Kiwis scoop rowing's top awards as focus switches to NZ Mon 21st Dec 2009
New Zealand rowing has been recognised in the annual FISA awards with legends of the past and present scooping two of the sport’s top global honours - just months before the sport's biggest event heads to the country.
Four-time World Champion Mahé Drysdale was announced as FISA’s Male...
Kiwis named as FISA Awards finalists Thu 26th Nov 2009
FISA has named its finalists for its 2009 awards - to be announced in January - and there is an impressive Kiwi presence in the final nominations. Dick Tonks - a former winner of the category - is one of the final three in line for the 2009 World Rowing Coach of the Year award, whilst Mahe Drysdale ...
Public Grandstand seats now on sale for Karapiro 2010 Fri 30th Oct 2009
The countdown to the 2010 Rowing World Championships begins today (October 30th) and the first batch of Grandstand seats for the general public have been made available via Ticketek.
The tickets went on sale as Cambridge - home to most of the ultra successful New Zealand elite...
Cambridge comes out in force to cheer on its champions Thu 22nd Oct 2009
Cambridge will come out in force to celebrate its unique relationship with its rowers when the ultra-successful 2009 rowing team takes part in a parade to celebrate the start of the one year countdown to the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro on Friday October 30th. MORE...
RowBox stars in Boston Mon 19th Oct 2009
The unique RowBox has continued its global tour with a trip to Boston and the Head of the Charles - the biggest regatta in the USA. But success off the water for the RowBox wasn't quite matched by success on the water this year.
American Michael Sivigny and South African Ursula James ...
New Zealand receives World Championship flag as rowers win four gold medals Mon 31st Aug 2009
After one of New Zealand's most successful ever World Rowing Championship campaigns in Poznan, Poland the official FISA flag - held by the next host nation - was handed over to New Zealand and the countdown to Karapiro 2010 had begun.
Gold medals from Mahé Drysdale, Duncan Grant, Eric...
2010 World Rowing Championships get a Facebook boost Thu 27th Aug 2009
New Zealand is proving it is still at the forefront of ingenuity and creativity with the 2010 World Rowing Championships being the first event in the sport's history aiming to truly exploit the potential of global new media phenomena Facebook.
Slice of New Zealand could tempt thousands to Karapiro in 2010 Wed 12th Aug 2009
Thousands of rowing enthusiasts around the world are looking forward to a trip to New Zealand next year to take in the World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro. That’s the message organisers are hearing from the sport’s global followers as the innovative RowBox campaign continues around t...