ERIC MURRAY
Birth: May 1982
Rowing Club: CanAviron
WORLD CHAMPION Eric remained in the Coxless Four for 2007 in what was his seventh year on the national team. And what a year. Until last year's controversial re-row against the USA for a place in the world final, Eric has always finished in the A-final at international races. In 2005 at the World Championships Eric's four was sixth and at the 2004 Athens Olympics, the four finished fifth.  A scintillating 2007 season saw the Four win in Amsterdam, beat the British in the Semi-Final at Lucerne and then take a massive, heard-earned and incredibly popular victory in Munich.
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Adaptive rowers primed for Paralympic Games
Just a couple of weeks ago Beijing Olympic rowers stirred up the waters at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing and Canoe Park. The adaptive rowers have now moved in as preparation for the Paralympic Games goes into full swing.

Masters rowers gather in Lithuania
Starting races every four minutes will keep officials busy at the 2008 World Rowing Masters Regatta. And these officials will have to do it more than 261 times.

University rowing warms up
University rowers from around the world are on their way to Belgrade, Serbia for the 2008 World University Rowing Championships.

Rowing through the Olympics at the Voelkermarkter regatta
While eyes were on Beijing, people continued to row at regattas throughout the world. One of these was in Austria – the 2008 Voelkermarkter Ruderregata.

Remember the Olympic rowing moments
The closing ceremony of the 29th Olympiad in Beijing, China brought to an end the four year cycle around rowing’s most important event, the Olympic Games.
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Kerrs Reach gets new pontoons!


Nice - state of the art pontoons at Kerrs Reach
 
Christchurch has a magnificent new rowing facility at Kerrs Reach on the River Avon. Rowers will no longer have to watch out for broken glass and used syringes or contend with muddy bottoms – in both senses! - as they launch their skiffs off a purpose-built pontoon.
 
The design and installation of the pontoons and ramps are the work of Auckland based company, Salta Docks & Marine Ltd who are the official Australasian supplier for Connect-A-Dock Rowing Pontoons (a product of the U.S.A.).
 
These pontoons have been used all over the world in rowing clubs and at competition venues with great success.They were officially unveiled by Deputy Christchurch Mayor Carole Evans at a special ceremony recently.
 
South Island rowing stalwart John Wylie commented: "The Christchurch City Council has shown itself to be a leader in being the first to provide these facilities that are worthy of the hours and effort put into this sport by so many people of all ages and walks of life."
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Unsung Heroes Corner

Julia McLachlan

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Julia was nominated by 2005 World Rowing Champions Nathan Twaddle after he spotted her working hard to make the 2007 BankLink National Championships at Twizel a success.

Nathan noticed that she was one of the people spraying all the boats on the trailor for didymo when they arrived at the regatta before heading off every day to work at the boatpark pontoon, checking that numbers were on the right way and also addressing safety issues. She would not have been able to see one race the entire regatta because of the position of the boat park. Not only that, but she was the one spraying all the boats again as everyone left! Fortunately, this hero won't go too 'unsung' as her efforts have just won her Rowing New Zealand's Volunteer of the Year Award!

Thank you Julia.