Photo; Julia Edward (left) and Alyce Pulman on the podium. Photo supplied by Rowing NZ

Bronze for Julia at the U23 World Rowing

Rotorua’s Julia Edward and crew mate Alyce Pulford ploughed through the competition to gain a bronze medal in the final of the Women’s Lightweight Double Sculls  at the Under 23 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, Sunday .

A low start hampered Julia Edward and Alyce Pulford in a race against all the top rowing nations and up and coming Olympic class lightweight boats. The Kiwi girls were in the pack but only fourth at the first marker. They remained there at the half way point, rowing through the fading Germans to get themselves into the medals in the third quarter and in the last five hundred metres secured their bronze medal by pulling away from the Dutch.  There was nothing they could do about the leaders, however, with the eventual winners Greece and the runners up Spain, a few seconds ahead of them.

The women's eight took a silver medal, adding to Saturday's silver medal that lightweight pair of Curtis Rapley and Armin Svboda won.

Two silvers and a bronze were a solid result for the NZ team in another very busy and competitive regatta.