Lightweight Breaks 6 Minute Barrier

Having beaten the world record for a lightweight at the European Indoor Rowing Championships with a time of 6:01.8, Henrik Stephansen of Denmark bettered this score the next week at the Danish National Indoor Championships.

His new world record of 5:58.5 is the first time a lightweight has broken the six minute barrier.

You can watch a video of his world record at: http://www.quistmedia.dk/roklub/dm09/dm09.html