Van Wyk edges Grobler in the first rowing battle
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
Nicole van Wyk has edged Ursula Grobler in the first of their battles to win a seat in the lightweight women’s double sculls combination at June’s World Cup in Poland. 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. The world championships will double as Olympic qualifiers for Tokyo 2020‚ and Barrow’s chief goal in 2019 is getting boats to Japan. Van Wyk‚ 24‚ will join Kirsty McCann‚ 30‚ in the lightweight double‚ with Grobler‚ 39‚ rowing in the single sculls. The lightweight double is an Olympic event‚ but the lightweight single is not. 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. “We’ll assess their performances for worlds‚” said Barrow‚ adding most top crews were expected to compete in Poland...
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