Credit: Rowing New Zealand
New Zealand announce 2022 World Rowing Team
The 2022 Rowing NZ Elite team contesting the World Rowing Championships 18-25 September in Racice, Czech Republic has today been named.
The World Rowing Championships were last held in 2019, with Coivd-19 causing the cancellation of 2020 (Slovenia) and 2021 (China). Up to 50 nations are expected to compete in 2022.
The team of 28 athletes, 5 coaches and 7 support staff will depart for Racice on the 3rd of September
Rowing New Zealand’s main international competitions are the Olympic Games (held every 4 years with the next Olympic Games held in Paris, 2024) and the annual World Rowing Championships. The World Championships is very much the ‘best of the best’ with each country limited to one entry per event.
The New Zealand team has 16 athletes returning from the outstanding success of the Tokyo Olympic Team with 9 athletes to experience their first World Rowing Championships at Senior level.
Tokyo Olympic Champion Emma Twigg will compete in the Women’s Single, with the World Championships being Emma’s first international row since Tokyo having been ill during the World Cup regattas.
Coached by Mike Rodger, the Tokyo Olympic Champions Grace Prendergast and Kerri Williams (nee Gowler) will compete in the women’s pair. Grace and Kerri had a close win leading into the World Championships at the third World Cup Regatta in Lucerne and they are looking to build on that result in Racice.
New combinations have been selected in the Lightweight Women’s Double (Jackie Kiddle and Rachael Kennedy), the Women’s Four (Phoebe Spoors, Beth Ross, Davina Waddy, and Catherine Layburn), and the Women’s Quad (Stella Clayton-Greene, Kate Haines, Hannah Osborne, and Kirstyn Goodger). These crews have a blend of athletes who experienced Olympic success at Tokyo in other boats and new athletes looking to make the most of this opportunity.
The Women crews are supported by travelling reserves (Jackie Gowler, Sarah Wootton, and Charlotte Spence) and will be coached by Mike Rodger, James Coote, and Matt Cameron.
Four crews have been selected to compete in Men’s events.
Following his Olympic debut in Tokyo, Jordan Parry is returning to international competition in the men’s single.
Tom Mackintosh and Matt MacDonald were members of the Olympic gold medal winning Men’s 8 crew and have formed a good combination in the men’s pair. Tom and Matt had some good results in the World Cup regatta’s earlier in the year and are looking to build on these at Racice.
A new Lightweight Men’s Double crew (Chris Stockley and Matt Dunham) will be looking to establish themselves in their first World Championships.
Jack O’Leary, Jamie Hindle-Daniels, Stephen Jones (Tokyo Olympian in Men’s Coxless Pair) and Philip Wilson (Tokyo Gold medallist in the Men’s 8) have formed a strong combination in the Men’s Quad.
The Men’s crews are supported by travelling reserves (Brook Robertson, Luca Kirwan, and Ben Taylor) and will be coached by Calvin Ferguson, and Gary Roberts.
Rowing NZ today announced the New Zealand Rowing Team to attend the World Championships, Racice, Czech Republic 18-25 September
WOMEN
Women’s Single
Emma Twigg, Hawkes Bay Rowing Club
Mike Rodger (coach)
Lightweight Women’s Single
Jackie Kiddle, Star Boating Club
James Coote (coach)
Women’s Pair
Kerri Williams, Aramoho-Whanganui Rowing Club
Grace Prendergast, Avon Rowing Club
Mike Rodger (coach)
Lightweight Women’s Double
Jackie Kiddle, Star Boating Club
Rachael Kennedy, Waikato Rowing Club
James Coote (coach)
Women's Four
Phoebe Spoors, Canterbury Rowing Club
Beth Ross, Petone Rowing Club
Davina Waddy, Canterbury Rowing Club
Catherine Layburn, North Shore Rowing Club
Matt Cameron (coach)
Women’s Quad
Stella Clayton-Greene, Hauraki Plains Rowing Club
Kate Haines, Waikato Rowing Club
Hannah Osborne, Te Awamutu Rowing Club
Kirstyn Goodger, Wairau Rowing Club
James Coote (coach)
MEN
Men’s Single
Jordan Parry, Tauranga Rowing Club
Gary Roberts (coach)
Men’s Pair
Tom Mackintosh, Hawkes Bay Rowing Club
Matt MacDonald, North Shore Rowing Club
Gary Roberts (coach)
Lightweight Men’s Double
Chris Stockley, West End Rowing Club
Matthew Dunham, Cambridge Rowing Club
Calvin Ferguson (coach)
Men’s Quad
Jack O’Leary, Waikato Rowing Club
Jamie Hindle-Daniels, Wellington Rowing Club
Stephen Jones, West End Rowing Club
Phil Wilson, Petone Rowing Club
Calvin Ferguson (coach)
Travelling Reserve Men’s Sweep
Luca Kirwan, Auckland Rowing Club
Ben Taylor, Avon Rowing Club
Gary Roberts (coach)
Travelling Reserve Men’s Sculling
Brook Robertson, Nelson Rowing Club
Calvin Ferguson (coach)
Travelling Reserve Women’s Sweep
Jackie Gowler
Matt Cameron (coach)
Travelling Reserve Women’s Sculling
Sarah Wootton, Wellington Rowing Club
Charlotte Spence, Auckland Rowing Club
James Coote (coach)
Support Staff
Lisa Holton, Team Manager
Judith Hamilton, General Manager – Performance
Stuart Armstrong, Team Doctor
Isobel Freeman, Physiotherapist
Stent Card, Physiotherapist
Seah Taylor, Massage Therapist
Stephen Fenemor, Performance Science
Courtesy of Rowing New Zealand