New Zealand rowers all went through to the next round on the first day of the final World Cup regatta in Poland last night (NZT).
World champion Mahe Drysdale breezed through his heat - tracking Tim Maeyens for the first 1500 metres before releasing a fast final 500
metres to put four seconds on the Belgian in the last quarter.
Also in the heat was spare man Matthew Trott, who sculled well to take fifth place and move into the repechage.
The men's pair and the men's double scull both dominated their heats, as did lightweight sculling world champ Duncan Grant.
Rob Waddell and Nathan Cohen looked fast on the way to their heat win, beating Olympic champions Itztok Kop and Luca Spik.
With a low entry, the women's pairs ran an exhibition race today, with Nicky Coles and Juliette Haigh finishing second.
Also second behind Mirka Knapkova of Bulgaria was sculler Emma Twigg, who continues to gain in composure and experience.
The British coxless four looked on song after winning their heat, in which the world champion four from New Zealand finished fourth.
They were less than a second behind the Bulgarian's and Italian's number one boats though and look to be gradually finding the form of last year.
In changeable tailwind conditions, the second heat of the coxless fours was much faster and was won by Germany.
All eyes were on Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell in their heat of the women's double sculls in their first - and last international event - before Beijing.
Having held second for much of the way, the twins eased up to save their best for the repechage, crossing the line in fourth place.
- NZPA
