Clambering back into his skiff after being pitched overboard into the chilly mid-winter waters of Lake Karapiro, Tom Mackintosh was beginning to wonder whether he had made the right call.

Rio 2016 featured four medal events: LTAMix4+ (LTA mixed coxed four), TAMix2x (TA mixed double sculls), ASW1x (AS women's single sculls) and ASM1x (AS men's single sculls). The 2,000m course is raced ...