Julia Edward 3^rd in the Holland Beker

Rotorua’s Olympic rower Julia Edward  gained the Bronze medal at the Holland Becker International Regatta in Amsterdam. Edward and crewmate Lucy Strack  rowed heavyweight double sculls instead of their usual lightweight. We raced heavy weight at this event to get a little more competition! “ said Edward  ” we used the predominant tail wind at the Amsterdam Bosbaan rowing course to our advantage.” The Rowing New Zealand Women’s Double crew of Zoe Stevenson and Fiona Bourke won in a time of 06:46.91 minutes. Canada came in second in a time of 06:54.48 minutes and Julia Edward and Lucy Strack came third, one second behind Canada in the time of 06:55.48 minutes. The Holland Beker Regatta started from 1886 as a men's rowing challenge in the single scull. Over the years the evolved to become a classic on the rowing calendar.