Tokyo Olympic Champion Emma Twigg leads a 28 strong New Zealand squad to the world rowing championships in the Czech Republic next month

Twigg missed both World Cup regattas New Zealand contested in Europe this year due to illness.

Olympic Champions Grace Prendergast and Kerri Williams (nee Gowler) will compete in the women's pair.

There are new combinations in the Lightweight Women's Double , the Women's Four and the Women's Quad.

Four crews have been selected to compete in Men's events with Jordan Parry in the single sculls, and Olympic eights gold medalists Tom Mackintosh and Matt MacDonald in the men's pair.

There's a new Lightweight Men's double crew and a men's quad.