Darien Boswell Explained

Darien Boswell
Full Name:Darien Graham Boswell
Birth Date:23 May 1938
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Kerikeri, New Zealand
Relatives:Dane Boswell (son)
Height:191cm (75inches)
Weight:83kg (183lb)
Sport:Rowing

Darien Graham Boswell (23 May 1938  - 11 February 2018) was a New Zealand rower.[2]

Boswell was born in Auckland in 1938. 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. That year, the Henley regatta was regarded as the event that came closest to a world championship.[4] Dudley Storey, Peter Masfen and Alistair Dryden made up the other rowers, and Bob Page was the cox.[5]

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

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

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rowingnz.kiwi/Story?Action=View&Story_id=477 Darien Boswell's obituary
  2. Darien Boswell . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418093305/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/darien-boswell-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 13 December 2016.
  3. http://www.commonwealthgames.org.nz/Athletes/AthleteProfile.aspx?Print=&ContactID=1035&id=3780 Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
  4. Web site: Green . David . Rowing - International rowing, 1920s to 1980s . . 5 September 2016 . 5 September 2013.
  5. News: Leggat . David . Rowing: Crew toast 50th anniversary of glorious win . 5 September 2016 . . 6 July 2013.
  6. Web site: New Zealand Rowing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417214300/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NZL/summer/1964/ROW/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . . 5 September 2016.
  7. News: Under 23's Take Centre Stage . 14 December 2016 . Sail-World Australia . 20 July 2006.
  8. News: Darien Graham Boswell . 3 March 2018 . . 13 February 2018.