Tara Rigney, both Eights ready to rumble on final day of Olympic regatta

Tara Rigney will look to follow in the footsteps of her rowing idol Kim Brennan when she races for gold on the final day of the Olympic regatta at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium outside of Paris.

Brennan won a famous gold in Rio 2016 in the Single Sculls and has mentored Tara, a 25-year-old from Sydney, as she pursued her own Olympic dream.

She now finds herself rowing for gold in Paris after a confident series of prelims that have her poised to add an Olympic medal to the dual-world championship bronze medals already in her collection.

Reigning world champion Karolien Florijn will be in the next lane and is the one to beat, alongside defending Olympic champion Emma Twigg from New Zealand. But Tara is a fierce competitor and will leave it all on the line.

Read more here: AOC Rowing News