Ever-swindell twins biography
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Georgina Evers-Swindell
New Zealand rower
Earl in 2009 | |
| Birth name | Georgina Emma Buchanan Evers-Swindell |
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| Full name | Georgina Emma Buchanan Earl |
| Born | (1978-10-10) 10 October 1978 (age 46) Hastings, New Zealand |
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Spouse | Sam Earl |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Club | Hamilton Rowing Club Hawkes Bay Rowing Club |
Georgina Emma Buchanan EarlONZM (born 10 October 1978 in Hastings, New Zealand), better known under her maiden name Georgina Evers-Swindell, is a New Zealand former rower. She competed in the double sculls with her identical twin sister Caroline Evers-Swindell, and is a double Olympic gold medallist, having won at Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008. In November 2005 she and her sister were named Rowing Female Crew of the Year by the International Rowing Federation (FISA), and in 2016 they became the first New Zealanders to be awarded the federation's highest award, the Thomas Keller Medal.[1] She currently resides in Napier, New Zealand.
Career
[edit]In 2001, she won silver at the World Championships in both the double and quadruple sculls. Together with her sister she won gold at both the 2002 and 2003 World Rowing Championships in the double
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Caroline Evers-Swindell
New Zealand rower
Evers-Swindell in 2009 | |
| Birth name | Caroline Frances Evers-Swindell |
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| Full name | Caroline Frances Meyer |
| Born | (1978-10-10) 10 October 1978 (age 46) Hastings, New Zealand |
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Spouse | Carl Meyer |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Club | Hamilton Rowing Club Hawkes Bay Rowing Club |
Caroline Frances MeyerONZM (born 10 October 1978), better known under her maiden name Caroline Evers-Swindell, is a New Zealand former rower. She competed in the double sculls with her identical twin sister Georgina Evers-Swindell. In November 2005 she and her sister were named Rowing Female Crew of the Year by the International Rowing Federation (FISA), and in 2016 they became the first New Zealanders to be awarded the federation's highest award, the Thomas Keller Medal.[1]
Early life
[edit]Meyer was born in Hastings, New Zealand, on 10 October 1978.[2] She grew up on an orchard, and attended a Steiner School.[2]
Career
[edit]The twins narrowly missed the qualification for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney; in the crucial race in Lucerne where they had to come second in order to qualify, they came third.[3] I