Coach Barrow plots strategy for assault on World Championships and Olympics
National coach Roger Barrow has named five boats for the regatta in Poznan from June 21-23‚ SA’s last international foray before the World Championships in AustriaUrsula Grobler and Kirsten McCann, from left, of South Africa row in an earlier Lightweight Women's Double Sculls Final. Picture: EPA / PETER
National coach Roger Barrow has named five boats for the regatta in Poznan from June 21-23‚ SA’s last international foray before the World Championships in Austria from August 25 to September 1. Van Wyk‚ 24‚ will join Kirsty McCann‚ 30‚ in the lightweight double‚ with Grobler‚ 39‚ rowing in the single sculls.The next showdown between Van Wyk and Grobler‚ who returned in late 2018 after taking time off following the Rio Games where she and McCann ended fifth‚ will be for the world championships.
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