The World Masters Regatta is for rowers aged 27 or older, with races over a distance of 1,000 metres. Over four days, around 3,500 rowers competed on an eight-lane course, with only the winner in each race taking home one of the prestigious medals. The Bristol pair both won their respective races in the Masters B category (age 36-42).
Dr Bauer, a Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow in the School of Biological Sciences, won in the women’s quadruple scull as part of a composite crew with rowers from Reading, Bristol and Exeter.
Dr Friedemann, a lecturer in the School of Physics, triumphed in the coxed four with his City of Bristol Rowing Club crew, defeating boats from Norway, France, Switzerland, Italy, Gibraltar, and the Netherlands.