Come the 2020 Tokyo Olympics there will be a fifty-fifty split of men and women rowers.
Currently that's not the case in Rio, with males having two more boat classes than woman.
The New Zealand woman's pair are a new duo going into the Olympics, that's unusual.
They're also rowing in the women's eight, a second Olympic boat, and that's extremely unusual.
"I think it keeps training quite refreshing - you jump in the pair and then jumping in the eight and it's such a fast boat and it's exciting all the time," said Genevieve Behrent.
The pair are just one of many Kiwi women's teams going great guns, but at Rio there are still more boats for the boys.
"Things have to evolve and I think everyone should have the opportunity to be at the Olympics equally," said Rebecca Scown.
Until 1976 rowing was an all-male Olympic sport - no women allowed.
This year 40 percent of the rowers at Rio are women, and come Tokyo, the Olympic Committee has ruled it will be 50 percent.
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