 They raced at a World Rowing Cup and then at the 1999 World Rowing Championships in St Catharines to a bronze medal.In the 2000 Olympic year they raced with success at two World Rowing Cups in Europe before coming to Sydney.At the Sydney 2000 Olympics they placed second in their heat, won their repechage and placed second behind the Romanians in the Olympic final, beating out the US pair for the silver by 4/100ths of a second.