Horrie also backed up a victory at Varese as he absorbed early pressure from France's Alexis Sanchez before powering away to comfortably win the PR1 men's single sculls in 9:01.16. The women's four also impressed, surging out to an early lead before taking the silver behind the United States, holding off New Zealand and Great Britain. The men's eight produced a courageous performance, attacking early and pushing the pace through the middle 1000m as they claimed the silver behind winners Germany with Romania third. The women's eight was also involved in a tight tussle as they earned bronze behind winners Romania and the United States. And Australia's PR3 mixed double sculls crew of Lisa Greissl and Sam Stunell returned to the podium with silver, closing the gap on the German crew that beat them in Varese. "We've seen competitive racing right across the squad and that's exactly what we want before bringing the team together for Shanghai," said Rowing Australia performance director Paul Thompson. Before that, several crews will shift gears and head to England for the Henley Royal Regatta, where they'll take on traditional side-by-side knockout racing on one of the sport's most historic courses. "Henley's completely different," Thompson said. "It's racing for pride and an experience every rower should embrace. They should enjoy it, take it one race at a time, and see how far they can go." Australia's rowing team have capped off their World Cup series campaign with a strong showing in Switzerland as 29 athletes across six crews made it onto the podium. The Lucerne regatta was their final international test before the world championships in Shanghai in September, as Australia look to rebound from a disappointing Olympic campaign last year when they won just a solitary bronze medal in Paris. The Aussies finished third overall in the medal tally across the two World Cup regattas with two gold, three silver and one bronze medal. The men's four made it back-to-back gold medals, again leading from the start as they held off late charges from Romania and Lithuania to win in five minutes 47.03 seconds. "We didn't quite have everyone at Varese (in Italy); it's really strong competition here today and during this week, so it's nice to see where we're at," Australia's stroke Alexander Hill said. Paralympian Erik Horrie also backed up a victory at Varese as he absorbed early pressure from France's Alexis Sanchez before powering away to comfortably win the PR1 men's single sculls in 9:01.16. The women's four also impressed, surging out to an early lead before taking the silver behind the United States, holding off New Zealand and Great Britain. The men's eight produced a courageous performance, attacking early and pushing the pace through the middle 1000m as they claimed the silver behind winners Germany with Romania third. The women's eight was also involved in a tight tussle as they earned bronze behind winners Romania and the United States. And Australia's PR3 mixed double sculls crew of Lisa Greissl and Sam Stunell returned to the podium with silver, closing the gap on the German crew that beat them in Varese. "We've seen competitive racing right across the squad and that's exactly what we want before bringing the team together for Shanghai," said Rowing Australia performance director Paul Thompson. Before that, several crews will shift gears and head to England for the Henley Royal Regatta, where they'll take on traditional side-by-side knockout racing on one of the sport's most historic courses. "Henley's completely different," Thompson said. "It's racing for pride and an experience every rower should embrace. They should enjoy it, take it one race at a time, and see how far they can go." Australia's rowing team have capped off their World Cup series campaign with a strong showing in Switzerland as 29 athletes across six crews made it onto the podium. The Lucerne regatta was their final international test before the world championships in Shanghai in September, as Australia look to rebound from a disappointing Olympic campaign last year when they won just a solitary bronze medal in Paris. The Aussies finished third overall in the medal tally across the two World Cup regattas with two gold, three silver and one bronze medal. The men's four made it back-to-back gold medals, again leading from the start as they held off late charges from Romania and Lithuania to win in five minutes 47.03 seconds. "We didn't quite have everyone at Varese (in Italy); it's really strong competition here today and during this week, so it's nice to see where we're at," Australia's stroke Alexander Hill said. Paralympian Erik Horrie also backed up a victory at Varese as he absorbed early pressure from France's Alexis Sanchez before powering away to comfortably win the PR1 men's single sculls in 9:01.16. The women's four also impressed, surging out to an early lead before taking the silver behind the United States, holding off New Zealand and Great Britain. The men's eight produced a courageous performance, attacking early and pushing the pace through the middle 1000m as they claimed the silver behind winners Germany with Romania third. The women's eight was also involved in a tight tussle as they earned bronze behind winners Romania and the United States. And Australia's PR3 mixed double sculls crew of Lisa Greissl and Sam Stunell returned to the podium with silver, closing the gap on the German crew that beat them in Varese. "We've seen competitive racing right across the squad and that's exactly what we want before bringing the team together for Shanghai," said Rowing Australia performance director Paul Thompson. Before that, several crews will shift gears and head to England for the Henley Royal Regatta, where they'll take on traditional side-by-side knockout racing on one of the sport's most historic courses. "Henley's completely different," Thompson said. "It's racing for pride and an experience every rower should embrace. They should enjoy it, take it one race at a time, and see how far they can go."
Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
On the rebound, rowers in strong World Cup performance
Australia's rowing team have capped off their World Cup series campaign with a strong showing in Switzerland as 29 athletes across six crews made it onto the podium. The Lucerne regatta was their final international test before the world championships in Shanghai in September, as Australia look to rebound from a disappointing Olympic campaign last year when they won just a solitary bronze medal in Paris. Advertisement The Aussies finished third overall in the medal tally across the two World Cup regattas with two gold, three silver and one bronze medal. The men's four made it back-to-back gold medals, again leading from the start as they held off late charges from Romania and Lithuania to win in five minutes 47.03 seconds. "We didn't quite have everyone at Varese (in Italy); it's really strong competition here today and during this week, so it's nice to see where we're at," Australia's stroke Alexander Hill said. Paralympian Erik Horrie also backed up a victory at Varese as he absorbed early pressure from France's Alexis Sanchez before powering away to comfortably win the PR1 men's single sculls in 9:01.16. Advertisement The women's four also impressed, surging out to an early lead before taking the silver behind the United States, holding off New Zealand and Great Britain. The men's eight produced a courageous performance, attacking early and pushing the pace through the middle 1000m as they claimed the silver behind winners Germany with Romania third. The women's eight was also involved in a tight tussle as they earned bronze behind winners Romania and the United States. Erik Horrie on his way to claiming a second PR1 single sculls gold. (AP PHOTO) And Australia's PR3 mixed double sculls crew of Lisa Greissl and Sam Stunell returned to the podium with silver, closing the gap on the German crew that beat them in Varese. Advertisement "We've seen competitive racing right across the squad and that's exactly what we want before bringing the team together for Shanghai," said Rowing Australia performance director Paul Thompson. Before that, several crews will shift gears and head to England for the Henley Royal Regatta, where they'll take on traditional side-by-side knockout racing on one of the sport's most historic courses. "Henley's completely different," Thompson said. "It's racing for pride and an experience every rower should embrace. They should enjoy it, take it one race at a time, and see how far they can go."
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Rowers back among the medals after Paris Olympics flop
Back on the water after their worst Olympic performance in 36 years, the Australian rowing team has claimed five medals at the World Cup in Varese, Italy. Triple Olympian Alex Hill, winner of a Tokyo gold and Rio silver medal in the men's four, led a new-look crew to victory as his squad sought to rebound after a lean Paris yield. Advertisement Australian rowers left France with just one bronze, won by women's pair Annabelle McIntyre and Jess Morrison, which prompted a searching review of the high performance program. The 2024 result brought to an end a stunning run by Australian crews which had yielded seven medals, including three gold from the quartet dubbed the "Oarsome Foursome". Hill was joined in Italy by two new faces in the boat in Nikolas Pender and Austin Reinehr as well as Fergus Hamilton, who was part of the crew that finished last in the Paris final. The Australians executed a measured and clinical race to take the gold medal, surging ahead of both Dutch crews in the closing stages. Advertisement Veteran Paralympian Erik Horrie also claimed gold, dominating the PR1 men's single sculls final to clinch his first World Cup win since 2022. After winning Tokyo gold, a reworked women's four failed to make the final in Paris. A new selection picked up silver in Varese in Jaime Ford, Eliza Gaffney, Georgina Rowe and Jacqueline Swick. Lisa Greissl and Sam Stunell, racing together internationally for the first time, also won silver in the PR3 mixed double sculls. The women's eight added bronze after battling through a highly competitive final, finishing just behind Great Britain and the United States. Advertisement Rowing Australia Performance Director Paul Thompson praised the team's execution and composure, with 17 rowers making their senior debut, signalling a generational change. "It's not just about the results - what's pleasing is how these crews are going about it," Thompson said. "Erik (Horrie) and the men's four were outstanding and we've got some new rowers on the podium, which is great to see."
