Tasmanian Sarah Hawe warmed up for another world championship assault with a timely victory at the world cup in Rotterdam.
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A week out from her 32nd birthday, the Huon rower teamed up with Olympia Aldersey, Katrina Werry and Lucy Stephan to win the women's four A-final.
The Aussie crew moved into a clear lead by the 500-metre mark and crossed the line unchallenged in a time of 6 minutes 48 seconds.
Stroke Stephan said: "It was a good race! We've been focusing a lot on our start so we made sure to stay in the boat and managed to hold off the Danish crew. From now, to the world championships, we'll just be working on getting faster."
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In blustery Dutch conditions, it was a sparkling conclusion to the regatta for the Australian team which won five gold medals, three silver and one bronze to be crowned World Rowing Cup 3 and overall world cup champions.
Australians won the men's and women's pairs and fours plus the men's lightweight single scull while Huon's Georgia Nesbitt was among the silver medallists in the women's lightweight single scull.
Rowing Australia performance director Bernard Savage said it was a pleasing way to wrap up the world cups.
"The performances are certainly very positive as we lead into world championships in Austria, which is also the Olympic qualification regatta," he said. "We will now take the opportunity to collect our thoughts and reflect on the performances of all our crews before finalising our team for the world championships."
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