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Rochelle Saunders (born 21 May 1975) is a New Zealand rower. [1]
In 2001, she won silver at the World Championships in Lucerne, Switzerland as bow in the four with team mates Jackie Abraham-Lawrie (bow), Kate Robinson (2), and Nicky Coles (stroke). [2]
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