News 2007

Fans lift Waikato crew to victory

10 September, 2007 Waikato Times
Four new $35,000 boats being treated like dodgems may not have impressed the organisers of rowing's Great Race on Saturday, but the racing that ensued must have.
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Smashing action in women's race

10 September, 2007 Waikato Times
Boat clashes, harsh words, waving arms and rowers hit by opposition oars sparked the women's Great Race into action before it even began.
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Old foe returns for river boat race

10 September, 2007 Waikato Times
Cambridge University has been confirmed as Waikato's international opponents in next year's Great Race.
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Hollywood glamour for masquerade ball

8 September, 2007 Waikato Times: Natalie Akoorie
Hamilton is abuzz with the anticipation of tonight's masquerade ball as the city gears up for what's highly regarded in the Waikato as the social event of the year. Natalie Akoorie reports.
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Indoor row provides insight into Saturday's rowing challenge

7 September, 2007
Hyundai, Mazda and Peugeot cars were moved aside last night at Waikato Motor Group to turn a sales floor into a sea of screaming supporters and panting athletes for an international indoor row competition.
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Rowing: Tinkering for Olympics unlikely

6 September, 2007 NZ Herald: By Julie Ash
It is unlikely there will be any tinkering with the successful world championship crews ahead of next year's Olympics, including the Evers-Swindell combination, says Rowing New Zealand's high performance manager Andrew Matheson.
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Champions line up for Great Race

6 September, 2007
Waikato University are matching Harvard's world champion with one of their own for rowing's Great Race on Saturday.
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US Ambassador down to support Harvard

6 September, 2007
Harvard University crew racing this weekend at the Gallagher Great Race will have a special guest cheering them on, with the US Ambassador, William McCormick, attending.
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'Super cool' trip for coxswain

5 September, 2007
Jessica Hoy gets to travel around the world and boss around eight huge men - sweet job eh?
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Rowers dateless for ball

5 September, 2007
Get your glad rags on, girls - two of the Great Race's Harvard University rowing team are looking for a date for Saturday night's masquerade ball.
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Local rowers competing in Gallagher Great Race

5 September, 2007
Three of the University of Waikato Men's eight rowing crew competing in the Gallagher Great Race this Saturday are from the Waipa District.
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First river row for Harvard crew

4 September, 2007
Harvard University Men's rowing 8's took to the Waikato River for the first time this morning.
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Harvard challenge looks bigger and better

4 September, 2007
Waikato University rowing eight's opposition in this Saturday's Great Race will be a little bigger and possibly a little better than teams of the past.
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Charities to benefit from Great Race events

31 August, 2007
The Gallagher Great Race and King St Great Race Ball organisers have announced a third charity that will be supported over the next week by crews and community involved in the upcoming events.
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Great Race crew chances at world champs

30 August, 2007
Both University of Waikato crews competing on Saturday 8th September in the Gallagher Great Race have rowers currently impressing the rowing community in the World Champs in Munich.
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Rowing, wheelbarrows and Funky Monkeys - oh my!

30 August, 2007
Even the Wizard of Oz could not have foreseen the excitement and family entertainment planned for Saturday 8th September at Grantham St, for the annual Gallagher Great Race.
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Stroke of bad luck for Great Race crew

23 August, 2007
New Zealand Elite Squad member Dan Boswell is on route back to New Zealand from the 2007 World Rowing Championships in Munich without getting to race.
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Coin toss sees Harvard in Perry boat

1 August, 2007
Barry Coombes, Chairman of the Perry Foundation, was calling last night at the Gallagher Great Race Boat Coin Toss but missed out both times, resulting in the University of Waikato men's and women's crew both taking to the water in Scottwood Trust boats on September 8.
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Ticket sales row to new record

11 July, 2007
Dust off your mask, ball gown and dancing shoes; the annual King St Great Race Ball is coming to town!
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Great races think alike

28 June, 2007 © Fairfax Digital
Members of the V8 Supercars outfit Team Racing raced around the streets of Hamilton yesterday for a television advert for the Gallagher Great Race on the Waikato River.
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Two Waikato University crews are heading to Seattle to compete in a prestigious rowing regatta, Gifford Lee writes.

21 April, 2007 © Waikato Times Ltd: By Gifford Lee
After six years of inviting foreign teams to compete in The Great Race the Waikato University rowing eights will reverse that trend for the first time next month when they attend one of America's most prestigious regattas.
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Ivy League Team To Compete In The Gallagher Great Race

14 April, 2007 © Waikato Times Ltd: By Evan Pegden
US Ivy League university Harvard will take on the University of Waikato in rowing's Gallagher Great Race, to be held on the Waikato River on September 8th.
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