National rowing coach Roger Barrow is perhaps using euphemism when saying he is "pretty chuffed" with the performances of his crews at the 2018 opening World Cup regatta at the weekend. Kirsten McCann and Nicole van Wyk may have finished second in the lightweight women’s double sculls in Belgrade‚ but their 6min 51.30sec effort was within 4sec of the world record. The new Dutch combination of Ilse Paulis and under-23 queen Marieke Keijser — within two seconds of the mark Paulis set with Maaike Head two years ago — are expected to go on to smash the record when they race in ideal conditions down the line. So there’s nothing wrong with second place‚ especially for a crew that started working together only in 2018. "I’m pretty chuffed‚" Barrow said when returning home on Monday‚ adding the squad would be back in training on Tuesday to get ready for the third World Cup regatta in Lucerne and the under-23 world championships‚ both in July. "We’ve got work to do‚" Barrow pointed out. McCa...
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