Gold for Women鈥檚 four on penultimate day at World Rowing U23 Championships in Poznan
For the second consecutive year, Great Britain are U23 World Champions in the Women鈥檚 four (BW4-)
Maddie Greenstock, Imogen Cabot, Ellie-Kate Hutchinson and Jessica Martin were first out of the blocks and maintained the lead throughout to cross the line over three seconds ahead of Romania and New Zealand.
U23 World gold for Women’s four
Speaking to World Rowing after the race, Jessica, who is now a two-time U23 World Champion in the women鈥檚 four, having also won gold in Canada in 2024 said: 鈥淚t’s teamwork. It’s about enjoying it, working together, and that’s all you need. Hard work and teamwork.”
鈥淲e trusted each other and trusted the race plan. We鈥檝e only been rowing together for around three weeks but got the job done today,鈥 added Ellie-Kate. She is also a two-time U23 World Champion, having won gold in the women鈥檚 eight in Canada last year.
Marcus Chute and Theo Bell gave it their all in the Men鈥檚 pair (BM2-) final. The race for silver and bronze saw three crews cross the line together, with the GB boat narrowly missing out on the podium, finishing fourth by the smallest of margins, just 0.08 seconds.
Men’s pair crossing the line in fourth
The last race of the day was Men鈥檚 four (BM4-) which saw William Morgan-Jones, Osian James, Isaac Thurnham and George Lauchlan finish fourth in another close race, where they were pipped on the line, just 0.12 seconds behind Romania.
The Men’s four fourth place finish
A finals continue tomorrow with the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 quadruple sculls and the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 eights, who will be looking to retain their World Championship crowns. You can follow the action live on worldrowing.com
