Georgina Evers-Swindell

Georgina Earl
Earl in 2009
Personal information
Birth nameGeorgina Emma Buchanan Evers-Swindell
Full nameGeorgina Emma Buchanan Earl
Born (1978-10-10) 10 October 1978
Hastings, New Zealand
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
SpouseSam Earl
Sport
SportRowing
ClubHamilton Rowing Club
Hawkes Bay Rowing Club
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
World Championships 3 3 1
Total 5 3 1
Olympic Games
2004 AthensDouble sculls
2008 BeijingDouble sculls
World Championships
2002 SevilleDouble sculls
2003 MilanDouble sculls
2005 GifuDouble sculls
2001 LucerneDouble sculls
2001 LucerneQuadruple sculls
2007 MunichDouble sculls
2006 EtonDouble sculls

Georgina Emma Buchanan Earl ONZM (born 10 October 1978 in Hastings, New Zealand), better known under her maiden name Georgina Evers-Swindell, is a New Zealand former rower. She competed in the double sculls with her identical twin sister Caroline Evers-Swindell, and is a double Olympic gold medallist, 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), and in 2016 they became the first New Zealanders to be awarded the federation's highest award, the Thomas Keller Medal. She currently resides in Napier, New Zealand.