Juliette Haigh only being beaten once throughout the 2010 and 2011 seasons (beaten by the British at the Lucerne World Cup). Since 2011 however the Kiwis have only won once, at the Sydney World Cup in 2014 (when Glover and Stanning didn’t race). In 2015 Scown missed out on selection for the pair to Grace Prendergast and Kerri Gowler, instead she focussed on racing in the W8 and won another silver medal. In 2016 she’s back in the pair and has formed a new partnership with Genevieve Behrent and both will double up in the W8. Behrent started her senior career in 2010 finishing 4th in the W4- at the World Championships. A silver medal in the U23 W8 followed a year later and a 2nd U23 medal(this time in the W4X) a year after that. In 2013 she raced throughout the season in the W8 finishing 7th at the World Championships. In 2015 she continued in the W8 and won silver. Now in the pair with Scown they have two silvers behind the British and will be one of the main threats to the British retaining their Olympic title. New Zealand for the bronze.

Poland

Maria Wierzbowska 21 & Anna Wierzbowska 25

Olympic Record: 2016 Olympic debut

World Championship record: 12th W2- 2015

2016 Record: 8th W2- Varese World Cup, 7th W2- European Championships, 4th Final Olympic Qualifying, 7th W2- Poznan World Cup.

The Wierzbowska sister made their senior debuts at the 2015 Bled International regatta, finishing 7th. Their best results in 2015 was 6th at the European Championships and