Darien Boswell

Darien Graham Boswell (23 May 1938 – 11 February 2018) was a New Zealand rower.[1]

Darien Boswell
Personal information
Full nameDarien Graham Boswell
Born(1938-05-23)23 May 1938[1]
Auckland, New Zealand[1]
Died11 February 2018(2018-02-11) (aged 79)[2]
Kerikeri, New Zealand
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
RelativesDane Boswell (son)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1962 PerthEight

Boswell was born in Auckland in 1938.[1] At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the silver medal as part of the men's eight alongside crew members Leslie Arthur, Colin Cordes, Alistair Dryden, Alan Grey, Christian Larsen, Louis Lobel, Robert Page and Alan Webster.[3] After having received an invitation to the Henley Royal Regatta, he won the inaugural Prince Philip Challenge Cup regatta in 1963 in Henley-on-Thames.[4] That year, the Henley regatta was regarded as the event that came closest to a world championship.[5] Dudley Storey, Peter Masfen and Alistair Dryden made up the other rowers, and Bob Page was the cox.[4]

The same coxed four team then went to the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where they placed a disappointing eighth.[4][6] His son, Dane Boswell, has also represented New Zealand in rowing.[7]

Boswell died at Kerikeri on 11 February 2018.[8]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Darien Boswell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. Darien Boswell's obituary
  3. Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
  4. Leggat, David (6 July 2013). "Rowing: Crew toast 50th anniversary of glorious win". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  5. Green, David (5 September 2013). "Rowing - International rowing, 1920s to 1980s". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  6. "New Zealand Rowing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  7. "Under 23's Take Centre Stage". Sail-World Australia. 20 July 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  8. "Darien Graham Boswell". The New Zealand Herald. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.


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