Fergus Fauvel (Otago University) made the final of two
premier men's events at Lake Ruataniwha yesterday.
He was the most impressive of the Otago rowers on the first
day of the New Zealand championships.
His best performance came in the single sculls when he
finished runner-up to Olympic double sculls gold medallist
Nathan Cohen (Southern RPC).
Fauvel joined Nathan Cohen, his brother Hayden Cohen and
Nathan Flannery in the Southern RPC crew that won its heat of
the men's quadruple sculls.
Olympic champion Hamish Bond (North End) and his men's
premier pairs partner Jade Uru had an easy trot to the final
as they chase their fifth successive New Zealand title
together. Bond stroked the Southern RPC premier four that
went straight through to the final after finishing second in
its heat.
The other members of the crew are James Lassche, Jade Uru and
Armin Svoboda.
Lucy Strack (North End) proved that she is back on track with
a comfortable win in her heat of the women's open lightweight
single sculls while the Otago club's women's quadruple sculls
crew of Hannah Duggan, Claudia Grave, Emma Winders and Anna
O'Leary went straight to the final after winning its heat.
Johannah Kearney (Oamaru) reached two finals in the women's
under-20 grade as a member of the Southern RPC crew.
She was joined in the four by Kristen Froude, Sophie
Shingleton and Phoebe Spoors.
In the pair Kearney and Southland's Froude had a convincing
win.
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