Wanganui Collegiate's Jamie Harris has booked her seat for the Czech Republic as the first Whanganui-affiliated rower in a couple of seasons to make the NZ Junior Rowing team headed to the world championships.
After national trials for over 40 rowers, the 20-strong squad was announced at Lake Karapiro on Friday, and will begin preparations for the Junior World Rowing Championships at Racice on August 8-12.
Harris has been selected in the group of six girls for the Junior Women's quadruple scull and Reserve Junior Women's double scull.
Justin Wall and Nick Barton will share the coaching duties for the six.
Harris had won bronze as stroke of Collegiate's Under-18 Girls' coxed four at the national secondary school championship regatta in March.