The Oamaru Rowing Club has named one its new boats after former club member and Olympian the late Lex Clark, pictured in 2020. PHOTO: SOUTH ISLAND ROWINGThe Oamaru Rowing Club has received an early Christmas present — or three. It has bought three new boats — a coxless four/quad, an eight and a single scull — which took to the water for the first time this month at the Otago Rowing Championships on Lake Ruataniwha. The boats were named after former rowers of the club Jo Kearney, Mark Taylor and the late Lex Clark. She represented New Zealand at the junior and under-23 world championships, earning a silver medal at each regatta.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 23, 2025 21:34 UTC