2013年7月26日星期五

NZ rowers win two titles at Henley


Michael Arms and Robbie Manson have produced a record-breaking performance to win the men's double sculls at the Henley Royal Regatta in England Men clothing styles.

The pair clocked 6min 48sec over the 2112m course to eclipse the previous best time for their event by two seconds.

The regatta operates under a head-to-head knock-out format, and Arms and Manson beat British opponents Bill Lucas and Matt Langridge by two lengths in the final.

There was a second title for New Zealand after Olympic men's pairs champions Eric Murray and Hamish Bond came from behind to score a comfortable victory over South Africans David Hunt and Vincent Breet.

Murray and Bond finished in a record-equalling time of 6:56 and their margin of victory was listed as "easily".

However, two other New Zealand crews had to settle for second place Shopping in Hong Kong.

Women's single sculler Emma Twigg was beaten "easily" by Olympic champion Mirka Knapkova, the Czech's time of 8:06 matching the regatta record.

The men's quadruple sculls combination of Hayden Cohen, Nathan Flannery, Fergus Fauvel and Nathan Cohen finished 4-1/2 lengths behind British opponents representing the Leander Club and Reading University jp morgan asset management.

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