Alan first came into the New Zealand eight crew in 1961 for the internal test series against Australia and followed this with selection in the 1962 Commonwealth Games eight at Perth in 2 seat winning the silver medal, again losing to Australia by one foot. From there Alan moved to the stroke seat for the…

Peter was one half of the Watkinson brothers who won the national double sculls title for four years. They were selected for the 1962 Empire Game at Perth finishing second for the silver medal. He also competed in the Men’s coxless Fours at the 1962 British Empire Games in Perth.

Murray was the other half of the brothers in the double scull. Murray had an outstanding career, firstly in the double sculls, and then the single sculls for several years. Murray won the national single sculls title for nine years and began his international journey in the double sculls at the 1962 Perth British Empire…