ROWING NEWS - South Africa’s rowers proved they could hold their own against the world’s best by winning two medals at the World Under-23 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Kyle Schoonbee was brilliant with the way he fought back to win the silver medal in the men’s single sculls final. With a third place in the lightweight women’s single sculls, it would seem as if Nicole van Wyk is making a habit of winning medals at the World Rowing Championships. Last year she won a silver medal at the same championships.
The next generation of South African rowers can justly feel proud of the way they performed. Six crews competed and four qualified for the A-finals, winning two medals.
Schoonbee was “Mr Consistency” throughout the Championships, winning two of the four races he competed in and finishing second in the other two. He won his quarter- and semifinal heats.
