12 Jul 2010

Three golds highlight of finals day in Lucerne for Rowers

6:39 am on 12 July 2010

The New Zealand rowing team has won three gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the final World Cup regatta in Lucerne before the rowing world championships head to Lake Karapiro in October.

The four time world champion Mahé Drysdale capped a great return to the sport after injury with a fighting third place in the men's single sculls.

The women's pair of Rebecca Scown and Juliette Haigh, the men's pair of Hamish Bond and Eric Murray and the lightweight double scull of Peter Taylor and Storm Uru all struck gold, with the Men's 'A' four taking silver and the heavyweight men's double scull of Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan winning bronze.

The two pairs and the light double were also crowned World Cup winners after great seasons, with the two pairs unbeaten in all international racing.