WORLD ROWING
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Unbeaten since 2009,
New Zealanders Eric Murray (r)
and Hamish Bond (l) claimed
their second world title in the
Men’s Pair at the 2010 World
Rowing Championships.
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Croatia’s David Sain,
Martin Sinkovic, Damir Martin
and Valent Sinkovic won
two under- 23 world titles
in the Men’s Quadruple
Sculls and in 2010 made
it to the top and became
senior World Champions.
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In 2010, Great Britain’s
most medalled female
rower Katherine Grainger (l)
formed a new boat with
Anna Watkins (r). After an
unbeaten World Rowing Cup
season, the duo won World
Championship gold in the
Women’s Double Sculls.
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After a disappointing Olympic
year in 2008, Germany’s
Men’s Eight came back on
top, winning two World
Championship golds in
a row (2009, 2010).
Frida Svensson of
Sweden dethroned the
great Ekaterina Karsten-Khodotovitch from Belarus
in the Women’s Single
Sculls at the 2010 World
Rowing Championships.
