Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) scholarship holder Kim Crow became Australia’s first international medallist in the women’s single scull after she claimed bronze at Rowing World Cup 2 in Munich, Germany.

Crow, who was only entered in the women’s single scull field after double scull partner Kerry Hore was ruled out with injury, executed an excellent race to win bronze behind Belarus’ Ekaterina Karsten and Russia’s Julie Levina.

Crow led the field across the first 500m, before falling just behind Karsten at the halfway mark. Crow managed to do enough across the closing stages to hold on for an excellent third place, finishing in a time of 7:43.58.

Rowing Australia’s National High Performance Director Andrew Matheson reflected on Crow’s achievement.

“Kim rowed three great races across the regatta and to walk away with a bronze medal is a fantastic effort,” Matheson said.

“To have both Kim and Sal in the final is a great achievement and is a good stepping stone for this tour and also the rest of the year.”

The Australian team has headed to Varese, Italy where they will attend a 15-day training camp at the Australian Sports Commission’s European Training Centre, before competing at World Cup 3 in Lucerne, Switzerland from 9-11 July.