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Determined, tenacious, and consistent,
amber halliday and marguerite
houston are the quiet achievers of
australian rowing. sharing ten world
championship medals between them,
including five gold, the lightweight
duo are Beijing bound following
olympic pre-selection by Rowing
australia. improving on their 2006
world Championship silver medal,
2007 saw the experienced duo crowned
world Champions in the lightweight
double scull.
© Igor Meijer
However the double’s preparation for the
WorldRowingChampionships in Munich
didn’t pass without challenge. A mysterious
virus struck Halliday, forcing the crew’s
withdrawal from their final at the Rowing
World Cup in Lucerne.
you have with the person you row with. We
came back from that bit of adversity more
determined.”
”It disrupted us for about a week,” says Halliday,
28, ”but if anything it took the pressure off.”
Despite promising boat speed following
training camps at St Moritz, Switzerland,
and Varese, Italy, the Australian duo were
understated in their expectations for
Munich.
The Australian lightweight
women’s double sculls with
Amber Halliday (b) and
Marguerite Houston (s)
competing at the 2007 World
Rowing Championships in
Munich, Germany.
”I think it made us stronger,” says Houston,
2002 lightweight quadruple sculls World
Champion. ” When something like that does
happen, you appreciate the relationship
”With lightweight rowing, the margin for
error is very small,” says Houston, 26. ”I think
we knew our form was good, but ultimately
you never know the speed of everyone else.”
