Georgina Evers-Swindell

Georgina Earl
Personal information
Birth name Georgina Emma Buchanan Evers-Swindell
Born (1978-10-10) 10 October 1978
Sport
Sport Women's rowing
Club Hamilton Rowing Club
Hawkes Bay Rowing Club
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
World Championships 3 3 1
Total 5 3 1
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
2004 Athens Double sculls
2008 Beijing Double sculls
World Championships
2002 SevilleDouble sculls
2003 MilanDouble sculls
2005 GifuDouble sculls
2001 LucerneDouble sculls
2001 LucerneQuadruple sculls
2007 MunichDouble sculls
2006 EtonDouble sculls

Georgina Emma Buchanan Earl, ONZM, better known under her maiden name Georgina Evers-Swindell (born 10 October 1978 in Hastings, New Zealand) is a former New Zealand rower. She competed in the double sculls with her identical twin sister Caroline Evers-Swindell, and is a double Olympic gold medallist, having won at Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008. In November 2005 she and her sister were named Rowing Female Crew of the Year by the International Rowing Federation (FISA), and in 2016 they became the first New Zealanders to be awarded the federation's highest award, the Thomas Keller Medal.[1] She is 180 cm tall, weighs 80 kg and currently resides in Napier, New Zealand.

In 2001, she won silver at the World Championships in both the double and quadruple sculls. Together with her sister she won gold at both the 2002 and 2003 World Rowing Championships in the double sculls.

In 2002, she broke the indoor 2000 m rowing world record, recording a time of 6 minutes and 28.5 seconds beating the previous record by 2.1 seconds.

In the 2005 New Year Honours, she was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to rowing.[2]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she and her sister won gold medals in the women's double sculls, beating the German double by 1/100 of a second, 7:07.32 versus 7:07.33.[3] This was the first time in history that the women's double scull title had successfully been defended.[4] She and her sister announced their retirement from rowing in October 2008.[5]

In December 2008, she and her sister won the Lonsdale Cup which is awarded by the New Zealand Olympic Committee to the athlete/s who make the most outstanding contribution to an Olympic sport. They previously won the cup in 2003.[6]

In January 2009, Evers-Swindell married Sam Earl, himself a former New Zealand rower and son of Olympic gold medallist rower Athol Earl.[7] Since then, she has styled herself Georgina Earl.[8]

References

  • Butcher, Margot (2010). Golden Girls: Celebrating New Zealand’s six female Olympic gold medallists. Auckland: HarperSports/HarperCollins. pp. 84–105. ISBN 978-1-86950-892-0.
  1. ↑ "Olympic champion Kiwi twins honoured with prestigious award from World Rowing". Stuff.co.nz. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  2. ↑ New Year Honours List 2005. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Saturday's Olympic Rowing Results, Associated Press, 16 August 2008. Accessed 23 August 2008.
  4. ↑ Twins create two slices of History. New Zealand Herald, 25 August 2008. Accessed 25 August 2008
  5. ↑ Evers-Swindells twins announcement retirement Dominion Post online, 9 October 2008. Accessed 9 October 2008
  6. ↑ Retired rowing twins awarded Lonsdale Cup.Dominion Post online, 18 December 2008. Accessed 18 December 2008
  7. ↑ Rowing golden girl Georgina Evers-Swindell ties the knot, 3news.co.nz, 11 January 2009. Accessed 1 February 2010.
  8. ↑ Georgina Earl and Caroline Evers-Swindell page on a celebrity speakers agency website, retrieved 1 February 2010
Awards
Preceded by
Sarah Ulmer		 Lonsdale Cup of the New Zealand Olympic Committee
2003
2008
With: Caroline Evers-Swindell		 Succeeded by
Sarah Ulmer
Preceded by
Valerie Vili		 Succeeded by
Mahé Drysdale
Preceded by
Iztok Čop		 Thomas Keller Medal
2016
With: Caroline Evers-Swindell		 Incumbent
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