International Rowing - Awards
The Evers-Swindell Sisters take the 2005 FISA Female Crew
of the Year Award for Rowing
After head coach Richard Tonks, the International Rowing
Federation (FISA) has awarded a second 2005 FISA award to
New Zealand with Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell winning
the FISA Rowing Female Crew of the Year.
 The
Evers-Swindell sisters gained the top spot in the women’s
double in 2002 and have remained there ever since. The duo
won their first World Championship gold in the women’s
double in 2002 and, at the same time, established themselves
as new World Best time holders in 6:38.78, a time that still
stands today. A year later they were awarded the FISA Female
Crew of the Year for 2003 following their second World Rowing
Championship gold medals. In between these World Championship
golds, Caroline and Georgina won their first Olympic gold
medal last year at Athens.
They continued an unbroken winning streak in the double through
to this year until suffering a photo-finish defeat at the
Lucerne BearingPoint Rowing World Cup. In a close-fought final
the duo were piped for first place at the line. Caroline and
Georgina recovered and then came back to win comfortably in
the final at this year’s World Rowing Championships.
In addition to being successful in the double, the identical
twins are also accomplished individually. This sibling rivalry
has also helped Georgina become the fastest woman in the world
on the indoor rowing machine. She currently holds the World
Record for women over the simulated 2’000 meter ergometer
distance. Their outstanding results have helped establish
a renaissance in rowing in New Zealand.
The medal will be presented at the Gala Dinner of the 2005
World Rowing Forum in Istanbul, Turkey on Saturday 5 November,
2005.
For complete biographical information and results on Caroline
and Georgina Evers-Swindell, visit FISA’s athlete biography
and results website at www.rowingone.com.
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