WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2015 THE DOMINION POST dompost.co.nz B11 with Tim Barton email:
[email protected] COLLEGE SPORT (04) 474 0123 Cordwell a rising star in junior ranks ROWING sculler for the world champion- get to two practices and a game. ships but was put into a pair with ‘‘But it’s what I want to do. I BELLA CORDWELL took up Pudney for the under-21 trials. really enjoy it [rowing].’’ rowing after watching the best, ‘‘Ella is also in Wellington and Cordwell, who at 1.73m is one of now she is having a crack at didn’t have anyone to row with the smallest rowers in the under- joining the best. and it has worked out well,’’ Cord- 21 squad, expects to maintain her The Wellington East student well said. punishing training schedule till has been selected for the New Zea- ‘‘We teamed up about two after the under-21 series. The first land under-21 team that will com- weeks before the trials and only regatta will be in Sydney, in early pete against Australia in two trained three or four times before July, and the second at Lake Kara- regattas this year. we went up to Karapiro. But Ella piro in late August, and the New Cordwell, who is in her last is a really good person to row Zealand team will be in camp for a year at school, will team up with with.’’ fortnight before each regatta. former Chilton St James pupil Ella ‘‘My preference is for sculling ‘‘We try to get out on the water Pudney in a coxless pair.