1 Sep 2011

NZ rowers after more than just Olympic qualification

8:31 am on 1 September 2011

The New Zealand rowing squad won't be satisfied with just gaining Olympic qualifying spots at this week's World Championships in Slovenia, they want medals.

New Zealand's world champion women's pair of Rebecca Scown and Juliette Haigh are the latest to qualify for London 2012 after reaching the final of their event.

It was another good day for the New Zealanders with another 5 crews advancing including former World Champion single sculler Mahe Drysdale.

New Zealand has 12 Olympic crews at the Bled regatta and they are all still in with a chance of qualifying for London, however High Performance manager Allan Cotter says it doesn't end there.

The men's eight failed to qualify for the top six final and must now win the B final if they're qualify for the London Games.