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The crowd are on their feet! What a He gets the gold medal. Kelly

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Holmes for Great Britain. What a performance! Absolutely brilliant.

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Hello and welcome to Manchester - Act defined by a sport red and blue.

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A raid from football, a small rowing club is flourishing -- away

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from football. They are working hard to mould international stars

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of the future and is events in Belgrade are anything to go by,

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Here comes Great Britain! It's looking pretty impressive.

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British are coming on the right. It will be desperately close. The

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British boys have their heads up. Another gold medal. Great Britain

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opened well the -- 2012 as they should.

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That is just about as good as it gets. Things get tougher as the

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rowing World Cup moves to Lucerne. Five-time Olympic gold medallist

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says Steve Redgrave is he to provide his insight. Just reflect

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on Belgrade and tell us how much tougher things will be in Lucerne.

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Belgrade was our best-ever World Cup. Saying that, traditionally we

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always do well. New Zealand is the second best rowing nation at the

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moment and they have come over in force. The Australians, the

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Canadians and the Americans were over earlier and they didn't do a

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very good world champions last year but this is the test. Because of

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the distance they have to travel, they will not be at their best now.

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That will be in three weeks' time in Munich. But this is more of what

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they crews will be like when they race in the Olympics. Plenty to

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look forward to in the show then. The men's four prove they are the

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ones to beat. They gave their all three weeks ago but lost again. Is

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today the day they finally beat the Germans? Four years ago, she had

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never wrote but she is now one of the favourites for London -- rowed.

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And there is also a quest for the women's double. So to the men's

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four. They set a world best time in Lucerne in the heats. Three of the

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crew are up Olympic champions. They won gold in Beijing. Alex Gregory

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is the new phase and he is well aware of the spotlight he is now

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under. There is the new line-up. Will it work? There was pressure in

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the crew. It is the Olympic year and this is the boat they will have

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heard about if they know anything about rowing. Undoubtedly, four of

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the very best athletes in rowing today. We did not look straight

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away but we progressed daily leading up to Belgrade. They have

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to lay down a huge market as you would expect of a top vote --

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Caister Lifeboat we had a good heat and we stepped it up again in the

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semi-finals. Over the line against clear water. They have made a big

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statement. When you step in a crew for the first time, it doesn't

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always work straightaway. Particularly for us, the

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expectation was high eight and that we would be fast immediately. We

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just have to keep improving and do what we can to get better and

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faster. My role in the boat is really weird. My position has

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changed massively to racing from watching. I feel really good. It is

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what I have aimed for ever since I started rowing. I feel like I have

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made the four might boat and if I can finish on a high like I did in

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2009 and become world champion for the first time, and to finish

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becoming Olympic champion, it will be amazing. I'm not a sporty person

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in the sport. I am competitive when I need to be but not off the water.

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My family is important to me. Since Jasper was born, it has changed my

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focus on life and rowing. After Belgrade, he asked to see my medal

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straightaway and he took it is school the next day. That really

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brought home what rowing it means to be now of -- to me now. I want

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to go to London and make him proud. A way it nice and long from the

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British crew in the lane number three. A push hard from Australia

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in lane number four. The British crew are led by Andrew Hodge, just

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pushing it out and blasting through the first 100 metres. The Aussies

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are fast. They are. They moved fast in the first 1000 metres of their

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first semi-final -- their opening heat, ride there. Great Britain

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have developed some confidence -- rather. They had shaky confidence

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in the first two rounds in Belgrade. Here, their heads are up. That

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world-best time really suits them and they have flown along.

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Australia really have gone out there in front and have about a

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third of a length coming up to the The British crew are expected to

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stretch out as they are there more powerful of the two boats. Tom

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James is behind him. Alex Gregory is in the bow seat. They are just

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settling into their rhythm. About one-third of a length down.

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Australia, Great Britain and then Germany. The question in the second

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500 is can the British keep cool and calm as they know over 2000

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metres they are so much faster than the Aussies. They have to keep it

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relaxed. Australia in a number four. They were quicker to the 1000 in

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the two heats but in the second half, that is where the British

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unleashed a phenomenal amount of power. A I like the way the

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Australians are roaming though. They are very flowing. Germany is

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not quite in the same class as the two leading boats. More muscular

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work but not enough run and spread. Australia are looking very

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confident. There boat is travelling along without any dip. Not bouncing

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up and down. They are just sitting there with long arms and legs. They

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have the Great Britain four in their sights at the moment. The two

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boats are starting to move away and the chasing field. There is a

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real edge match between Australia in four and Great Britain in three.

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Great Britain must feel they confidence rising because they are

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surely coming back and through the Aussies. Don't be too short! Great

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Britain at are still not completely comfortable yet, even when they

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were breaking the world's best time on Friday, they still didn't feel

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it was rowing completely as they wanted it to row. Tom James is

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sitting at three and he is very good at bringing a bit of

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relaxation and rhythm to the boat. Here, it will be very tough as they

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have to keep their rhythm and shape and put the pressure on Australia.

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Australia have only been over for five days so they are in a good

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position coming into the 1500 metre about rhythm. For Great Britain, it

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is about keeping it long so they can apply a power. They are a

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stronger boat and they need to be efficient with that power. Into the

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last 500 and Great Britain are struggling in the third. Australia

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are keeping its move. It is very tough. They have to do what they

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did when they broke that well time on Friday. Australia is really

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tank to lead. A further down the course they go, they know the

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British power will kick in. Australia, and the crowd on the far

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side now. This is surely a fantastic competition. The first

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head-to-head in 2012. Hodge demands it. Pete Reed as well. The great

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is how to do it. Heads and shoulders above Australia. They

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were down but a power saw them through. You cannot write off this

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four and you cannot write off Jurgen Grobler. It probably wasn't

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our best rowing. We committed to it and I don't think we doubt it

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ourselves. Australia did a fantastic race by the sound of it

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and put us under pressure but this is what the Olympics is going to be

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like. We might have got the world record on Friday but it does not

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mean there isn't another crew who are able to do it. It was a good

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platform for moving towards the I-Spy is the Australians may cause

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a worry? They heat two days ago of smashing the world best time is a

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great start at the Lucerne Regatta. The Aussies have been talked up --

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the British crew. They surprised me in some ways. As they got through

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and one reason than that - might reasonably comfortably, they will

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be pretty pleased with that. But the Aussies have just come over.

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How much is the time difference affecting them at the moment? They

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will get stronger. It will be a fantastic race. Maybe Beijing all

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over again. Now to the women's doubles. There was a double

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performance to win in Belgrade but for Catherine the pressure is

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mounting. She continues her quest for the elusive goal after three

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seat. Anna Watkins also. What a partnership and friendship they

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have developed over the last few years of rowing together. Germany

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won in lane number five and China, scullers. They have succeeded very

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well. Here, is a slow-motion shot where the action is about to happen.

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There is a distraction but this is great Britain taking off from the

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beginning of the race. They are just beginning to move out wearing

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the yellow jersey is. The winners ill Belgrade. They are looking long

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and strong. I wonder whether they have more under their belt. They

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were hard pressed in the semi-final, by Germany. I wonder if they are

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keeping their powder dry a bit. If they beat Germany by too much, the

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Germans will go back into the court and strengthened the court. There

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is a sense they want to keep mark in rhythm. The boats are

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running along quite nicely. Into the second 500 metres of this final.

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They will start to stretch out again. Such determination. Look at

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the swing! You can see what rowing is about when you look at the

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rhythm. Through the stroke and recovering of the finish. It is a

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nice display of a terrific Reed them. -- rhythm. The sisters in

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lane one were 6th in the World Championship last year. They are a

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bit unstable in the balance. We have glorious conditions in Lucerne.

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For the last couple of days, we have had a tail wind. They have

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been setting world-best times left, right and centre. It is settling

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down a bit. 500 metres remaining. The Great Britain crew of Katherine

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Grainger and Anna Watkins have it under control. It is all about

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perfection - the hunt seeking perfection for this crew. They have

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just moved the strokes up a bit. From 34 strokes a minute to 37

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strokes a minute. They are pushing up hard to try to justify the very

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far semi-final performance they did yesterday. Poland are beginning to

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attack as they come up almost level with Germany. Germany up slipping

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back. Comparing the Stroke rates, the number of strokes they take per

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minute, Great Britain is 35. Poland, in lane number three, 5th in the

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world championships, are throwing everything and the kitchen sink and

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more at Great Britain, through the last 50 metres. Great Britain have

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sat there, contain them and the Polish have been pushing back and

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pushing back. 200 metres and we would expect the British to take on

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the power. There goes Katherine Grainger, backed up by Anna Watkins.

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It was almost crawl for the Polish. The class that is the British

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double scull of Grainger and Watkins, all they needed to do was

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keep the length in the water. They are coming up to the line. Another

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gold medal and a huge step towards the Olympics in London. It is Great

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Britain over in first place. Poland in seconds. Germany heads down in

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bronze medal position. We were tested quite hard in Belgrade. We

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wanted to move on a lot from there. It is fantastic to have different

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countries trying different things to race Against Us. It makes us

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better. The Poles did a cheeky push at the end. It shows the Germans

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are not the only challenge. Congratulations to them. How did

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they look in comparison with Belgrade? In Belgrade they

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dominated the field. Competition has stepped up here. It was a bit

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of a scramble a few weeks ago. In control here. They looked confident

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and comfortable. A really good rhythm. We will move on to the

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men's lightweight double with Zac Purchase and Hunter. They won gold

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in Belgrade three weeks ago. They only made it into the final by

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scrambling third place in the semis. The Canadians taking the final of

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the men's lightweight double sculls through the 500 metre mark. Great

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Britain is currently sitting in fifth-place. Unbelievable for the

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world and Olympic champions to be right down there. Nice view it as

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they come side on. The water is perfect. There is talk the British

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crews have not tapered for this regatta. They have been training

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all the way through. If that is true, we are seeing some of the

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results now. Purchase and Hunter are normally out front. They are

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languishing down at the back. is a choice. Do you wind down for a

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big event like this all, do you say, most important for us is London? We

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will keep the pressure on now because we cannot build it up

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closer to the Olympic Games. Canada continue to lead but only just over

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France and New Zealand. Great Britain continue to be back in 6th

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position. If anything they have dropped slightly back in the first

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500. The fight is on. All these crews will be stepping up into

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maximum race pace, less than 50 strokes. You will count 10 and go,

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10 and go, 10 and go. That is what France are doing in lane number

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three as they come up level with Canada. The Canadians have so

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valiantly lead this final all the way. How cruel at is it now with

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the French easing away? They are moving out now up to two seat was

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Doug New Zealand, the world silver medallists, are coming up. -- two

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seat. The New Zealanders are up to 38 strokes a minute. They are

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eating into the position of Canada as silver medallists. France are

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looking very nice. 38 strokes a minute and they are looking supreme.

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This is a new combination in the French lightweight double sculls.

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They are finding such speed. Inside 75 metres. Less than five strokes.

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The British are out the back. Today it is a day for of France. Over New

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Zealand. It will be tight and on the line, Denmark from Canada.

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Great Britain now over the line. Heads down, slumped in the boat.

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one likes to lose. We love winning. You have to take knocks on the chin

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and go home, back to the drawing board and moved on from there. In

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the past we have shown we had come back from adversity quite well. I

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spent a few days out of the boat with illness beforehand. It has

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hampered our performances. Nine weeks to the Olympics and we have

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plenty of time to put it right. We have a lot of potential to increase

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speed and increase places. concerned were you with that

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result? You need to be a little concerned if you know you are not

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at full strength in one race. Particularly if you are experienced

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like them. They have not been performing over the whole regatta.

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It was not the real surprise. In the bigger picture, they have had

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upsets in the past and they have had to come through them. As that

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group, long-term, I do not have a problem. Now we moved on to the

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Women's Pair which was expected to be a battle between Great Britain

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and New Zealand. It was extremely tight last year. Our girls are

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getting better all the time. Helen Glover had not started rowing until

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after the Beijing Games in 2008. The men to meet at home in Cornwall.

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Some days it is hard to get my head around the fact that I was not a

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role. I was not going to be Olympics and competing. Here I am.

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It has happened through hard work with the help of brilliant coaches.

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It is exciting. I have had this dream since I was tiny will start a

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wanted to compete in the greatest sporting arena. -- I it was tiny. I

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wanted to compete in the greatest sporting arena. By mum saw an

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advert in the newspaper and they were looking for people over five

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foot nine for girls to try different sports that to you need

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long levers for. Rowing is one of them. I was training to be a PE

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teacher. I carried on my training and got a teaching job. Looking

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back, I do not know how I did it. I was teaching all day and getting up

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at about 5 o'clock in the morning to do my first session training.

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After school I would do my second session late into the night. It was

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really tough. I have a really supportive family. They are

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brilliant. I have my mum and my dad and two brothers and sisters. My

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gran lives at home with us. She is the most excited out of everyone

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about the Olympics. My boyfriend is a canoeist and he trains in

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Nottingham. He trains really hard. I have always been really

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competitive. Everything was made into a competition when I was

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little. I ran international cross country and played hockey for my

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county. Every sport I did, I do it to be the best I could be. -- I did.

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Heather is a commonly strong and fit. We have to live in each

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other's pockets. I am the messy one and she is in the Army. She is very

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tidy. Everyone is going to be going for the same thing - the dream -

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Olympic gold. If we keep progressing, we are going to be in

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a brilliant place on the start-line. If we put together a good race,

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Weem must be pleased with that. -- Britain pair are doing everything

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their coach has asked them. They are holding a. Clear water over the

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United States of America, who have come through New Zealand - the

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world champions - in the second 500. The third 500 metres is crucial.

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New Zealand up on their back foot. They will be under pressure. Great

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Britain will have to grow in confidence. If ever a crew enjoys

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racing, it is Great Britain. They must be the most experienced of all

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of the athletes in this field. If we go right back to 2008 in Beijing,

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looking at the United States, they are Olympic champions in the

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Women's Eight. They are very strong - big athletes. The British pair,

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you saw Helen Glover looked across to check the United States. She

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knows that crew will give them the most pressure. They have raised

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them twice was dug -- raced them twice. They have the measure of

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them. This is where the big test will be. How flexible bar of the

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British pair to change their rate and change their rhythm to lift the

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pace in the last 500 metres? That will be the key. I think the New

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Zealanders are suffering a bit from jet-lag. They only arrived about

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five days ago and are still recovering. Four years ago, Helen

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Glover could not Rome and Helen's damning was about to start life as

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a soldier. -- Helen standing. This is absolutely critical. Time and

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again we have seen Great Britain in this position. They have been

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exceptional out to be 1500 metre mark. USA in lane five. The New

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Zealand crew, on the left of your picture, they are scampering along.

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It is hard to see whether they will come back on terms. The big

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powerful crew of the United States - the Olympic champions in the

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Women's Eight - they have the experience to overhaul Great

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Britain. We're into the last 250 metres. Britain are still at 33

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strokes a minute and then they moved up to vertical 0.5. The other

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pair up at 38. -- to 34.5. metres now remaining. The crowd is

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on its feet. Surely the British pair have done enough to hold of

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the United States of America? New Zealand are upping the rate. Great

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Britain have replied. The British crew have found the pace surely to

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take them to the line. They up inside 10 strokes and it will be

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agog Murdoch full Great Britain over an exceptional field. -- a

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perfect. An exceptional confidence boost. They now know they really

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have the ability to move on to the Olympic Games coming up in little

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over 60 days. You just can't predict, especially in our event,

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who can predict what will happen. Every nation will have a different

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approach to the regatta and will learn different things. We are

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letting everyone else decide what they want to decide and keeps our

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heads and training good. There's Americans have been breathing down

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your neck? In Belgrade, they showed they are quick. They sorted them

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supped with their start so were quick again. It is fun to have

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It seems as though they are on track. Is that fair? Lastly, they

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dominated the circuit but got picked at the post by the Kiwis.

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The Kiwis looked a bit uncomfortable. Rating Harley. Dan

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was saying they couldn't go faster by rating higher. Sometimes by

:31:36.:31:40.

having less strokes per minute you can go faster but they will improve.

:31:40.:31:47.

Gold-medal? I hope so. I tipped them from the middle of last season.

:31:47.:31:51.

When they crossed that -- cross that line that will make is certain

:31:51.:31:56.

but I think it will be. The First World Cup regatta for the sculling

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side of the male - man -- men's squad. As in Belgrade, they

:32:09.:32:16.

finished 7th overall. We start with the new look double who impressed

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with a double in Belgrade. We were pleased with the whole regatta and

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not just the final. We delivered well right from the heat and semi-

:32:27.:32:32.

final. For those who watched it, it was a tight race. To come out on

:32:32.:32:37.

the right side in get a medal was really good. It is great to know

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wait you fitting to what is a high standard feel. -- field. It is not

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a big margin. You can fit in very close to the top of that event and

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it is tight enough to push on and British suffering in lane number

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one. Lucas and Townshend. The French were valiant in the third

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500 and into the third 500 they have done enough to hold on. The

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Germans are right back in it. Australia, the Olympic champions,

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yellow in the middle of the picture, are pushing on hard. A good push

:33:34.:33:39.

back for Australia. They started steady. Slovenia are doing very

:33:39.:33:47.

well on the road from retirement. Germany in the Yellow at the top.

:33:47.:33:52.

They are coming back hard on the early leaders, France. This is

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where they will push hard won last time. The Germans have gone through

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still in this. France does look like they are holding on for dear

:34:23.:34:33.
:34:33.:34:50.

wait for a cut -- full confirmation of silver. But the Germans, well!

:34:50.:34:57.

They put themselves into it. They were fils at the first 500. They

:34:57.:35:02.

were second at 1500 and they timed it to perfection. First over the

:35:02.:35:12.
:35:12.:35:28.

Alan Campbell has been overhauled in third for Great Britain. Closest

:35:28.:35:37.

to us, he was ache at the World Championships in Bled last year and

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he is having a flyer. Four scullers going for the gold medal. Alan

:35:44.:35:54.
:35:54.:36:08.

Campbell will drive on, believing He correctly looks the grass and

:36:08.:36:18.
:36:18.:36:19.

sees what he's got to do. It is a very close finish. Q But is not out

:36:19.:36:25.

of it. You have to go a long way before you see a hard sculler like

:36:26.:36:30.

this. He has battled this but he is under an enormous amount of

:36:30.:36:40.
:36:40.:36:55.

pressure. The Sprint is coming from the line. A massive, massive

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disappointment for Alan Campbell who talk that the race last night

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but he sits and will have to reflect that the second half did

:37:04.:37:14.
:37:14.:37:18.

Alan Campbell finishes for. Heidi you assess that? Very disappointing.

:37:18.:37:23.

With Alan, he never gives up. He did blow. He paddled across the

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finishing line which is not him. I don't know what the issue is. I

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will agree -- disagree with Dan a bit. He said he is looking snooze.

:37:37.:37:45.

His legs were nothing -- moving before the connection of the plate

:37:45.:37:49.

which is not getting the most out of the leg drive. Speeding rowing

:37:49.:37:53.

is all about that. He has to work on that but rumours are coming out

:37:53.:37:58.

of the camp that he was working well and technically well but he

:37:58.:38:05.

did not show it there. Lucas and Townshend finished in sixth.

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Between the performances, would you say it is unsatisfying? Big what

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has been our weakest point in recent years so it is not too

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:38:27.:38:28.

unusual. Obviously, the new double... Nothing is firing. It may

:38:28.:38:33.

be that Alan might go in the double early through the winter and

:38:33.:38:37.

working from that. Perhaps they have lost a bit of focus in their

:38:37.:38:42.

individual boats. For the doubles, they have been up with the French

:38:42.:38:48.

in recent years. Whatever double we put out, the French are well up

:38:48.:38:53.

there and our guys are not. men's eight is still to come but

:38:53.:38:57.

letters round at some of the others off - other finals. We start with

:38:57.:39:04.

the men's pair. They got pushed by the Canadians this time. Knowing

:39:04.:39:09.

the Brits are out, they may have got an easy run but it does not

:39:09.:39:12.

always work that way as the Canadians pushed them hard. They

:39:12.:39:17.

were comfortable winners so it will be interesting to see what happens

:39:17.:39:21.

in three weeks' time in the next World Cup. They are looking good at

:39:21.:39:27.

the moment. George Nash and wheel macro finished 5th. Is that a true

:39:27.:39:37.
:39:37.:39:38.

reflection of their abilities? Unfortunately yes. Andy and peaked

:39:38.:39:47.

where the strongest pair. The four would be the first boat and the

:39:47.:39:51.

eight would be the second. Making a final is good if they can do that

:39:51.:39:56.

at the Olympics but I don't see a medal coming from them. What about

:39:56.:40:01.

the women's squad who finished in 5th? A little bit of an issue there.

:40:01.:40:05.

They weren't that impresses three weeks ago and they have not moved

:40:05.:40:08.

on from that. You would have thought they would be more

:40:08.:40:12.

competent than that with a little more time in the boat but they are

:40:12.:40:16.

struggling at the back end of the final, which is not a good thing to

:40:16.:40:26.
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sea in women's quad. The women's this have had a lot of illness. --

:40:29.:40:36.

the eight. They are all struggling at the back end of the final rather

:40:36.:40:42.

than the front. Everyone was on a bit of a high before but this is a

:40:42.:40:46.

reality check and it is a good time to have it. In the women's

:40:46.:40:53.

lightweight double, China established an early lead. Greece

:40:53.:40:57.

where in third and Great Britain finished in 5th. What about their

:40:57.:41:02.

performance? Stepped down a bit from three weeks ago when they beat

:41:02.:41:05.

the Chinese. The Chinese have moved on because they were third three

:41:05.:41:12.

weeks ago and are now winning. It is early days for that partnership.

:41:12.:41:16.

They haven't been together for long and I am sure they will improve

:41:16.:41:21.

from that and move up a few places by the time the Games come along.

:41:21.:41:26.

Now the men's lightweight. The most exciting race of any regatta. A

:41:26.:41:32.

desperate battle for the finish line. Peter Chambers is out injured

:41:32.:41:42.
:41:42.:41:47.

by a matter of a few feet, great Britain continue to lead. China and

:41:48.:41:54.

Denmark as it was at the 500. The crews have to find something to

:41:54.:41:59.

push on. It is about a psychological battle in the third

:41:59.:42:04.

500. Great Britain are skirting to drive it on. Keeping the length and

:42:04.:42:10.

a little bit more power in the finish. The crowd will now scream

:42:10.:42:20.
:42:20.:42:28.

through. Great Britain have to keep their heads that because coming

:42:28.:42:37.

hard-up is Denmark. China are at 38 strokes a minute, three strokes

:42:37.:42:43.

higher than Britain. Denmark are also coming up all the time. This

:42:43.:42:53.

is fantastic stuff. Each boat will have one Carl on their mind. It is

:42:53.:42:58.

all about gold here, setting a market too late on to the next

:42:58.:43:04.

regatta. Three weeks from Munich but it is one step at a time from

:43:04.:43:14.
:43:14.:43:25.

Britain. Paul Mattick is in the bow Denmark, defending Olympic

:43:25.:43:35.
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champions in lane one. A little look right from Chris Bartley.

:43:38.:43:45.

China looks strong. They are out by almost half the length now. Look at

:43:45.:43:50.

the length of Denmark in lane one. They are right up there. South

:43:50.:43:55.

Africa are coming through. They are pushing right on through. Great

:43:55.:44:01.

Britain have to do an awful lot. China stretching out at 42 strokes

:44:01.:44:09.

per minute. They are flying. Chinese look so powerful. The race

:44:09.:44:15.

is tightening up. At go Great Britain on 40 strokes per minute.

:44:15.:44:22.

They have 175 metres remaining and South Africa, from No where, have

:44:22.:44:32.
:44:32.:44:42.

Britain getting the bronze. A fabulous result for the Chinese.

:44:42.:44:48.

Well deserved. They punched the air and right that they should. A

:44:48.:44:55.

phenomenal sprint from South Africa. Great Britain... Well, it wasn't as

:44:55.:45:05.
:45:05.:45:06.

good as three weeks ago but it was To achieve the brunt medal, that's

:45:06.:45:11.

the way it is. It is Olympic year so what do you expect? It is what

:45:11.:45:19.

we had to do to get from A to B as quickly as possible. Steve, was

:45:19.:45:29.
:45:29.:45:33.

I think it was a good performance. Peter Chambers is out, injured at

:45:33.:45:40.

the moment. With him in the four it should be faster. They have been

:45:40.:45:47.

raising for the last few seasons so it is established. They would not

:45:47.:45:50.

make the change if they did not think it would be passed to repeat

:45:50.:45:57.

in it. It is always very close. It could be a bronze, it could be 6th

:45:57.:46:03.

place, it could be a god medal. am going to speak to the chairman

:46:03.:46:09.

of the rowing club here. -- gold medal. Rowing and Manchester does

:46:09.:46:17.

not trip off the tongue. We moved here to a purpose built facility.

:46:17.:46:25.

We have grown from about 12 people to 120. Thereat in the two rowing

:46:25.:46:32.

clubs in Greater Manchester. -- there are only two rowing clubs.

:46:32.:46:37.

Thank you very much for having us today. We are going to press on

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with the action and to the men's fate which proved to be the most

:46:41.:46:47.

exciting race in Belgrade. The Men's Eight. It would become a

:46:47.:46:54.

little bit tougher in Lucerne with Australia and Canada entering the

:46:55.:46:59.

frame. Alex Partridge is a sportsman who has enjoyed the

:46:59.:47:05.

sports highs and lows over the last decade. This is the one that is

:47:05.:47:09.

going to the Olympics. Alex Partridge unfortunately suffered a

:47:10.:47:16.

collapsed lung. The British crew grit their teeth. Great Britain get

:47:16.:47:24.

the silver medal. The dream for me is to win the Olympic gold medal. I

:47:24.:47:29.

chose to be in the eight because I believe that is the best boat for

:47:29.:47:35.

me. There is not a lot to dwell on. It is getting this going. Every

:47:35.:47:40.

time I do something, it is probably going to be the last time I do it.

:47:40.:47:45.

The only race that matters is the Olympic final. London is probably

:47:45.:47:52.

the last time I will have a shot at being able to fulfil the Olympic

:47:52.:47:57.

dream. The British have got their bows just ahead. It looks like

:47:57.:48:02.

Germany have got their bows back but there is nothing in it. Great

:48:02.:48:07.

Britain will get second. Do not want to come second, we want to

:48:07.:48:14.

come first. -- we do not want. You either come first or you come last.

:48:14.:48:19.

That is how we want to race. We changed the order of the crew and

:48:19.:48:25.

shuffled everyone around. We took it by the horns. It was an

:48:25.:48:34.

efficient effort but we were too slow. It is not surprising. We had

:48:34.:48:39.

not rowed that combination enough. We thought we would come back from

:48:39.:48:43.

Belgrade and we would have had Constantine back in the boat. We're

:48:43.:48:48.

going to give him some more time and we're going to rise without him

:48:48.:48:52.

in his Lucerne. We're going to lead the race from the front and go toe-

:48:52.:48:56.

to-toe with the Germans. We're going to be more efficient and

:48:56.:49:06.
:49:06.:49:10.

practise doing what will win the quickly. Netherlands have the

:49:10.:49:16.

better of the first five strokes. Netherlands are in lane one was a

:49:16.:49:23.

great Britain are in two. Canada, the Olympic champions, are in lane

:49:23.:49:28.

number four. Poland up in lane number six. The big race for the

:49:28.:49:37.

British crew. That is Greg Searle it in the bow seat of the British

:49:37.:49:44.

crew. If this is the battle between Canada, he went fastest in the

:49:44.:49:49.

heats, and have come back with a complete the new crew. The coach

:49:49.:49:54.

has a magical hand in turning raw- material into fantastically fast

:49:54.:50:01.

eight crews will start it will be interesting to see how they can

:50:01.:50:05.

come back and to challenge Germany. They have been dominant on the

:50:05.:50:11.

world seen since 2009. Germany just going through the picture. They are

:50:11.:50:16.

world champions. Canada are the Olympic champions. There are three

:50:16.:50:22.

from the Olympic eight on board in the Canadian crew. Brian Price is

:50:22.:50:29.

in the driver's seat as they come through the 500 metre mark. It is

:50:29.:50:34.

Germany from Great Britain. Now they have to consolidate that. It

:50:34.:50:41.

is about finding rhythm and finding the length. Germany from Great

:50:41.:50:48.

Britain. Canada in third position. Poland in force. Australia in five

:50:48.:50:56.

and Netherlands in 6th. -- 4th. Canada are usually far stabbed in

:50:56.:51:03.

the first 500 metres. They are being led by Great Britain. --

:51:03.:51:13.
:51:13.:51:18.

usually fast out. Germany are still the fast boat pulls up -- for

:51:18.:51:24.

Germany are still the faster boat. The British are looking all right

:51:25.:51:30.

was that they are in the race and in their rhythm. They can keep

:51:30.:51:36.

their heads up. We are looking at the Netherlands. The British art in

:51:36.:51:42.

this race will start they were leading Germany in Belgrade.

:51:42.:51:48.

this race. They need to hold it together. At the halfway mark by

:51:48.:51:55.

just a quarter of a length, it is Germany over Great Britain. Now the

:51:55.:52:01.

race will start to wind up. This is the final of the Men's Eight.

:52:01.:52:11.
:52:11.:52:11.

Bigger pictures are a match -- around -- big pushes up around this

:52:11.:52:18.

mark. The world champions retain the power. Great Britain is a third

:52:18.:52:24.

of a length down. Great Britain is just edging Canada at the moment.

:52:24.:52:30.

They are in a very good position. Poland is closest to us in third

:52:31.:52:36.

place. They are trying to get alongside Canada and Great Britain.

:52:36.:52:41.

Germany are doing what they do best and dominating the scene. It is a

:52:41.:52:46.

fantastic turnaround for the British crew. They are in second

:52:46.:52:51.

position. They are putting pressure on the world champions. They are

:52:51.:52:58.

half a length up on Canada, the Olympic champions. They could close

:52:58.:53:06.

the door on Canada and focus on Germany. The Germans are relentless.

:53:06.:53:10.

In the bow seat, looking a lot better than he has in the early

:53:10.:53:17.

part of this race. Great Britain are coming back. They have closed

:53:17.:53:26.

down the gap on Germany. The race is on. It is Great Britain's for

:53:26.:53:30.

the taking. The boat is travelling between the strokes Gustav they

:53:30.:53:40.

have really learnt from the last regatta. Bob -- the strokes. Can

:53:40.:53:46.

Germany do it? Canada are in third place and cannot catch Britain from

:53:46.:53:53.

this point. Germany are responding. They have moved at to six feet from

:53:53.:53:59.

three feet. Great Britain need to remember they are racers and

:53:59.:54:03.

fighters. They will be so confident in his position. They have the

:54:03.:54:10.

better of Canada inside 200 metres. Germany has turned it on. They have

:54:10.:54:17.

an extra gear. Up Great Britain have to move. They have to bring it

:54:17.:54:23.

right back on to Germany Again. Inside the last 100 was up gold

:54:23.:54:31.

again undefeated Germany. -- the last 100. The Great Britain crew

:54:31.:54:37.

have turned it around. Silver again for Great Britain. Canada, the

:54:37.:54:42.

Olympic champions, take the bronze medal today. One thing is sure,

:54:42.:54:47.

Great Britain are back in the hunt. This crew is coming together. We

:54:47.:54:55.

are still learning. In this regatta we have really progressed. You have

:54:55.:55:01.

the old man back in the bow seat. How does that feel? I love it there.

:55:01.:55:08.

I need to keep my blinkers on. Looking at them only distracts me.

:55:08.:55:14.

I can get a real feel for what is going on in the boat and move with

:55:14.:55:21.

it. I am enjoying the challenge. The British team were on track in

:55:21.:55:27.

Belgrade. How tough where the opposition here? Really tough. We

:55:27.:55:34.

do all three World Cups. Not everyone does. We were not quite

:55:34.:55:37.

recovered from the first one and did not need to be. We have got a

:55:37.:55:44.

lot of people coming in. It has been outstanding. The Olympic field

:55:44.:55:50.

is here. You have seen it taught in Lucerne. We need to build on the

:55:50.:55:58.

last 500. -- all in Lucerne. We are learning and getting better. The

:55:58.:56:03.

last race counts and it will be in London on 1st August. Germany

:56:03.:56:08.

continue their unbeaten run since Beijing. I'll be getting any closer

:56:08.:56:15.

to toppling the Germans? -- are we getting? It was a great performance

:56:15.:56:25.
:56:25.:56:25.

by the guys. Will he be back for the next one or in for the Games?

:56:25.:56:29.

Heat is the young star that everyone wants to see. He has been

:56:29.:56:33.

stroking the boat when he has been in the boat. It makes the

:56:33.:56:38.

difference when he is fit and healthy. We will have to watch this

:56:38.:56:43.

space. I am disappointed with the Canadians. World-best time two days

:56:43.:56:48.

ago and not in the race now. Is that inexperience from their point

:56:48.:56:54.

of view? You would think the coach would have been more sharp in

:56:54.:56:58.

making sure they did their best performance in the final and not

:56:58.:57:03.

the first race. I think the Canadians can push the Germans as

:57:03.:57:09.

well as us. You got 12 medals in Belgrade. What to make of the

:57:09.:57:16.

overall performance? There will be four boats who will be very happy

:57:16.:57:21.

and the other 13 will be disappointed. On the Olympic

:57:21.:57:26.

statistics, the won less medals than we did four years ago. This

:57:26.:57:30.

time there were three goals. 10 medals at the world championships

:57:30.:57:35.

last year and only five this time. A bit of his trouble from that

:57:35.:57:42.

point of view. A little bit disappointed over all. -- a bit of

:57:42.:57:48.

a struggle from that point of view. We will be back in three weeks'

:57:48.:57:52.

time when the British Olympic team will have been selected and I have

:57:52.:57:56.

the last competitive outing before decamping to Eton Dorney for the

:57:56.:58:02.

summer. The World Cup is in Munich on 11th June and we will be life.

:58:02.:58:10.

We will be presenting from Henley. They will be celebrating their 25th

:58:10.:58:14.

anniversary of the Women's Regatta. We said at the start of the show

:58:14.:58:19.

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