New Zealand male cox Sam Bosworth was assigned the New Zealand women's eight in March 2017, and when they won the June 2017 World Rowing Cup II in Poznań, Poland, he was the first male cox to win an international women's rowing event.
Sam Bosworth, a New Zealand male cox, was assigned to helm the New Zealand women's eight in March 2017. Their triumph at the June 2017 World Rowing Cup II in Poznań, Poland, made him the first male cox to succeed in an international women's rowing contest.