Four of the six A Finals were won by U23 rowers – Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne and Tom Barras in the open-weight single sculls, and Mary Wilson and Jonathan Jackson in the equivalent lightweight races.

Fiona Gammond and Katherine Douglas won the women’s pair, while fellow Leander Club rowers Cameron Buchan and Matt Rossiter led the way in the men’s pair.

There were a host of encouraging performances from Junior rowers too, much to the delight of GB Rowing Team Performance Director Sir David Tanner.

Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne

Tom Barras

“We’ve had a first-rate set of trials – great conditions and a really good competitive atmosphere from our rowers,” he said.

“I am sure in the ones we have seen today that there is some good blood for the World U23s and Senior Championships this year, and also some athletes who have shown they can compete in the Tokyo cycle.”

Peter Sheppard, Chief Coach for U23s and Juniors, added: “There was very good racing and it was good to see people stepping up over the course of the two days.

Mary Wilson (top)

Jonathan Jackson out in front

“There were some good U23 performances and also from the rowers who have come from last year’s Junior team, they stepped up and made their mark.”

Selectors will now start putting together the crews for the World Senior and U23 Championships, which are taking place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in August. The FISU World Universities Championships are being staged in Poznan, Poland the following month.

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Fiona Gammond and Katherine Douglas

Cameron Buchan and Matt Rossiter (foreground)

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