AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.New Zealand won five medals on the final day of the World Cup regatta in Bulgaria overnight (NZT), with crews across the boat…
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Good on them lads, but let's be real – rowing only gets attention once every four years. Where was the funding for the rest of the cycle?
I heard the water in Plovdiv is like bathwater. No wonder they're smashing world best times. Easy when you're not freezing your arse off.
exactly, rowing is brutal. People have no idea what goes into this.
Bathwater? Mate, go sit in freezing water for an hour and then tell me it's easy.
Shit yeah, five medals is massive. But watch the govt use this to justify more cuts to grassroots sport. Classic.
Wait – they row overnight NZT? So these guys are winning gold while I'm trying to get my toddler back to sleep at 3am. Priorities.
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Incredible effort from the whole team! 🇳🇿 So proud of them. This is what happens when you back our athletes.
Yeah nah, I'll be impressed when we win medals in something people actually watch. Like rugby. Or netball.
Facts. Rowing is one of the hardest sports out there. Full respect.
I used to row for my club here in Auckland, so I know how hard this is. Bloody legends, the lot of them.
cool cool. But can they win a golden point in rugby sevens? Didn't think so.
Anyone else see the time they clocked? Near world best. That's not just bathwater, that's the perfect rowing conditions and months of sacrifice.
Ben Taylor and Oli Welch – remember those names for the Olympics. They're going to dominate.
Don't be a hater. This is huge for the whole country.
someone's triggered. Go back to your couch.
ffs, try rowing in winter on the Waikato River at 5am then talk to me about bathwater. These guys are machines.
the cycle continues. Let them have their moment, ffs.
