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Rio Olympian Kirsten McCann
rowed her way into history on Friday, 29 September, as
she became the first South African woman to win World
Championships gold. The blonde bullet from
Pretoria's High Performance Centre won the lightweight
women's singles at this year's World Champs, held in
Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida (United States).
She clocked 7 min 38.780 sec for the gold. After 2 000
metres of power-rowing, her victory margin was
surprisingly comfortable as she beat Netherlands rival
Marieke Keijser by 2.22 seconds.
Having turned 29 just over a month ago, McCann was the
second-oldest starter in the A-final, with only American
Mary Jones being older at 31. Jones got bronze on
Friday, and fittingly she and McCann share the same
birthday.
"I had an ideal race plan for today,' she told the FISA
website. "I knew in the last 250 m it would be really,
really tight. So, I am happy to have been able to sprint
effectively. It's really cool." ¡V Source: SASCO |
