Jordan Parry
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The 25 year old has taken over from Mahe Drysdale and Robbie Manson who have between them occupied occupied the seat for the last 15 years.
Parry admits it s been a big step for him getting into a single boat, having previously raced in bigger crews at the international level. I m use to that really big communication part of the crew and now it s all you focussed and how you can get the best out of you which is really cool.
Drysdale won Olympic gold in 2012 and 2016, while during his couple of years in the single Manson set a world best time which still stands.
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Kaye Surgenor with her world record-breaking son Robbie Manson, who this year retired from elite rowing, while his mum became more and more involved in coaching the sport.
She’s raised the world’s fastest rower. Now Kaye Surgenor is diving deeper into coaching the sport – and taking her mothering skills with her. All the while Kaye Surgenor was raising her three sons, she wanted to return to the sport she loves. And when her youngest, Karl Manson, took up rowing, followed by his older brother, Robbie, that was the catalyst for Surgenor to take the plunge. She’d been a good rower herself, a winner at Maadi Cup secondary school level, and national champion with the Canterbury and Wairau clubs.