Waddall vs. Drysdale, part 2
Another long delay. Haven’t been blogging much this month due to other off-line business items getting taken care of.
What’s the best thing going on in rowing right now? That’s right, the Waddell vs. Drysdale drama escalating in New Zealand. Waddell and Drysdale raced at the Cambridge Town Cup in Lake Karapiro over the weekend, with Waddell taking the race by .99 seconds, a much slimmer margin than from round 1. Apparently Mahe dislocated his toe a day prior to the race, but did it have an affect?? Read a good race report here from the nzherald.
Drysdale continues to be irked by the selection process. Money quote from the nzherald:
“If I got the spot and I finished with a silver medal, it’s something I could never forgive New Zealand Rowing for because that [trialling with Waddell] is the obvious thing I would look at.”
There are rumors and whisperings, unsubstantiated of course, that Drysdale might try a switch to Australia, possible because he holds dual citizenship. Read the story here by Dylan Cleaver, again at nzherald, and don’t forget to flip to page two for the anonymous Kiwi national teamer who slams on Mahe for “whingeing.” Awesome stuff.
For more Kiwi badass fun-ness, see this news clip of the race, where Devin Storey is calling it “Ali vs. Foreman”:
Definitely check out this cool 6″ documentary piece on Mahe from Trans World Sport:
Posted: January 28th, 2008 under Kiwis, men's rowing.
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