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Women's world championship crew, 1974 (2nd of 1)

Women's world championship crew, 1974

Women's rowing began to be taken seriously in the late 1960s, and this crew competed at the world championships in Lucerne in 1974. They are (from left) Lesley Milne, Robyn Matheson, Liz Cato and Marion Horwell, with Vicki Colville as cox.

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David Green, 'Rowing - Competitive rowing in New Zealand', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/41266/womens-world-championship-crew-1974 (accessed 24 April 2024)

Story by David Green, published 5 Sep 2013, updated 19 Sep 2016