Mazda Welcomes New Ambassadors

Auckland, 3rd December 2024. Proudly driven by Mazda, champion rowers Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors are partnering with the brand locally in their new roles as Mazda ambassadors.

Both internationally recognised, Brooke and Lucy share similar life highlights over the past few years.

Lucy had achieved silver medal success in 2020 as part of the Women’s Eight. Then in 2022 she and her fiancée welcomed baby Rupert to the world. Brooke was a Women’s Double Scull silver medallist in 2020 before also welcoming a new baby in 2022, daughter Keira. Between them, they have achieved four World Championship titles, eight World Cup victories and most recently a bronze medal at the World Coastal Championships.

A shared bond of being both new mothers and champion athletes, Brooke and Lucy formed a partnership in the Women’s Double Scull, securing a gold medal in their pinnacle event in 2024.

Being a part of the rowing community, they knew the commitment and determination to remain at the peak of their sport. But as new parents they could relate to what the other was experiencing on this new journey.

“The build up ahead of any international competition is a big undertaking in itself and doing it as a new mum added a whole new layer of things to consider”, says Lucy. “Brooke and I could totally share and understand the challenges we were both working through, and that understanding made our journey to Paris all the more possible.”

Brooke and Lucy will be driving new Mazda CX-60 plug-in hybrids during their Mazda partnership, a model which will fit seamlessly into their daily lives. Based in Cambridge, the drive to training at Karapiro can effortlessly be achieved using only electric power, with longer journeys out of town and to events supported by the CX-60’s petrol engine.

Already a Mazda driver, Brooke was keen to get behind the wheel of the new CX-60.

“We have loved our Mazda and have always been impressed by the way it drives and, even more importantly now with a family, the safety features and practicality. I know Keira will love watching the world out the large sunroof whenever we are in the new car now!”

Mazda New Zealand Managing Director, David Hodge, is delighted to welcome Brooke and Lucy on board. “Brooke and Lucy are both incredible people. They are absolutely among the world’s best in their

sport, they have both juggled parenthood whilst remaining at sport’s elite level and have done it all with typical Kiwi humility and attitude. They are remarkable role models to so many of us”.

As part of their role as Mazda ambassadors the duo will begin to collaborate and feature in Mazda New Zealand marketing activity, as well as supporting the brand within their local community.