Chris McAsey (rower)

Chris McAsey is a New Zealand rower and sailor.[1]

Chris McAsey
Personal information
RelativesSandra Easterbrook (mother-in-law)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Tampere, Finland Coxed four

McAsey is from Hāwera with much of his extended family still living in that part of Taranaki.[2] At the 1995 World Rowing Championships in Tampere, Finland, McAsey won a silver medal in the coxed four, with Chris White, Andrew Matheson, Murdoch Dryden, and Michael Whittaker as cox.[3][4]

He later switched to sailing, joining Team New Zealand as a grinder for their 2003, 2007 and 2013 America's Cup campaigns.[5] He worked as a truck driver after the 2013 America's Cup.[6]

McAsey is married to Suzy Easterbrook, who represented New Zealand at beach volleyball.[7] Easterbrook's mother, Sandra Easterbrook, was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 1967 world championship.[8][9]

References
  1. "Chris McAsey". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. Jeffries, Jane (13 August 2013). "Sailor's home away from home". Taranaki Daily News. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  3. "Men's Coxed Four – Final". FISA. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  4. "World Championship medallists". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  5. "Grant Dalton introduces the team – Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz.
  6. Johannsen, Dana (11 June 2015). "Team NZ: Where are they now?". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  7. "Wall of Fame". Kamo Intermediate School. Archived from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  8. Norton, Hannah (7 September 2013). "Glenbervie mum nervous as son-in-law gears for Cup clash". Northern Advocate. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  9. Johnsen, Andrew (19 September 2017). "Netball: Easterbrook reunites with Silver Ferns champions". Northern Advocate. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
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