The 23-year-old won the single sculls at the national championships, beating Olympic champion Mahe Drysdale by more than nine seconds.

Lopas has been part of Yale's programme since 2017, and he's also studying American history.

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05 Oct: Kayak cross Olympic champion Finn Butcher has dipped out on similar success at the Canoe Slalom World Championships in Sydney

01 Oct: New Zealand Olympic hero Finn Butcher has made the semi-finals of the men's Kayak at the Canoe Slalom World Championships in Sydney

28 Sep: The New Zealand mixed eight have qualified for the final of their event at the rowing World Championships in Shanghai

25 Sep: The men's double sculls pairing of Finn Hamill and Ben Mason have missed out on the final at the World Rowing Championships in Shanghai, after finishing fourth in their semifinal

23 Sep: A new look men's coxless four have made an encouraging start to their rowing world championships campaign in Shanghai

07 Sep: Reigning champion Paul Coll has advanced to the final of the London Squash Classic

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