Stuff sports reporters19:24, Jul 30 2021 Sky Sport The NZ women's eight couldn't quite catch Canada, whose cox loses her balance with joy. In front of eight great New Zealand women, sat a man making Olympic rowing history. Shepherd has etched his name into the history books as the first male to win a women's Olympic Games medal after steering Ella Greenslade, Emma Dyke, Lucy Spoors, Kelsey Bevan, Grace Prendergast, Kerri Gowler, Beth Ross and Jackie Gowler in their silver medal-winning performance on the waters of Sea Forest Waterway. Naomi Baker/Getty Images Coxswain Caleb Shepherd and the New Zealand eight can finally smile and relax after claiming the silver medal.