Coach Roger Barrow says he will keep the squad on their toes for the SA championships next weekend
Ursula Grobler and Kirsten McCann, from left. Picture: EPA/PETER
The men’s four of David Hunt‚ Sandro Torrente‚ Kyle Schoonbee and Jake Green were third in Saturday’s A-final‚ just 1.34sec behind the European champion Romanians and 0.27sec behind Italy‚ the second-placed world championship runners-up. Barrow said there was a small margin between his squad’s top heavyweight men‚ adding he would put them into three pairs and two fours at the SA championships next weekend.Ursula Grobler won the lightweight women’s single sculls by more than 3sec on Saturday‚ ahead of young Italian Paola Piazzolla‚ a three-time under-23 world champion in the quadruple sculls.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
SA rowers pick up two wins in ItalySouth Africa’s rowers picked up two victories against tough competition at the Paolo d’Aloja regatta in Piediluco‚ Italy‚ at the weekend‚ in the men’s four and lightweight women’s single sculls.
Read more »
SA coach wants to know why too few US-based swimmers are succeedingSwimming SA (SSA) is looking into why so few of the nation’s swimmers based in the US are failing to convert to elite level‚ national coach Graham Hill said on Monday.
Read more »
Italy says military intervention 'cannot be a solution' in LibyaConte said any potential military intervention could push many Libyans to flee across the Mediterranean towards southern Europe.
Read more »
Italy says military intervention 'cannot be a solution' in LibyaEastern-based Libyan forces led by Khalifa Haftar are advancing in a push to seize the capital, Tripoli, but troops loyal to Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj’s internationally recognised government have so far kept them at bay.
Read more »
Le Clos, Gallagher shine at SA Aquatic ChampionshipsChad le Clos and Erin Gallagher both posted qualifying times for the Fina World Championships as they struck gold in their respective events on the first day of the 2019 SA National Aquatic Championships in Durban on Monday.
Read more »
Time running out for SA to mend the Lesotho basket caseRamaphosa is currently leading SADC, but the leadership problems in the Mountain Kingdom seem to remain intractable.
Read more »
SA economy will lag behind sub-Saharan Africa, says World BankThe Bank says growth has been hampered by low business confidence
Read more »
One in 10 teachers bunks school on any given day in SAViolence in schools and depression among teachers are some of the reasons for the high level of absenteeism, a union official says.
Read more »
eSwatini, SA slam Sunday Times report on ‘Gaddafi’s cash’The government of eSwatini demands that 'the Sunday Times publishes evidence of its claim before we can take it seriously'.
Read more »
WATCH: SA surfers rescue a baby great white sharkA group of surfers in Victoria Bay, near George, South Africa, noticed a baby great white shark was stuck on some rocks. They felt compelled to save it.
Read more »