Chris McAsey (rower)
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Chris McAsey is a New Zealand rower and sailor.[1]
McAsey is from Hāwera with much of his extended family still living in that part of Taranaki.[2] At the 1995 World Rowing Championships in Tampere, Finland, McAsey won a silver medal in the coxed four, with Chris White, Andrew Matheson, Murdoch Dryden, and Michael Whittaker as cox.[3][4]
He later switched to sailing, joining Team New Zealand as a grinder for their 2003, 2007, and 2013 America's Cup campaigns.[5] He worked as a truck driver after the 2013 America's Cup.[6]
McAsey is married to Suzy Easterbrook, who represented New Zealand at beach volleyball.[7] Easterbrook's mother, Sandra Easterbrook, was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 1967 world championship.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Chris McAsey". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ Jeffries, Jane (13 August 2013). "Sailor's home away from home". Taranaki Daily News. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Men's Coxed Four – Final". FISA. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "World Championship medallists". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Grant Dalton introduces the team – Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz.
- ^ Johannsen, Dana (11 June 2015). "Team NZ: Where are they now?". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Wall of Fame". Kamo Intermediate School. Archived from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Norton, Hannah (7 September 2013). "Glenbervie mum nervous as son-in-law gears for Cup clash". Northern Advocate. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Johnsen, Andrew (19 September 2017). "Netball: Easterbrook reunites with Silver Ferns champions". Northern Advocate. Retrieved 28 October 2023.