Medal Haul in Beijing

Hastings twins Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell took gold medals in the double skulls beating their German rivals by 0.01 sec, the win on the same day Mahe Drysdale won a bronze in the single skulls and George Bridgewater and Nathan Twaddle won a bronze in the men’s pair. Like the millions of spectators, the Evers-Swindells initially had no idea who had won after crossing the line. “I looked across and the Germans were happy and I thought maybe they’d got it … and then someone said New Zealand had won,” Georgina said. Ashburton cyclist Hayden Roulston won silver in the men’s individual pursuit at the Laoshan velodrome.


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Dunedin Swimmer Erika Fairweather Wins in Doha

Dunedin Swimmer Erika Fairweather Wins in Doha

Erika Fairweather has won her maiden swimming world championship title with victory in the women’s 400m freestyle final in Doha. The 20-year-old from Dunedin is the first New Zealander to win…