71 women seeking selection raced in single sculls and pairs, while 92 men competed in pairs and double sculls, with one in single sculls.

The 5k trial was compulsory for all athletes seeking selection this year, although some contenders were absent due to illness or injury.

Women鈥檚 single sculls

Sarah McKay (Leander Club/Grosvenor RC) led the field of 35 in the Women鈥檚 single sculls, ahead of 2024 Olympic quadruple sculls champion Lola Anderson (Leander Club) and 2024 Under 19 silver medalist Olivia Cheesmur (Molesey BC), who was the fastest Under 23.

Women鈥檚 pairs

The Women鈥檚 pairs trial was won by Megan Slabbert (Molesey BC) and Eleanor Brinkhoff (Leander Club). Slabbert last represented GB in 2019, when she won silver at the World Rowing Under 23 Championships. Brinkhoff competed in the Women鈥檚 four at World Cup III in 2024.

Megan Slabbert and Eleanor Brinkhoff (Photo: AllMarkOne).

Eve Stewart (Leander Club) and Lauren Irwin (Leander Club/Durham University BC/Chester-le-Street ARC), who both won bronze at Paris 2024 in the Women鈥檚 eight, were second, with Juliette Perry (Leander Club/Oxford University BC) and Elizabeth Witt (Leander Club/Imperial College BC) third.

The University of London BC combo of Jessica Martin and Daisy Faithfull were the fastest Under 23 crew.

Men鈥檚 pairs

George Bourne (Cambridge University BC) and Douwe de Graaf (Cambridge University BC/ Leander Club) took victory in light blue colours. Bourne first competed for GB at senior level in 2021 and raced in the single sculls at the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in 2024, while de Graaf won bronze at World Cup III in 2024 in the Men鈥檚 four.

De Graaf and Bourne (Photo: AllMarkOne).

James Robson ( Cambridge University BC / Leander Club) and Will Stewart (Leander Club/Newcastle University BC) were second with Matt Rowe (Leander Club/Oxford Brookes University BC) and David Bewicke-Copley (Oxford Brookes University BC) third.

William Morgan-Jones (Durham University BC/Hereford RC) and Charles Warren (Durham University BC/Windsorian RC) were the fastest Under 23 crew.

Men鈥檚 double sculls

Cedol Dafydd (Leander Club) and Callum Dixon (Twickenham RC) came out on top in the Men鈥檚 double sculls. Dafydd represented GB for the first time in 2024 when he raced in World Cup III, while Dixon is an established member of the GB Rowing Team, finishing fourth at Paris 2024 in the Men鈥檚 quadruple sculls.

Dixon and Dafydd (Photo: AllMarkOne).

Jamie Gare (Leander Club/City of Cambridge RC) and Tobias Schroder (Leander Club/Oxford University BC) were second, with Dixon鈥檚 2024 crewmate Matt Haywood (Nottingham RC/Burton Leander RC) and Aidan Thompson (Twickenham RC/University of Surrey BC) third.

The fastest Under 23 was Matt Long (Reading University BC/Kingston RC), sculling with 2024 Paralympic champion Ed Fuller (Reading University BC), who was a facilitator.

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Successful athletes will be invited to the next GB Rowing Team Trials, taking place in Caversham from 11-13 April.

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It was an impressive first international gold medal for Benjamin Pritchard in the PR1 Men鈥檚 single sculls (PR1 M1x). He got out to a flying start and held the lead throughout to take the win more than six seconds ahead of Italy and Australia. 鈥淚鈥檓 elated! It hasn鈥檛 sunk in yet but it feels very special鈥β� and on Father鈥檚 Day too! There鈥檚 a bit of extra motivation with my wife and daughter at home, so this feels very cool.鈥� Benjamin said, speaking after the race, 鈥淚 was trying to stick to my race plan and not get too distracted about those around me. Compared to the preliminary race, where I got sucked into who I was racing, today was so much better. This race has given me some learnings that hopefully I can work on before the Paralympic Games.鈥�

World and two-time European champions Gregg Stevenson and Lauren Rowles maintained their unbeaten run in the PR2 Mixed double sculls (PR2 Mix 2x), crossing the finish line over six seconds ahead of Germany. 鈥淲e always go out to win,鈥� Lauren said, 鈥渨e won鈥檛 settle for anything less at this stage of our careers and after the winning streak that we鈥檙e having. Today we wanted to go out, work as hard as we could, get that marker down before Paris and see what work we have left to do. It鈥檚 nice to be out here as I鈥檝e never won in Poland before, so I had some wrongs to put right! Today I wanted to go out there and leave Poznan with a gold medal.鈥� Gregg added: 鈥淲e鈥檙e expected to win now so there has been different pressure for me this season, but I enjoy that pressure. We鈥檝e been on an intensive training block where we鈥檝e worked really hard. When Lauren is the boss you鈥檝e got to work hard! We enjoy racing with and for each other so it鈥檚 a really good combination.鈥�

Frankie Allen, Giedre Rakauskaite, Morgan Fice-Noyes, Ed Fuller and cox Erin Kennedy also continued their unbeaten run in the PR3 Mixed coxed four (PR3 Mix4+). Erin said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e trying stuff out at this competition, it was a real opportunity to learn. This is the last exposure to multi-lane racing before every crew goes behind closed doors and tries to find more speed before the summer, so this was the last chance to test things out and it was really fun.鈥�

Ed added: 鈥淭here were a lot of unknowns coming into this race. There were a lot of racing crews that we haven鈥檛 faced this year, so it was nice to know where we stand. Now everyone鈥檚 going to go away for a few months before the big one in September.鈥�

It was silver for European Champions Sam Murray and Annie Caddick in the PR3 Mixed double sculls (PR3 Mix 2x). Finishing just over a length back from the Australian World champions, Annie said: 鈥淭here鈥檚 quite a lot of emotions, so we鈥檒l see when they sink in! I鈥檓 happy we鈥檙e in the mix. We鈥檙e two months out from the Games so I think we鈥檙e in a strong position. We worked well as a team today, our communication was good. We knew the field was going to go out hard so as long as we stuck with them we would have a chance.

Sam agreed, 鈥淲e know how much we鈥檝e moved on and the progress we鈥檝e made throughout the winter, but you never know how much other people have moved on. We were really keen to come here and see where we are in the mix. We were alongside the Australians for a large portion of the race which we weren鈥檛 last season, so I鈥檓 pleased with that, and this result is really motivating as we come into the final months before the Games.鈥�

The Men鈥檚 four (M4-) GBR1 crew confidently kept up with the pack to take home an outstanding senior medal that sealed the World Rowing Cup for this boat class. Dan Graham, Douwe de Graaf, Sam Bannister and Matt Rowe won bronze and collected the overall World Rowing Cup trophy for the event. Sam said: 鈥淭o perform out here next to crews who are going to the Olympics when we鈥檙e the development crew for our nation is amazing.鈥� Matt added: 鈥淲e learnt a lot about international racing today. We like to think that we鈥檙e up and coming and we hope this won鈥檛 be the last time that we鈥檙e somewhere like this!鈥�. Dan said: 鈥淲e were level with the Swiss in the last 500m, but we were able to out-sprint them at the end and push up on the Australian Olympic champions which was really cool, it was epic.鈥�

Tom Dyson, Team Leader for Great Britain at the World Rowing Cup had earlier collected the World Rowing Cup trophies for the Lightweight women鈥檚 double sculls (LW2x) and Men鈥檚 eight (M8+). Commenting on the team performance, he said: 鈥淲e had some superb results from our Paralympic squad, a highlight of which was seeing Benjamin Pritchard win his first ever gold medal. They will soon be heading to camp to focus on their final preparations for Paris.

鈥淚n addition, it鈥檚 so encouraging to see this strong group of development athletes come out here and attack their opportunity to race at this World Cup, supported by a top quality team of coaching & support staff. With the men鈥檚 four making the podium and so many of them reaching the final, the pathway for the LA Games is looking promising.鈥�

The Men鈥檚 double sculls (M2x) was a tight race with the GBR1 crew of Stephen Hughes and Cedol Dafydd missing the podium by less than a second to finish in fourth place ahead of the French Olympic champions.

The Women鈥檚 four (W4-) of Juliette Perry, Amelia Standing, Eleanor Brinkhoff and Martha Birtles finished in fifth place, accruing enough points to ensure they collected the World Rowing Cup trophy for that boat class.

The GBR2 Men鈥檚 pair (M2-) of Jake Wincomb and Louis Nares; the GBR2 Men鈥檚 four of James Vogel, Miles Beeson, Tom Ballinger and Jack Prior; George Bourne in the Men鈥檚 single sculls (M1x) and Scotland鈥檚 Jake Woods racing as GBR2 in the PR1 men鈥檚 single sculls (PR1 M1x) all finished fifth.

The GBR1 Women鈥檚 double sculls (W2x) crew of Jenny Bates and Freya Keto were sixth. The Men鈥檚 double sculls (M2x) GBR2 crew of Rory Harris and Tobias Schroder were second in the B final, placing eighth overall.

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It was mixed emotions for Great Britain on the final day of racing at the 2024 World Rowing Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland. In the pouring rain and under grey skies, the Women鈥檚 double sculls triumphed in their quest to qualify for the Olympic Games. Sadly, George Bourne fell short in the Men鈥檚 single sculls.

The Final Olympic Qualification Regatta is a brutal event, known as 鈥榯he Regatta of Death鈥� in the rowing world. Its all or nothing approach sees athletes from across the world competing on the Rotsee to cross the finish line in first or second place, to win the biggest prize – a chance to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Success for the Women鈥檚 double sculls means GB now has ten boats on the start line at the Games.

Emotions were high as Becky Wilde and Mathilda Hodgkins Byrne crossed the Women鈥檚 double sculls (W2x) finish line in second place to qualify for Paris. Their route to the final saw them finish second in their heat before going on to win the repechage.

Speaking after the race with her two year old son Freddie in her arms, Mathilda said: 鈥淲hen I became pregnant it changed my outlook on things. I don鈥檛 think having a baby should be the end of your career. My identity is a mum, but also an athlete and I鈥檓 definitely a better mum for rowing and I鈥檓 a much better athlete for him. So if anyone out there is considering whether it鈥檚 possible or not, it鈥檚 hard –聽 your recovery is terrible at times but you never get stuck in a stress bubble and luckily I鈥檝e got a really great doubles partner in Becky and a coach who makes it possible to go out there with childcare and things. They鈥檙e flexible. Things are changing – you can have a child and carry on. Helen (Glover) is showing that too – I hope that the two of us inspire some people going forwards.鈥�

On the race, she added: 鈥淲e stayed [focused] in our boat the whole way through. In our heat I was too reactive to the crews around us. We said we wanted to do our best race and put that together, and that happened. I was aware that more and more crews were coming behind us. I said to Becky we were just counting down strokes – it was such a relief to get through the finish line. I鈥檓 still in shock, I鈥檓 mainly relieved. Our biggest project was trying to qualify, so I鈥檓 excited to see what we can do now.鈥�

A tearful but overjoyed Becky said: 鈥淚鈥檓 in shock. I don鈥檛 know what happened there. It鈥檚 been a lot of hard work and there have been some downs as well as some ups. It鈥檚 been tough, but Tom Pattichis, our coach, has been brilliant. I can鈥檛 believe we鈥檝e qualified for Paris鈥� It鈥檒l take a while to settle in. I was listening to Mathilda鈥檚 words the whole way down, listening to what she was saying and trying to to think about anything or anyone else. In the last 200m I just wanted to get to the line. We鈥檙e going to have a few days off then all eyes on Paris and see what we can do there.鈥�

George Bourne battled through the rounds in the Men鈥檚 single sculls (M1x), winning his heat and quarter final and finishing a close second in the semi final before booking his spot in the A final, where he missed out on qualification with a fifth place finish. 鈥淚t鈥檚 gutting that it just didn鈥檛 go to plan today.鈥� A disappointed George said, 鈥淭hat鈥檚 racing and I just need to pick myself up. If I look at the big picture, I鈥檓 proud of myself and have believed in myself the whole way through but sometimes that鈥檚 just life. You can only do your best and that鈥檚 what I鈥檝e tried to do the last few days.鈥�

Commenting on the results, Louise Kingsley, 91桃色 Director of Performance said: 鈥淭he Final Olympic Qualification Regatta is always a big test. All credit to George, he went out and gave it all he could but it just wasn鈥檛 to be today. But I鈥檓 really pleased for the Women鈥檚 double, that鈥檚 a great addition to our team for Paris.鈥�

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Topping the medal table, Sunday saw four gold medals and a silver added to the four gold and bronze from Saturday. Highlights include a 鈥榗lean sweep鈥� of golds across the men鈥檚 sweep boats, medals for all 10 Para rowing athletes, and gold for both the Women鈥檚 four and Women鈥檚 quad.

Louise Kingsley, Director of Performance at 91桃色 said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 been a great weekend and it鈥檚 promising to see us top the medal table once again. We are still learning and building through this season, but performances this weekend have put us in a good place as we look towards the Olympic and Paralympic Games later this year.鈥�

Ollie Wynne-Griffith and Tom George were sublime in the Men鈥檚 pair (M2-) finishing the race to win their first championship title since they moved into the pair. 鈥淥bviously it鈥檚 nice.鈥� Tom said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 a good marker and a checking point. We talk about it all the time but the big one is the Olympics. It鈥檚 good to learn how to win and win in different ways and different conditions. Today was a good example of that. It鈥檚 amazing – we鈥檙e European Champions and that鈥檚 really cool.鈥�

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The Men鈥檚 four (M4-) of Oli Wilkes, David Ambler, Matt Aldridge and Freddie Davidson took the gold despite windy conditions on the lake. Freddie said: 鈥淲e鈥檝e done quite a lot of stuff in some windy conditions in training camp so I think that helped us, but it鈥檚 obviously a different beast in six-lane racing versus just doing pieces on our own. I think it took quite a lot of commitment through the middle of the race to get ourselves back into it and lead it and to build our rhythm from there. We said after our heat we didn鈥檛 just want to sit or be satisfied, so we had a real focus of just doing our own piece and to be happy with where we were. I think that helped us during the long race because we had quite a simple plan. Obviously there鈥檚 still a bit to improve but it worked well for us.鈥�

David added: 鈥淥bviously we want to get the win so we鈥檙e happy with that, because we鈥檝e only had a week and a half to turn around and improve after falling short in Varese. There鈥檚 now three weeks until the next race and we can work on quite a lot of things in that time. There鈥檚 a lot of positives to take away, but we know there are a lot of really good crews to come in and the Italians are always going to be a force to be reckoned with. We worked hard and focused after World Cup I, if anything, having a slightly disappointing second place at the World Cup galvanised us into getting our eyes on the prize, sometimes you need a kick up the backside to do it.鈥�

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Another dominant crew were Lauren Rowles and Gregg Stevenson in the PR2 Mixed double sculls (PR2 Mix2x), winning back to back European titles. Gregg said: 鈥淭his is my first double medal. We won the Europeans last year so to come here and do it again is pretty special. This is a springboard now, we鈥檝e worked hard over the winter and we know what we have to do.

Lauren dedicated the win to her partner and five week old baby, 鈥淔ive weeks ago my partner Jude gave birth to our son and so today was for Noah and Jude – I was thinking about our little boy in the last 500m. I was getting emotional being away from him so I definitely did it for them. To be out here and to be able to execute this is amazing. And to have Gregg supporting me through that – he鈥檚 trusted me the whole way and trust is a key part of this partnership.鈥�

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Frankie Allen, Josh O’Brien, Giedre Rakauskaite, Ed Fuller and cox Erin Kennedy continued the unbeaten run in the PR3 Mixed coxed four (PR3 Mix4+), dominating the race and finishing thirteen seconds ahead of France. Ed said: 鈥淚t was our first race in this combination and the first race of the Paralympic cycle, so this crew is constantly learning and this race was another step in this journey. We鈥檙e racing three times this year including the Paralympic Games, so we鈥檙e going to keep building, keep progressing, keep our noses to the grindstone and keep pushing on for the one race that matters at the start of September which is the Paralympics.鈥�

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Newcomer Josh, making his international debut, added: 鈥淓uropean champion sounds pretty good. It鈥檚 very exciting going out there for my first final today. We executed the race plan really well and I鈥檓 just so pleased. We had a big block of winter training at Caversham in pretty tough conditions, and we went out there today and executed our race plan brilliantly. It’s great.鈥�

It was a solid silver for the Women鈥檚 eight (W8+) of Heidi Long, Rowan McKellar, Holly Dunford, Eve Stewart, Lauren Irwin, Emily Ford, Hattie Taylor, Annie Campbell-Orde, and cox Henry Fieldman. Eve said: 鈥淭he race was good, we got off to a really good start and a good rhythm. It was disappointing that we couldn鈥檛 hold off the Romanians, but we鈥檙e learning every race and moving on. We鈥檙e in front of Italy in this race who pipped us at the end of the last race, so we鈥檙e happy with what we鈥檝e done but hungry for more.鈥�

George Bourne continued to build his experience in the Men鈥檚 single sculls (M1x) final, placing sixth. Rebecca Edwards and Chloe Brew were fifth in the Women鈥檚 pair (W2-). Earlier in the day, the Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 double sculls (M2x and W2x) B finals saw Becky Wilde and Mathilda Hodgkins Byrne finish seventh and Seb Devereux and John Collins finish ninth respectively.

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The racing came thick and fast, with crews adding eight medals to the gold won by Olivia Bates in the lightweight women鈥檚 single on Saturday. The golds came in the Men鈥檚 pair, Lightweight Women鈥檚 double, Women鈥檚 four and Men鈥檚 eight.

It was a one, two in the Women鈥檚 four (W4-) with the GBR1 crew of Helen Glover, Esme Booth, Sam Redgrave and Rebecca Shorten taking gold and the GBR2 crew of Heidi Long, Rowan McKellar, Holly Dunford and Emily Ford taking the silver. The GBR3 crew of Hattie Taylor, Annie Campbell-Orde, Lauren Irwin and Eve Stewart were sixth.

Talking about the GB crews doubling up, Rebecca said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 weird to be racing our teammates at this level, but we do so many pieces side by side that it feels like being back home – with a few extra crews! This regatta has been a good stepping stone, each race we鈥檝e learned that we鈥檝e still got so much more to come!鈥�

Sam added: 鈥淚 think we鈥檝e been doing well in training and today was a good row. I think we have got that little bit of magic together which is really nice to have this early on. There鈥檚 more to come I鈥檓 sure!鈥� Helen said: 鈥淎 gold medal is the best way to start the season!鈥�

Racing just 59 minutes after the Women鈥檚 four final, the Women鈥檚 eight (W8+) of Heidi Long, Rowan McKellar, Lauren Irwin, Eve Stewart, Holly Dunford, Emily Ford, Hattie Taylor, Annie Campbell-Orde, and cox, Henry Fieldman battled through to win silver.

Holly said: 鈥淗aving two races today was good fun and a good experience. I could definitely feel the first race in the legs in that second race, but it was good to race under those conditions. We had a turnaround of 59 minutes between the women鈥檚 four and the women鈥檚 eight races, but it鈥檚 good to get those races in the legs and still come away with two silver medals! We鈥檒l regroup with the eight and figure out areas of improvement, but it鈥檚 definitely a good starting point and we鈥檒l look to build on that as the season progresses.鈥�

It was another World Cup gold medal for the GBR1 Men鈥檚 pair (M2-) Ollie Wynne-Griffith and Tom George (GBR1) who haven鈥檛 lost a senior race at Lago di Varese. 鈥淲e鈥檙e feeling good.鈥� Tom said, adding: 鈥淥bviously it鈥檚 the first race in a long time, so we鈥檙e happy to get out there, get side by side and race these boys again because it鈥檚 a really strong field.鈥� Ollie described the race as 鈥渁 stepping stone鈥�, saying: 鈥淭he Europeans is the next big one for us ahead of the next World Rowing Cup and then the Olympics. So we will keep learning and continue to trust ourselves.鈥�

Emily Craig and Imogen Grant were not phased by the drama going on around them in the lightweight women’s double sculls (LW2x) final. The Canadian crew caught a crab right off the blocks, but the GB crew won by almost 7 seconds, continuing their winning streak in this Olympiad.

Imogen said: 鈥淲e saw something at the start but didn鈥檛 let it shake our rhythm and just did what we needed to do. Emily added: 鈥淚鈥檓 glad we鈥檝e sunk our teeth into racing. We鈥檝e been chomping at the bit to get going, it鈥檚 nice to come back in with a bang. I feel like we鈥檝e moved on and shown the world a little bit of what we鈥檝e been doing behind the scenes for the last six months.鈥�

The final race of the day saw the Men鈥檚 eight (M8+) of Sholto Carnegie, Rory Gibbs, Morgan Bolding, Jacob Dawson, Charlie Elwes, Tom Digby, James Rudkin, Tom Ford and cox, Harry Brightmore win gold. Morgan said: 鈥淚 think through the winter it鈥檚 tough to keep positive about what you鈥檝e done in the past and believe you鈥檒l still be good when you get to your next race. We don鈥檛 assume anything but this win gives us a lot of confidence. One good performance is nice to have on the board and there鈥檚 certainly more to come!鈥�

The Men鈥檚 quadruple sculls (M4x) of Callum Dixon, Tom Barras, Matt Haywood and Graeme Thomas won silver. Callum said; 鈥淭hat was our best row to date so we鈥檙e really happy to come away with a silver medal.鈥�

Graeme said: 鈥淔or me, 2022 could have been my last race and there were definitely moments in that period that I thought it could be, but here I am. I was a bit emotional on Friday getting the first race under my belt. Once I got over that hurdle we were back to business and I slotted back into the groove. These boys did a great job of facilitating all the little things I needed as I went through rehab, so I鈥檓 grateful to them and they did a great job today. Right now we鈥檙e taking it one day at a time and just focusing on what we need to do as a crew to improve.鈥�

Oli Wilkes, David Ambler, Matt Aldridge and Freddie Davidson in the Men鈥檚 four (M4-) were pipped on the finish line by Italy to take the silver in a very close finish. David said: 鈥淲e started well but we felt Italy coming up in the last 500 and they put on an awesome sprint to come through in the last 100. It was great from them and full credit to them for that. I think it鈥檒l be good for us to get onto Europeans quickly. We haven鈥檛 had too much racing this season, this is our first side-by-side match up, so it鈥檒l be nice to give ourselves a week to work things out and come back and see where that puts us. I鈥檓 looking forward to it.鈥�

George Bourne attacked the Men鈥檚 single sculls (M1x) final in a packed field that included the world champion and narrowly missed out on the podium finishing in fourth. Also finishing fourth were Lauren Henry, Hannah Scott, Lola Anderson and Georgie Brayshaw in the Women鈥檚 quadruple sculls (W4x) and Rebecca Edwards and Chloe Brew in the Women鈥檚 pair (W2-). The GBR2 Men鈥檚 pair (M2-) of Will Stewart and James Robson finished fifth.

Earlier in the day, John Collins and Seb Devereux won the Men鈥檚 Double sculls (M2x) B final, placing seventh overall.

Results from Sunday at World Rowing Cup I

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GB Rowing currently sits top of the medal table with seven medals in total and have three further A finals to contest tomorrow.

Both the PR2 Mixed double sculls (PR2 Mix2x) and PR3 Mixed coxed four (PR3 Mix4+) won gold in the Paralympic class boats. In the Olympic class boats there was gold for the Women鈥檚 quadruple sculls (W4x), Lightweight Women鈥檚 double (LW2x) and the Men鈥檚 four (M4-) a silver in the Men鈥檚 pair (M2-) and a bronze in the Women鈥檚 four (W4-).

The Women鈥檚 quadruple sculls (W4x) of Lauren Henry, Hannah Scott, Lola Anderson and Georgie Brayshaw had a real tussle with the Netherlands throughout the 2k course but kept their heads to win GB鈥檚 first World gold medal in that boat class since 2010. 鈥淚t was absolutely amazing,鈥� Lauren said, 鈥淲e鈥檝e practiced our race plan so many times, and we just executed it down to the wire. It was unbelievable. I鈥檓 so grateful to all these girls, they鈥檝e helped me so much this season. It鈥檚 my first year on the team and my first World Championships and I can鈥檛 believe we鈥檝e just won gold. I was so excited I let go of my blade at the finish! This season I was aiming to get a gold at U23s, so to get a gold at seniors is beyond anything.鈥� Georgie added: 鈥淚t鈥檚 a first senior gold medal for all of us, and to do it today it鈥檚 just like all the stars have aligned. We have worked so hard to get to this point, we鈥檝e kept it calm, we lost a blade over the finish line but it doesn鈥檛 matter because I鈥檓 so proud of everyone!鈥�

Emily Craig and Imogen Grant are now consecutive double World Champions in the Lightweight women鈥檚 double sculls (LW2x), as they continued their unbeaten run since the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 have any words to describe how great that was!鈥� Imogen said, 鈥淚 feel like this whole Olympiad the excitement has been building. It鈥檚 an understatement to say how much we鈥檝e improved in the last few months and I鈥檓 really excited to see what next season brings!鈥� Emily added: 鈥淲e missed out on the podium in Tokyo by such a small margin and I have the photo finish printed off, on my living room wall. It鈥檚 not a negative reminder anymore it’s more 鈥榣ook at how close we were in some incredibly trying circumstances鈥� and we are now at the point where we鈥檝e had two exceptional seasons together and gained a wealth of experience so that the 6 minutes, 50 seconds of Tokyo 2021, pales into insignificance.鈥�

Another boat celebrating becoming consecutive double World Champions were the Men鈥檚 four (M4-) of Oli Wilkes, David Ambler, Matt Aldridge and Freddie Davidson, who pulled away from the pack in the last 500m to win by over 2 seconds. Freddie said: 鈥淚t was an epic race. We said beforehand, people are going to do crazy things, it’s a World Champs final, you don鈥檛 just go off and settle for second or third, so we knew it was going to be hot all the way down the field. I鈥檓 just amazed, all of us are, it was an epic crew effort and epic commitment all the way.鈥�

Oli said: 鈥淲ith the unbeaten season that we鈥檝e had I think we felt a lot of pressure coming into this, but at the end of the day if you鈥檝e had a good season you want to finish on a high and we managed to do it. It was an epic row from these three guys in front of me, I felt I could sit back and do my thing while these guys were hauling today. I鈥檓 really happy for us.鈥�

Double Paralympic Champion Lauren Rowles and former Royal Engineer Commando Gregg Stevenson won a tight race in the PR2 Mixed double sculls (PR2 Mix 2x), pulling away from China in the final strokes to cross the line first to continue their dominance in this boat class this season. Lauren said: 鈥淭he China crew are phenomenal athletes. I raced them in Tokyo, they drove us out hard in Tokyo and they鈥檝e driven us out hard here too. We were in the middle of that race and the Chinese started pushing back and we wanted to let them know that this is our day, this is our medal. For me I know they鈥檙e going to come out fighting, and that鈥檚 what we want! We want good racing, we want a great spectator sport! So for us that was a brilliant race.鈥�

Gregg, celebrating his birthday as well as his first World Championship gold medal said: 鈥淚鈥檝e never been in such a tight race, every other race we鈥檝e managed to get out front. But that was something else and I was filled with adrenaline and we stuck at it together. I鈥檓 really glad we managed to get the win today.鈥�

The PR3 Mixed coxed four (PR3 Mix4+) of Frankie Allen, Giedre Rakauskaite, Ed Fuller, Morgan Fice-Noyes and cox Erin Kennedy won another gold medal continuing the long running unbeaten status of the boat class. 鈥淚t feels pretty special to be World Champions again,鈥� Ed said, adding: 鈥� It was special last year, but to be able to come back with a different crew and do exactly what we did last year is phenomenal. It wasn鈥檛 very easy out there, the headwind was strong and made quite hard work for us, but at the end of the day it鈥檚 about getting your bows across the lines first and that鈥檚 what we did.鈥�

Frankie said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 a privilege to be part of such an amazing crew. To qualify the boat for the Paralympics on Monday then topping off the week by winning gold today feels amazing.鈥�

Erin, who has returned to cox the crew after her treatment and recovery from breast cancer said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 been a big year. I remember this time last year I was at home feeling pretty sorry for myself but so proud of the team. I鈥檝e been dreaming of this for a long time and so to be here and to be on the top of the podium with the best team in the world, I couldn鈥檛 be happier.鈥�

Ollie Wynne-Griffith and Tom George achieved their best World Championship result to date, winning silver in the Men鈥檚 pair (M2-). Ollie said: 鈥淪ome things didn鈥檛 go our way today and that鈥檚 sport. We want to win, so today feels like a bit of a missed opportunity, but we did well to get that silver medal and we qualified the boat for Paris so from that perspective, I鈥檓 pleased.鈥�

The Women鈥檚 four (W4-) of Heidi Long, Rowan McKellar, Helen Glover and Rebecca Shorten were a little disappointed with their third place bronze. Rowan said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 not exactly what we were coming here for and I feel like we鈥檝e just missed the mark today. We鈥檝e stepped on in the last six weeks, throughout the regatta and that shows how much we can step on in the next year. It鈥檚 definitely made us hungry and I think it will set us up for a really good year.鈥�

The Men鈥檚 quadruple sculls (M4x) of Callum Dixon, George Bourne, Matt Haywood and Tom Barras narrowly missed out on a podium spot in the final strokes of the race to place fourth.

There was excitement earlier in the day with Olympic qualification places still up for grabs.聽Emily Ford and Esme Booth needed to finish fifth or above in the B final of the Women鈥檚 pair (W2-). It was an epic race and they worked their way through the field to finish third (9th overall) to secure Olympic qualification. Emily said: 鈥淚t’s so exciting to qualify the pair and we could become the first British women to double up and qualify two boats if we get within the top five in the eight tomorrow. It would be awesome to make some history and we鈥檙e one step closer to that!鈥� When asked about doubling up and the number of races across the regatta, Esme commented: 鈥淭he sunglasses are hiding a few sins there! It鈥檚 one of the hardest races I think we鈥檝e ever done, we just kept going earlier and earlier, we just wanted to get that bow ball ahead. Everyone says that qualification regattas are so hard and that was BIG!鈥�

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Results from Day Seven finals at 2023 World Rowing Championships

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Director of Performance for the GB Rowing Team, Louise Kingsley, collected the overall World Rowing Cup Trophy in front of athletes, friends and families after racing and said: 鈥淭he athletes have given us some excellent races – with some that I can only describe as edge-of-your seat stuff but all showing class and great technique to deliver these medal winning performances. Full credit and thanks to the coaches and support team too. We will now be focusing on our preparations for the World Championships and qualifying boats for the Paris 2024 games.鈥�

The Women鈥檚 Eight (W8+) was one of the ‘races of the day’, with Natasha Morrice, Rebecca Edwards, Lauren Irwin, Karen Bennett, Esme Booth, Emily Ford, Hattie Taylor, Annie Campbell-Orde and cox, Henry Fieldman taking the gold medal thanks to a sprint finish in the final seconds. Becca said: 鈥淭his means so much, I can鈥檛 even really believe it鈥檚 happened. I think a lot of us have had plenty of races and put in so much work. This has been a big turnaround in the team and means so much to every single one of us.”

Lauren added: 鈥淗enry was just calling 鈥楪o now, go now!鈥� and we trusted every word that he said. Inching back, inching back, trusting in the process that we would come through in the end. It鈥檚 a great feeling.鈥� And Karen said: 鈥淚t feels really good to be World Cup Winners, that was a surprise! We are just stoked that we came out and put that performance together!鈥�

The Men鈥檚 four (M4-) final was a thrilling race with GBR2 Dan Graham, James Robson, Sam Bannister and Sam Nunn just missing out on a podium spot in the final strokes. The GBR1 crew of Oli Wilkes, David Ambler, Matt Aldridge and Freddie Davidson however, continued their winning streak with another commanding victory.

David said: 鈥淚t was quite a tough race, the competition is very fierce in this event and it鈥檚 also pretty hot. We always find the heat challenging. Being out there was quite energy-sapping, but we enjoyed the challenge.鈥� Matt added: 鈥淚 think we just trusted our rhythm. We know we have a very strong base speed, and the kiwis and Australians do as well. We hold consistently through the middle, trust the legs, trust that it carries us across the line and hope what happens in the last 500m takes care of itself. We don鈥檛 really think about that, we just step on and hope for the best.鈥�

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鈥淲e鈥檙e all looking forward to the Worlds,鈥� said Freddie, adding, 鈥� We have a lot of training to do before then, training camps and hard work, so it goes back to square one for us. It鈥檚 the end of the World Cup season, we鈥檙e happy with the results and now it鈥檚 back to square one to find out if we can get some more speed before Worlds.鈥�

A dominant row and clear water win gave Emily Craig and Imogen Grant their second 2023 World Rowing Cup gold in the Lightweight women鈥檚 double sculls (LW2x).聽 Imogen said: 鈥淚t’s amazing. It’s the first time we鈥檝e had the opportunity to wear the yellow as World Cup leaders and it felt pretty good to cross that line first. Over the world cup season we鈥檝e raced most of the combinations, and it鈥檚 been good to see crews from Romania and New Zealand come back in. We had a great race with the US double too in the Varese World Cup so we feel like we鈥檝e got a good sense of the field. But, no one ever sits on their laurels when they鈥檙e trying to win races so we鈥檒l go back to 2 months of hard training and see if we can get every single thing that we can out of this double.鈥�

It was a second 2023 World Cup gold for Ollie Wynne-Griffith and Tom George in the Men鈥檚 pair (M2-) after a thrilling tussle with the Romanians which saw the GB pair cross the line 0.34 ahead. Ollie said: 鈥淚 think we鈥檝e been learning a lot throughout the week, certainly yesterday we raced very differently from how we did today. We were trying things out, so it鈥檚 nice to see them pay off. Romania are a top quality crew, we鈥檙e under no illusions and they’re doing about 85 races this weekend doubling up those two lads and they do strange things, crazy things at the line, so we didn’t immediately know we had won it when we crossed the line.鈥�

Tom added: 鈥淚t鈥檚 one of those weird races where now I鈥檓 thinking it鈥檚 one of the hardest ones I鈥檝e done. At the time it was very internal, we had our race plan – Ollie was really calm, I was probably less calm but he kept me honest and focused which was great. I鈥檓 happy with it. It鈥檚 nice to win today but we鈥檒l go back to the drawing board next week and see if we can get a couple more seconds because the field is very tight. Everyone is going to go away and get faster, so we鈥檒l have to go away and get faster.鈥�

It was another World Cup silver for Georgie Brayshaw, Lucy Glover, Hannah Scott and Lauren Henry in the Women鈥檚 quadruple sculls (W4x). The race saw China lose its unbeaten run to finish fourth. 鈥淐hina were unbeaten and three crews got ahead of them today so this leaves this event wide open for the worlds,鈥� said Lauren. Hannah added: 鈥淚鈥檓 really proud of the GB women鈥檚 sculling squad. We鈥檝e had Lucy jump in this week and hats off to her and everyone, because we鈥檙e able to adapt and hold our position on the world cup series, I couldn鈥檛 be prouder. We haven鈥檛 slipped at all, we鈥檝e been challenged but it鈥檚 great to see.鈥�

Varese World Cup II bronze medallists, Callum Dixon, George Bourne, Matt Haywood and Tom Barras improved with a silver medal in the Men鈥檚 quadruple sculls (M4x) to win the overall world cup. 鈥淚t鈥檚 another step on our treadmill which keeps on rolling,” said Tom, adding, 鈥淗opefully we are going to crank up the speed as we head to the world champs, so two training camps to come and hopefully then we鈥檒l be fresh and qualify the boat for Paris 2024, which is the main aim of the year.鈥�

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The men鈥檚 eight (M8+) race was neck and neck throughout with Australia just getting the edge on the GB crew of Will Stewart, Morgan Bolding, Jacob Dawson, Sholto Carnegie, Rory Gibbs, Tom Digby, James Rudkin, Tom Ford and cox, Harry Brightmore. Picking up silver medals, James Rudkin said: 鈥淲e wanted to get the win but fair play to the Aussies for putting together a really good race. They鈥檙e a very fast crew so no shame in getting beaten by them. They鈥檙e very strong. It鈥檚 a chance for us to learn from it and try to come back stronger.鈥�

The Women鈥檚 four (W4-) of Heidi Long, Rowan McKellar, Helen Glover and Rebecca Shorten won bronze behind Romania and Australia. Heidi said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 always good to get on the podium, but it鈥檚 not quite the race or result we would鈥檝e liked. We鈥檝e stuck to our processes and I think we have stepped on through this regatta. We鈥檙e ready for a big block of training and to see what鈥檚 to come in September.鈥�

In the B finals, the Women鈥檚 pair (W2-) of Chloe Brew and Juliette Perry racing for just the fourth time as a combination finished in fifth place (11th overall) and Aidan Thompson and John Collins, racing at their second event, were sixth (12 overall) in the Men鈥檚 Double sculls (M2x).

Final Day (Day 3) Results from World Rowing Cup III 2023

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GB Rowing Team has added six gold medals, three silver and a bronze to the bronze won yesterday by Olivia Bates (LW1x) placing top of the medal table at World Rowing Cup II. Highlights from an entertaining day of racing include a 鈥榗lean sweep鈥� of golds for the men鈥檚 sweep squad and two World Best times for the Paralympic squad.

Summarising the weekend, Louise Kingsley, GB Rowing Director of Performance said: 鈥淥ff the back of a solid European Championships we’ve been away, done more work, refined the crews, and I鈥檓 really pleased with how the team has come out and performed at this World Cup. Judging on the quality of racing here, there鈥檚 going to be stiff competition across the boat classes as we progress through the season.鈥�

Ollie Wynne-Griffith and Tom George took gold in the Men鈥檚 pair (M2-), three seconds ahead of Switzerland. Tom said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled with the win. We鈥檝e set our sights on qualifying for the Olympics and having a good World Championships at the end of the year, and this is a stepping stone to that, so we鈥檙e happy. But also we know we鈥檙e going back to the training centre on Tuesday and it鈥檚 going to be 鈥榬ight, onto the next one鈥�, and that鈥檚 important too.

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Overall, we were comfortable with what we were doing and we were happy with our race plan and we executed it well.鈥�

The Men鈥檚 four (M4-) of Oli Wilkes, David Ambler, Matt Aldridge and Freddie Davidson maintained their winning streak despite pressure from Australia and USA. David said: 鈥淎ll the competition is tough from semis to final, so you鈥檙e always working harder. Regardless of competition, you have to step on to come away with a win.鈥� Freddie added: 鈥淲hen it鈥檚 close in the race, we鈥檙e always looking to row well technically and keep pushing on and keep putting other crews under pressure. I think we did a solid job today, but we鈥檙e always looking to get better. I鈥檓 grateful we came away with a win.”

After being unable to race at the European Championships聽 due to illness, Harry Brightmore returned to cox the European Champions men鈥檚 eight (M8+) of Will Stewart, Morgan Bolding, Jacob Dawson, Sholto Carnegie, Rory Gibbs, Tom Digby, James Rudkin and Tom Ford to victory ahead of Australia and Germany. Jacob said: 鈥淓very race is both a challenge and an opportunity so it鈥檚 really good to be out here. We鈥檙e hungry and know that a result is only a result on the day and you have to prove it every time on the start line. There鈥檚 always pressure, but that鈥檚 why we do it.鈥�

Sholto said: 鈥淭he theme of this crew is to execute a clinical plan, we felt like we could improve after the preliminary race, and so today was just about staying in the moment one stroke at a time.

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Lauren Rowles and Gregg Stevenson won their PR2 mixed double sculls (PR2 Mix 2x) race, finishing way ahead of the field, to record their second world best time at consecutive events (8.01.59). Lauren said: 鈥淲e came out here wanting to go faster than we did in Bled and we did that so we鈥檙e happy. A win is what we train for, we want to be bold and take risks, doing things that haven鈥檛 been done before and putting down times that haven鈥檛 been done before.鈥� Gregg added 鈥淭oday was such a positive experience, really rewarding.鈥�

Also continuing their unbeaten run with a World Best Time of 6:47.29 were the PR3 Mix4+ of Frankie Allen, Giedre Rakauskaite, Ed Fuller, Morgan Fice-Noyes and cox, Erin Kennedy. 鈥淎t the end of the day we go out to get a gold medal, and we鈥檙e going to race hard for that medal. We knew with the conditions that the World record was a possibility, and I feel like we raced as hard as we could and it was an amazing achievement to have.鈥� said Ed. Erin added: 鈥淭his is huge. We started the season with a lot of momentum and it鈥檚 only building. It鈥檚 really exciting. We have more races to come this season, so hopefully when we get to qualification the unit will be rock solid. And who knows, if the weather gods are on our side, maybe we can achieve another world best time.鈥�

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Emily Craig and Imogen Grant rowed through the USA in the final strokes of the Lightweight women鈥檚 double sculls (LW2x) to add another World Cup gold to their World Best Time, European and World titles. Imogen described it as 鈥渜uite a sprint finish!鈥� with Emily saying: 鈥淲e felt a bit of pressure having done what we did yesterday with the World Best Time. We came away from Euros chatting about how we had another gear, and we worked on that pretty hard. We knew we would be racing the USA and French here and you can鈥檛 underestimate the calibre of these crews and what they鈥檝e spent the winter doing. We knew we鈥檇 have to take it to the line today and thank god we did.鈥�

The Women鈥檚 quadruple sculls (W4x) of Lola Anderson, Georgie Brayshaw, Hannah Scott and Lauren Henry finished second behind China to take a hard earned silver medal. Lauren said: 鈥渨e鈥檙e really happy with that race. It鈥檚 our first race in this new combination, so to push China so hard, we鈥檙e really chuffed with that.鈥� Lola added: “We want more speed, to work together more as a crew, and win more medals. Hopefully we鈥檒l take the step up to gold, so watch this space.鈥�

The Women鈥檚 four (W4-). GBR1 of Heidi Long, Helen Glover, Rebecca Shorten and Sam Redgrave also won silver ahead of the USA. Rebecca said: 鈥淚 think we could鈥檝e done a bit better – we can still step on, we鈥檙e still learning with this combination.鈥� Sam added: 鈥淲e鈥檝e definitely stepped on since Bled, but everyone has stepped on so we鈥檒l keep building for the next race.鈥�

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With three crews racing in the women鈥檚 eight (W8+) , no one wanted to miss out on the two podium spots. The GB crew of Lauren Irwin, Karen Bennett, Hattie Taylor, Emily Ford, Rowan McKellar, Esme Booth, Natasha Morrice, Annie Campbell-Orde and cox Henry Fieldman kept calm and held off Canada to grab the silver medal. Karen said: 鈥淎t the start we knew what was out in front of us so we just did our best to build throughout the weekend. It was great to finish it off with a silver. We鈥檇 obviously like it to be gold but we鈥檙e still building so it鈥檚 a good step in the right direction.鈥�

The Men鈥檚 quadruple sculls (M4x) of Callum Dixon, George Bourne, Matt Haywood and Tom Barras hung on in a tight race to win a bronze medal. 鈥淲e鈥檙e in the building phase right now鈥� said Matt, adding, 鈥渨e鈥檙e still quite a new crew with the addition of Callum and we鈥檝e been working hard from Bled to here. We weren鈥檛 happy coming off the back of Europeans where we didn鈥檛 quite get our final right so we鈥檝e had to work hard with a good mindset and a hunger for more.鈥�

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Annie Caddick and Sam Murray had a solid race in the PR3 mixed double sculls (PR3 Mix 2x) but couldn鈥檛 hang on to a podium spot in the final stages and finished in 4th place. Before racing in the Women鈥檚 Eight, Rowan McKellar & Esme Booth also raced in the Women鈥檚 pair (W2-) final (GBR1), finishing in 5th place.

Earlier in the day, the Women鈥檚 pair (W2-) of Natasha Morrice and Annie Campbell-Orde (GBR2), the Men鈥檚 Double sculls (M2x) of John Collins and Aidan Thompson and Kyra Edwards in the women鈥檚 single sculls (W1x) all won their B finals, placing 7th overall.

In the other B finals, the Women鈥檚 four (W4-) GBR2 of Lauren Irwin, Karen Bennett, Hattie Taylor and Emily Ford, and the Women鈥檚 double sculls (W2x) of Lucy Glover and Saskia Budgett finished 9th and 10th overall respectively.

GB Rowing Team Final Results at World Rowing Cup II 2023

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The Men鈥檚 eight (M8+) of Rory Gibbs, Morgan Bolding, Jacob Dawson, Tom Digby, Charlie Elwes, Sholto Carnegie, James Rudkin, Tom Ford and cox, Henry Fieldman led a thrilling race and edged out the Romanian boat in the final seconds to retain their European title.

Returning to the boat for his first race since winning bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was an emotional Jacob Dawson. Jacob has been away from the team recovering from a pulmonary embolism and blood clot caused by Covid complications last season. He said: 鈥淭here were definitely a few tears at the end there, certainly not out of sadness. With everything that happened last year – the blood clot, pulmonary embolism and the uncertainty on whether I was going to be able to return to racing at all, let alone racing on the world stage, there is such elation. I鈥檓 feeling a whole range of emotions and right now I hope I can be forgiven for just enjoying this moment for what it is. I can鈥檛 really put it into words.鈥�

鈥淥bviously, everybody on this team is very special to me – they become your closest friends – but having shared an Olympic final with James (Rudkin), Tom (Ford), Henry (Fieldman) and Charlie (Elwes), it was the cherry on top to be able to get the win with them, despite it being a lot closer than we wanted it to be! I think it goes to show that all the training we鈥檙e doing is paying off. We will come away from this, get back to it straight away, work on what we need to work on, and hopefully bring even more speed to the next races to come.鈥�

Cox Henry Fieldman who stepped in as a substitute for Harry Brightmore added: 鈥淲e鈥檙e very relieved. It was a nail-biting finish and perhaps that makes it all the sweeter and will serve as a motivator for this crew moving forward.鈥�

In contrast, Emily Craig and Imogen Grant continued to dominate in the Lightweight Women鈥檚 Double Sculls (LW2x) and retained their European title in tough conditions. Imogen said: 鈥淥h my goodness, double European Champions! It was quite bouncy out there on the lake and we knew that was going to be a factor coming in. We talked a lot about staying loose, staying together, making the most of the good bits and making sure we didn鈥檛 lose stuff on the bad bits. I think we really did that today. It felt a bit like the Tideway, which we鈥檙e both really familiar with!鈥�

Emily added: 鈥淐oming into this regatta unbeaten is a place we haven鈥檛 been before, so it鈥檚 been a learning curve and we鈥檝e had open and honest conversations with each other and ourselves, and I think it really paid off today.鈥�

Picking up a silver medal in their first race in a new combination were the Women鈥檚 Four (W4-) of Rebecca Shorten, Helen Glover, Rowan McKellar and Heidi Long.

Double Olympic Champion Helen Glover was cheered on and joined on the podium by her three young children. She said: 鈥淭his is our first race in the four. It鈥檚 a quick learning curve as it鈥檚 a faster race and the thinking time you have in the pair is just gone in the four, which I kind of love. There鈥檚 definitely more to come. For me it鈥檚 another silver in Bled – but every time I get silver in Bled I come back with a gold, so let鈥檚 hope that happens again. It鈥檚 the first time my family have watched me row (flat water) so it鈥檚 exciting for them too. I鈥檓 glad that they have come out to support me, it means so much!鈥�

Heidi added: 鈥淲hat a race! We tried to just trust our process the whole way and then that was a real fight for the line. It鈥檚 gutting to come out the other side of it, but it was a fantastic race from Romania and we gave it our all. We鈥檙e going to keep building throughout the year鈥� There鈥檚 a lot more to come from this point onwards.鈥�

Annie Caddick and Sam Murray were thrilled to win a bronze medal in the PR3 mixed double sculls (PR3 Mix 2x), as they made their competitive debut as a double. 鈥渨e didn鈥檛 really know how it was going to go,鈥� said Annie, adding: We鈥檙e quite a new double so to come away with a medal was good. Now we know what to do to crack on and get a little faster.鈥�

Sam said: 鈥淲e鈥檝e been training hard. We鈥檙e only six months in the making and we had a close heat yesterday, so our target was to push hard in the last 500. We knew we wanted to maximise this opportunity and not leave anything in the tank today. So we鈥檙e proud of our performance. Our main goal is the World Championships, this is a stepping stone and we鈥檙e heading in the right direction.鈥�

The Women鈥檚 quadruple sculls (W4x) of Lucy Glover, Georgie Brayshaw, Hannah Scott and Lauren Henry made the podium, taking away a bronze. Lauren Henry said: 鈥淚t was my first senior international race so obviously it was nice to get a medal even if it鈥檚 not the colour medal we wanted. I haven鈥檛 really got a medal at U23s before so that was nice, but there are lots of things we can improve on. It was washy for us, but fair enough it was washy for everyone. We didn鈥檛 deal with it as well as some of the other crews, but there are positives to take in the project moving forward. The hope is to step up the podium.鈥�

Other results saw a fourth place finish for the Men鈥檚 quadruple sculls (M4x) of Callum Dixon, George Bourne, Matt Haywood and Tom Barras and a fifth place finish for Callum Russell in the PR1 men鈥檚 single sculls (PR1 M1x)

Earlier in the day Ollie Wynne-Griffith and Tom George won their Men鈥檚 pair (M2-) semi final and will race the final on Sunday.

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Finals / Semi Finals results (Day Three) at the 2023 European Rowing Championships

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