Georgina Evers-Swindell

Georgina Evers-Swindell (born October 10, 1978 in Hastings, New Zealand) is a former New Zealand rower. She competed in the double sculls with her identical twin sister Caroline Evers-Swindell, and is a double Olympic gold medalist, having won at Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008. In November 2005 she and her sister were named "Rowing Female Crew of the Year" by the International Rowing Federation (FISA). She is 180 cm tall, weighs 80 kg and currently resides in Napier, New Zealand.

In 2001, she won silver at the World Championships in both the double and quadruple sculls. Together with her sister she won gold at both the 2002 and 2003 Rowing World Championships in the double sculls.

In 2002, she broke the indoor 2000 m rowing world record, recording a time of 6 minutes and 28.5 seconds beating the previous record by 2.1 seconds.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she and her sister won gold medals in the women's double sculls, beating the German pair by 1/100 of a second, 7:07.32 versus 7:07.33. [ [http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/26105042/ Saturday's Olympic Rowing Results] , Associated Press, August 16, 2008. Accessed August 23, 2008.] This was the first time in history that the women's double scull title had successfully been defended. [ [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/event/story.cfm?c_id=502&objectid=10528815 Twins create two slices of History] . New Zealand Herald, August 25, 2008. Accessed August 25, 2008] She and her sister announced their retirement from rowing in October 2008. [ [http://www.stuff.co.nz/4721460a1823.html Evers-Swindells twins announcement retirement] .stuff.co.nz, October 9, 2008. Accessed October 9, 2008]

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