Molesey Boat Club’s Michelle Vezie and Karen Bennett have been named in the GB squad for the U23 World Championships starting in Holland this on Thursday.
The pair, part of a 49-strong team heading to Amsterdam, will race in the women’s eight and will be looking to qualify for Sunday’s finals day.
Chicago-born Vezie, 22, is currently studying chemical engineering at Stanford University and has senior team experience after being part of the women’s eight which placed fifth at the 2009 senior World Rowing Championship.
And team manager Steve Gunn, who coached Greg and Jonny Searle to gold in the coxed pairs at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, reckons the race for gold is wide open.
“The nature of the U23s is that form is difficult to predict before you get there,” he said.
“It makes for exciting racing, so we’re looking forward to it.”
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