Rowing: Murray and Bond breeze through to semi-finals

Eric Murray and Hamish Bond have breezed through to the semi-finals of the men's pair on day one of the world rowing championships in South Korea. Photo / Getty Images

Eric Murray and Hamish Bond have breezed through to the semi-finals of the men's pair on day one of the world rowing championships in South Korea.

The unbeaten pair have won their heat in a time of six minutes, 32.7 seconds, almost 14 seconds clear of their nearest rivals.

The women's pair of Kayla Pratt and Rebecca Scown are also through to the semi-finals after finishing second in their heat.

Louise Ayling has finished second in her lightweight women's single sculls heat to book a place in the semi-finals, while Duncan Grant has advanced to the quarter-finals of the men's lightweight single sculls after finishing third in his heat.