ROWING: Campbell heading 'Down Under'

Campbell was a close second to Drysdale in last year's World Championship single sculls at Poznan in Poland.

The Prospace-sponsored event is really starting to shape up, with Swede Lassi Karrinon also confirmed.

There are still a couple of spots to fill, with promoter Rob Hamill looking for five-strong fields in both the women's and men's event.

Other possibilities remain Olaf Tufte (Norway), the winner of the first Webb Challenge, and German great Marcel Hacker - the latter has yet to decide what he is going to do as he has been placed in the German quad for the Worlds.

Campbell had been sought for a previous Webb Challenge but he was unable to compete.

This time, because he will have been representating Britain in the single sculls at the World Championships at Karapiro, there is no problem.

"Having Mahe and Alan Campbell here, is like having Lance Armstrong or Michael Schumacker here, that's what it is," said council rowing spokesperson Philippa Baker-Hogan. "They are great friends and it's great to have that sort of quality here to race.

"All of them, without exception,. will be either at their peak or close to it. They'll all be about the same they were at the worlds - it will be about where their heads are.

"But there's a good trophy and $5000 for the winner."