:00:36. > :00:40.Hello. I suspect this is a first for the BBC, down at the river in
:00:40. > :00:45.the East Midlands. We are here to reflect on the Lucerne regatta, the
:00:45. > :00:48.final event of the World Cup calendar and the warm-up before the
:00:48. > :00:56.championships. The Great Britain team did not go to Hamburg because
:00:56. > :00:59.of the E-coli scare, meaning the Henley Regatta was even more
:00:59. > :01:03.significant stop -- even more significant than normal.
:01:03. > :01:06.The most significant result from The most significant result from
:01:06. > :01:10.Hamburg was the return to winning ways of Eric Murray and Hamish Bond
:01:10. > :01:13.of New Zealand. The Kiwi duo of New Zealand. The Kiwi duo
:01:13. > :01:18.strolled to victory and their first medal of the season. We were here
:01:18. > :01:24.to win, we want to raise the bar a bit in the pairs. We will see what
:01:24. > :01:31.happens when we meet the rest of the field in Lucerne.
:01:31. > :01:36.Also an action was a Kiwi singles sculler. I really feel confident
:01:36. > :01:39.now that I can get out and do it and hopefully go the same in
:01:39. > :01:43.Lucerne. In the absence of Great Britain,
:01:43. > :01:47.most of the regatta was about New Zealand.
:01:47. > :01:53.With hamburger out, the women's team had an unscheduled but
:01:53. > :01:58.successful trip to Amsterdam -- with Hamburg out. Then Henley, with
:01:58. > :02:02.trophies are plenty and records tumbling. We are reminded the
:02:02. > :02:05.growing world we are a force to be reckoned with. The men's doubles
:02:05. > :02:10.smashed the record by five seconds to beat the reigning Olympic
:02:10. > :02:15.champions. To dominate how we have, break records left, right and
:02:15. > :02:18.centre. The men's eight and narrowly lost out to their German
:02:18. > :02:23.counterparts. After an early lead they will want a number of times
:02:23. > :02:28.for crossing the path of the GB boat, and this near collision seems
:02:28. > :02:35.to have further ignited rivalry. Going into a son, we need to do
:02:35. > :02:39.something about this. -- going into a son. Andy Hodge and Pete Reed
:02:39. > :02:45.laid down a timing market by equalling the course record held by
:02:45. > :02:50.Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent. Pleased we did well, we came out
:02:50. > :02:53.with a top performance and we are really, really keen going forward.
:02:53. > :02:58.The Men's Four were on fire, knocking three seconds off the
:02:58. > :03:03.course record on their way to beat the Americans. It is not always
:03:03. > :03:08.that you get a win here, never mind beating the record.
:03:08. > :03:13.A men's squad beat the world champions Croatia in their final --
:03:13. > :03:18.of the men's quad. The Women's Eight ran America close, forcing
:03:18. > :03:21.them to another course record to win the trophy. The sparring is
:03:21. > :03:26.over, now it is time for the countdown to the World Championship
:03:26. > :03:31.to begin. The men's pair have begun with two
:03:31. > :03:36.victories, but now their biggest test as New Zealand awaits them in
:03:36. > :03:40.Lucerne. Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins, she has been in the
:03:40. > :03:44.power and the quad, but is this the combination that can bring the
:03:44. > :03:51.elusive gold in London? Tom James made a goal to return to
:03:51. > :03:56.the Men's Four after two years away. -- a golden return. And are the
:03:56. > :04:02.men's eight sake of the site of silver?
:04:02. > :04:05.-- sake of the site? Here we are with Steve Redgrave by
:04:05. > :04:11.the riverbank, I don't think we have ever done this with a local
:04:11. > :04:17.regatta in the background before. What is your take in the interest
:04:17. > :04:24.and participation levels? It is a great sport, the problem we have is
:04:24. > :04:31.space to get boats into boat houses. Juniors and veterans rowing is a
:04:31. > :04:40.big expansion. At grass roots, it is very healthy. Do we need more
:04:40. > :04:45.water?! More water, better quality water, better quality rowing clubs.
:04:45. > :04:51.But it is still in pretty good shape. It seems vibrant here at
:04:51. > :04:55.Burton. But let's go to Lucerne. The big question rowing fans were
:04:55. > :05:05.asking his after 12 significant -- consecutive defeat to New Zealand,
:05:05. > :05:11.
:05:11. > :05:15.could the British pair prove they for. New Zealand are out quick,
:05:15. > :05:23.looking to continue their impressive run of 12 consecutive
:05:23. > :05:33.wins. New Zealand are the world champions, powering through the
:05:33. > :05:37.
:05:37. > :05:43.Zealand for the last two years. New Zealander Aaron Lane four, Canada
:05:43. > :05:51.in five, Hungary in lane number 6. The early leaders are in lane
:05:51. > :06:01.number one, the Italians. I am the Canadians are very fast. -- and the
:06:01. > :06:15.
:06:15. > :06:20.Canadians are very fast. All four Andy Hodge, they just believe they
:06:20. > :06:30.can beat New Zealand. That is why they have been given another run
:06:30. > :06:31.
:06:31. > :06:41.through this year to take them on. Canada are closest to us. About six
:06:41. > :06:51.
:06:51. > :06:56.or seven feet over Italy in lane do if they are to get back into the
:06:56. > :07:03.race, into the second 500. If you get a great start in the first five,
:07:03. > :07:07.it gives you the confidence to step down into your rhythm. You have to
:07:07. > :07:13.work up to get the speed. This is the psychological difference as New
:07:13. > :07:17.Zealand start to pay their way through. New Zealand did that for
:07:17. > :07:24.about 20 seconds. They have such flexibility, they saw there was a
:07:24. > :07:28.danger from Canada. They just pushed on, look at that. They have
:07:28. > :07:34.gone right the way through and have taken the lead from Italy at the
:07:34. > :07:39.top of the picture. Italy were at Henley last week. Britain beat
:07:39. > :07:48.Italy at Henley. But Great Britain are sitting back in the field.
:07:48. > :07:53.hard to see what they will do as they come towards halfway. This is
:07:53. > :07:59.all about making a big, big statement. Eric Murray and Hamish
:07:59. > :08:09.Bond are laying it down. Great Britain have to do a lot to
:08:09. > :08:17.
:08:17. > :08:20.have thought coming through the 1,000-metre mark in the men's
:08:20. > :08:25.heavyweight coxless pairs that New Zealand would have walked away from
:08:25. > :08:29.Great Britain, who are now languishing right back in 5th
:08:29. > :08:33.position? They are struggling to find any kind of speed or rhythm
:08:33. > :08:39.that will put them on a pace with the cruise around them, much less
:08:39. > :08:45.the New Zealand crew, who were just enjoying this. Eric Murray on your
:08:45. > :08:50.right. They are a street ahead of everybody. They have cut through
:08:50. > :08:55.the field, look how far they are against Great Britain, no coming
:08:55. > :08:59.back. They thought they had improved and moved on, but the flow
:08:59. > :09:04.and the ease of stroke from New Zealand, last still moving away, it
:09:04. > :09:12.just crap -- cut right the way from Canada. Five legs ahead of Great
:09:12. > :09:17.Britain. It was a high rating, but they flowed easily and let their
:09:17. > :09:25.boat run. They have more flexibility, they can turn it on if
:09:25. > :09:28.they need to. Peter Reed and Andy Hodge sat down after the World
:09:28. > :09:33.Championships last year, they came closest by a couple of feet to New
:09:33. > :09:37.Zealand, and they said, we really believe another season and we will
:09:37. > :09:41.catch them. Jurgen Grobler will be watching this from the side, he
:09:41. > :09:51.will have to really be recalculating his ambitions going
:09:51. > :09:58.forward for this grid. -- for the screw. Will he stay together with
:09:58. > :10:02.his combination? Who knows? It is the last 500 metres of the men's
:10:02. > :10:06.heavyweight coxless pairs, New Zealand are strolling away. They
:10:06. > :10:11.have the grip of this race in the first three or four strokes, got
:10:11. > :10:15.out quickly, got into a rhythm, and Great Britain really struggled in
:10:15. > :10:19.lane number 34 stop we thought New Zealand would win but we did not
:10:19. > :10:22.think it would be by the impressive lead they have established. They
:10:22. > :10:30.are enjoying this, they are enjoying the crowd as they come
:10:30. > :10:35.towards the last 250 metres. strokes a minute, they are on --
:10:35. > :10:38.they are unstoppable. They will be thinking should we try to bury the
:10:38. > :10:44.competition from Great Britain right now and see how much we can
:10:44. > :10:51.beat them by, or should we tantalise them and try to stay
:10:51. > :10:56.closer? This is domination. Peter Reed and Andy Hodge, they are
:10:56. > :11:00.racing for the silver medal against a very impressive Canadian crew.
:11:00. > :11:05.The last time this Canadian crew got together they won the silver
:11:05. > :11:13.medal in Beijing at the Olympics. This is the quality in this field.
:11:14. > :11:19.The Canadians are shoring up slightly. Surely they can't hold
:11:19. > :11:24.Great Britain, the current world silver medallists? They are looking
:11:24. > :11:29.long and impressive. They continued to dominate this event, to dominate
:11:29. > :11:34.Great Britain. 13 wins in a row from New Zealand over Great Britain
:11:34. > :11:40.who are, it has to be said, limping over the line into the silver
:11:40. > :11:46.position, and Canada get the bronze. Pretty conclusive. That is the
:11:46. > :11:51.first meeting they have had this year, New Zealand and Great Britain.
:11:51. > :11:55.New Zealand look unstoppable. Unlucky for some, 13, 13 in a row
:11:55. > :12:01.for New Zealand, which has become their lucky number. Look at the
:12:01. > :12:03.distance, almost seven seconds into distance, almost seven seconds into
:12:03. > :12:06.silver, over Canada in bronze medal position.
:12:06. > :12:10.You were pretty pumped before the race and lots of your fans in
:12:10. > :12:15.Britain were thinking this could be the time after the magic row in the
:12:15. > :12:21.world championships? We had a great preparation, a great Henley-on-
:12:21. > :12:25.Thames, we came here with all guns blazing, it felt, but it turned
:12:25. > :12:30.into our normal Lucerne performance, which was disappointing. But I am
:12:30. > :12:34.confident we can build up the speed and get them like we did last year.
:12:35. > :12:39.We came short by a few hundredths, but give us a month and a half and
:12:39. > :12:47.we can do a lot of damage. I have to ask this tough question, isn't
:12:47. > :12:53.it about time you went back in the four, you stop the losing streak?
:12:53. > :12:57.tough question, one we are always asked. At the moment we are really
:12:57. > :13:01.happy raising the power, it is a simple boat. Nobody likes
:13:01. > :13:05.collecting silver, but we feel it is good for our rowing at the
:13:05. > :13:11.moment. If we stay in the pair, we will aim to get our noses in front,
:13:11. > :13:16.but if we get a silver, we still think what we are learning will pay
:13:16. > :13:20.off. I feel we can really add to the boats if we go into the four.
:13:20. > :13:24.It is dominant, we will make it faster. At least we will have had
:13:24. > :13:28.this year and the last few years behind us to move the rowing on.
:13:28. > :13:33.A pretty resounding resort for New Zealand, so where does that leave
:13:33. > :13:40.Pete Reed and Andy Hodge? By themselves or relocated to the
:13:40. > :13:42.coxless four, which won gold in Beijing? There's a feeling you have
:13:42. > :13:48.to do international sport over and over and over again without ever
:13:48. > :13:52.taking time off. But some people think if you leave for a while it
:13:52. > :13:58.reignite enthusiasm, and Tom James, one of the victorious quartet in
:13:58. > :14:03.China, fit that category. Tom James exudes conference --
:14:03. > :14:07.confidence. It comes with being an Olympic champion. The British are
:14:07. > :14:16.now out, they will be the Olympic champions! Gold medal, Great
:14:16. > :14:19.Britain, wonderfully done! What a perfect, perfect day!
:14:19. > :14:24.After his Men's Four gold in Beijing, James has been out of
:14:24. > :14:29.sight on the British rowing scene. I have had de Quiros, been
:14:29. > :14:35.travelling, did the gap-year thing which I missed out on when I was 18.
:14:35. > :14:41.-- I have had a year off. I did some skiing and put on weight. I
:14:41. > :14:48.did some work experience, planning for when I eventually finished
:14:48. > :14:52.rolling. I came back into it at the end of 2009. I got injured, I
:14:52. > :14:59.thought it was a normal back strain but it turned into a pretty bad
:14:59. > :15:04.back injury. Things escalated, and when you get into that situation,
:15:04. > :15:09.your heart stops. Out of sight means out of mind, generally, but
:15:09. > :15:15.that does not apply to James. Despite the injuries, he has been
:15:15. > :15:19.confident enough to fit back in. have a gold medal under my belt,
:15:19. > :15:23.which gives you a certain confidence. Not complacency, but
:15:23. > :15:28.you know you have been there, done that and you are a top athlete.
:15:28. > :15:33.There is a certain expectation about winning races. Things have
:15:33. > :15:39.stepped up since Beijing. The team has really grown, there is a lot of
:15:39. > :15:42.camaraderie, a lot of banter. quartet needed reinvigorating.
:15:42. > :15:47.Failure to win gold in another championship meant it was back to
:15:48. > :15:53.the drawing board over the winter, and to good effect. A gold medal,
:15:53. > :15:58.back on top of the podium, the men's heavyweight coxless four.
:15:58. > :16:03.have shown we are pretty quick already. It is early days, we want
:16:04. > :16:07.to build. The most important thing, we have the same attitude to racing.
:16:07. > :16:14.We don't want to be too prescriptive, we like being free in
:16:14. > :16:18.our racing, turning up and being quite reactive and being able to
:16:18. > :16:24.race, not having too much of a race plan. Timing is everything in sport.
:16:24. > :16:30.Tom has chosen his comeback wisely. At stake, a place for 2012. As a
:16:30. > :16:33.late place for Beijing, James knows nobody in his game is guaranteed.
:16:33. > :16:37.Winning in Beijing came very quickly, I was not in the squad the
:16:37. > :16:43.year before. That year was fantastic, selection went really
:16:43. > :16:47.well, by the end of it I got a gold medal. I was left thinking, what do
:16:47. > :16:51.I do now? I am 24 with a gold medal, I can do a lot of things. But then
:16:51. > :17:01.you have London looming over you, it will be one of the best games
:17:01. > :17:02.
:17:02. > :17:12.Tom James obviously a key component of the coxless four, so let's see
:17:12. > :17:18.
:17:18. > :17:28.Germany on the outside. United States of America in one, Greece in
:17:28. > :17:29.
:17:29. > :17:35.two, and we're watching the German crew here. The World Cup leaders
:17:35. > :17:43.with the yellow Jersey is under their racing tops. Challenging
:17:43. > :17:49.alongside the British crew there. The Greeks will be quick and the
:17:50. > :17:55.first 500 metres. Germany, interestingly have been swapping
:17:55. > :18:03.between the eight and the four, to try to find the best combinations.
:18:04. > :18:09.They have not been beaten in twenty-five races, the eights. But
:18:09. > :18:14.the four have been juggled around, to get the best combination. So we
:18:14. > :18:21.will see how this four shapes up. They are beginning to edge away,
:18:21. > :18:27.with a quarter length lead on the field. Looking very calm. The boat
:18:27. > :18:37.travels between strokes very nicely. And the coach for the British fours,
:18:37. > :18:41.John West. Very calm and experienced coach. Working well
:18:41. > :18:47.with this combination. And we have Tom James back, it really has
:18:47. > :18:56.worked well. Tom James, Olympic champion, 2,000 and Date, he took
:18:56. > :19:06.one year off in 2009, he was injured in 2010. And the British
:19:06. > :19:08.
:19:08. > :19:12.crew now can just enjoy this second 500, just laying down the race plan.
:19:12. > :19:22.What Tom James does when he gets into the boat, he allows the others
:19:22. > :19:22.
:19:22. > :19:29.to relax. He is so flexible. He is not big, he just gets sucked into
:19:29. > :19:37.that bolt, and allows the big guys to have a little more time to roll.
:19:37. > :19:42.So they just long. -- they just below along. He started his
:19:43. > :19:49.international career at the Olympics when he was 19 years old.
:19:49. > :19:55.Just taking a length. Just moving steadily ahead. And very good form.
:19:55. > :20:01.Coming up to the halfway mark and that teams will receive
:20:01. > :20:08.encouragement, shouting, from their team-mates. Going through 1,000
:20:08. > :20:12.metres, 1,000 metres gone, and what a position for the British crew.
:20:12. > :20:17.The British have to lay down a bigger benchmark because there is
:20:17. > :20:23.so much going on. This year, or next year, when we have a pair that
:20:23. > :20:33.might want to go into this, Andy Hodge and Pete Reed, because there
:20:33. > :20:34.
:20:34. > :20:44.pair is not going as well as the magnate like it to. -- as they make
:20:44. > :20:52.
:20:52. > :20:56.and Reid, with that upset the balance? Just strengthening that
:20:56. > :20:59.eight with two goes out of that board, that would strengthen the
:20:59. > :21:07.eight and produce the chances. That would be the perfect strategy
:21:07. > :21:12.through the winter if they could work that out. But Britain is just
:21:12. > :21:17.winning at the front of this all the time and it is quite remarkable.
:21:17. > :21:24.It is to do with money because �24 million and very good organisation
:21:24. > :21:29.has gone into the British team. It just shows that that kind of
:21:30. > :21:36.investment really pays off. British crew, now, ahead, into the
:21:36. > :21:44.last quarter of this race. Not seeing too much from them, just
:21:45. > :21:53.containing their position. Holding of Greece, end only number of two.
:21:53. > :21:57.-- in lane number two. The US are fantastically fast finishers, lying
:21:58. > :22:05.in 5th position in the qualifiers, and came right through to qualifier.
:22:05. > :22:15.The best four athletes in the American squad and that they hoped
:22:15. > :22:17.
:22:17. > :22:22.to challenge at the top level. They are not going to catch Britain, who
:22:22. > :22:27.are just so strong. Alex Gregory in the stroke seat from Reading
:22:27. > :22:35.University Boat Club. Just coming up towards the finishing line. A
:22:35. > :22:41.little over 200m remaining. They can enjoy this. Looking back and
:22:41. > :22:46.seeing the world coming at them but under no pressure whatsoever. 100,
:22:46. > :22:52.a little over, Great Britain's safely in the gold medal position.
:22:52. > :22:56.So much going on with this four, in the light of other things going on
:22:56. > :23:04.in the men's events, the men's teams, but they can enjoy the
:23:04. > :23:07.moment, they are gold-medallists today, and by some distance. These
:23:07. > :23:12.second and just on the line, the United States of America take the
:23:12. > :23:17.bronze. Great Britain get the gold medal from Greece and the United
:23:17. > :23:21.States. The British are just getting better and better. Turning
:23:21. > :23:26.around that 4th place at the World around that 4th place at the World
:23:26. > :23:32.Championship last year. How exciting was that? You destroyed
:23:32. > :23:36.the field. It was nice to see, from my seat, everyone going backwards.
:23:36. > :23:41.Nice not to have to sprint for the line, and watching everyone else
:23:41. > :23:44.printing or second or third, it is nice to dominate the race. We have
:23:44. > :23:48.a long period from now until the World Championships and we have to
:23:48. > :23:53.enjoy these moments, because this is what we do it for. I really
:23:53. > :23:58.enjoyed it. What are you Michael Thaw's, on the Men's Pair results,
:23:58. > :24:06.and the difference between the Kiwis and the British pair? It was
:24:06. > :24:16.a big margin, but Pete and Andy have tried hard and credit to them.
:24:16. > :24:18.
:24:18. > :24:20.It is the event. We're here to make our four will quickly and Andy and
:24:20. > :24:27.Pete Artemis and we will support them Foster in any event, we want
:24:27. > :24:33.to see them win. But we are talking about the coxless fours here, so...
:24:33. > :24:38.The coxless fours in Mike impious form. And Andy Reed -- and Pete
:24:38. > :24:44.Reed and Andy Hodge Peat Inn resoundingly. So what is going on?
:24:44. > :24:48.No one can answer that better than Pete Reid and Andy Hodge themselves.
:24:48. > :24:51.Pete said that this might be our last time racing in the pairs, so
:24:52. > :24:58.they might knew that the pressure was on after their performance last
:24:58. > :25:03.year. It is always very difficult coming out of Henley, racing. They
:25:03. > :25:08.found themselves at the top of the pack behind. In previous races it
:25:08. > :25:12.has been the Kiwis, the Brits, and then the pack behind. You do not
:25:12. > :25:16.change a winning team, so why change the four when they are
:25:17. > :25:21.looking so good? I don't think you can change the four at the moment.
:25:21. > :25:26.I cannot see Jurgen Grobler changing anything. I think he will
:25:26. > :25:31.see this season out. It is a matter of less than two months to the
:25:32. > :25:37.world championships. I think he will stick with what he has got now.
:25:37. > :25:43.But there will be changes for next year, through the winter. If the
:25:43. > :25:48.four goes on and wins everything, is there an option to put Pete Reed
:25:48. > :25:53.and Andy Hodge into a eight, to give them a substantial chance of
:25:53. > :25:57.winning the gold medal there? Putting the two best guys in the
:25:57. > :26:03.British team will make the eight go faster, but will it be fast enough
:26:03. > :26:10.to win on last year's will John Major performance? Yes. On this
:26:10. > :26:14.year's performance, probably not. - - last year's world championship
:26:14. > :26:19.performance. But that is about pique and Andy who are the stars
:26:20. > :26:23.and the British team and are not winning, but the four is. Is it a
:26:23. > :26:28.man management issue? How do you say to somebody, I don't think you
:26:28. > :26:32.are going to win a gold medal in that boat, so I am seeking you out
:26:32. > :26:37.of their and putting you somewhere else. If the two individuals want
:26:37. > :26:43.to carry on in the pairs, there is no reason why they cannot overturn
:26:43. > :26:47.13 defeats. But you only need to win one or, as long as it is the
:26:47. > :26:53.right one. You only get one chance at the Olympics, once every four
:26:53. > :27:00.years. Whoever his bid is going into it, there is a lot of pressure
:27:00. > :27:06.on that. -- whoever his favourite going into it. It is a difficult
:27:06. > :27:10.process. The underlying factor is British rowing wants to have gold
:27:10. > :27:14.medals and even though it is fantastic having a silver medal and
:27:14. > :27:18.it is good for the credibility of rowing in at the UK, we want our
:27:18. > :27:24.best people winning gold medals. That is going to continue in the
:27:24. > :27:28.weeks and months ahead. We had been talking about 2012. The rowing
:27:28. > :27:33.story of the Year centres on Katherine Grainger. The
:27:33. > :27:41.unforgettable images of the Sydney Olympics. Great Britain gets the
:27:41. > :27:45.gold medal! Steve Redgrave, five in a row! What a great Olympian.
:27:45. > :27:53.the undercard was a rowing silver poorer women squat who has gone on
:27:53. > :27:58.to become great Britain's best-ever female raw. It is called for
:27:58. > :28:05.Germany, and on the line they are pushing on! It is going to be a
:28:05. > :28:11.photo-finish. In gold police Mac, Germany, and Silver Place, Britain,
:28:11. > :28:15.we got it! Katherine Grainger turning silver into gold. Romania
:28:15. > :28:18.defended the Olympic gold medal, they did it again, and Great
:28:18. > :28:24.Britain put everything into the melting pot and take the silver
:28:24. > :28:30.medal. And, so, to Beijing, and the dominant British crew would surely
:28:30. > :28:36.make a dull time lucky for the indomitable Scot. It will be
:28:36. > :28:39.another silver for Great Britain. They 1 three silver medals at
:28:39. > :28:43.consider the Olympics, so the choice is stark, give it everything
:28:43. > :28:50.or give it up. And Katherine Grainger chose to go for it, afford
:28:50. > :28:54.crack at the most Czechs support -- was cherished event in sport.
:28:54. > :29:00.a fabulous result for Katherine Grainger, the silver medal. But she
:29:00. > :29:10.has always really wanted to be part of a team. For me, rowing is about
:29:10. > :29:11.
:29:11. > :29:15.being in might accrue. -- in and crew. It is about trying to put
:29:16. > :29:20.everything into place to get a result. But it is about every
:29:20. > :29:26.element of that team feeling that it is the right thing to do, and
:29:27. > :29:33.this build Wright, from the of bus- stop it was early 2010 and we went
:29:33. > :29:39.out to a training camp in Portugal. We thought, I am just doing my
:29:39. > :29:45.thing, and Caton is doing her thing, but it was actually together. I
:29:45. > :29:49.made a few calls, and she changed in exactly the way that I meant it
:29:49. > :29:54.without me having to explain it in much details, and knowing how
:29:54. > :29:59.strong the board are physically, I knew that if we had this technical
:29:59. > :30:07.synergy, then it could be really special. It build good and it was
:30:07. > :30:11.good. The 2010 campaign ended in world championship glory. Look at
:30:11. > :30:18.this she a determination from Katherine Grainger in the stroke
:30:18. > :30:24.seat. What a combination. They are just stretched out now, having
:30:24. > :30:28.annihilated the field. Impressive from the first to the last. Great
:30:28. > :30:31.Britain are the new world champions in the women's double sculls.
:30:31. > :30:35.Katherine Grainger is used to being the number one performer in winter
:30:35. > :30:41.training. But this time around, Anna Watkins beat her in the trials.
:30:41. > :30:49.The clock Willie is ticking. knows what next year is about. --
:30:49. > :30:53.really is ticking. It is in the here and now that she was second to
:30:53. > :30:58.Anna Watkins in the singles and I'm sure that she was to come first
:30:58. > :31:02.next year. So in the double the will have new challenge is, and new
:31:02. > :31:07.crews to make, there. The sense of urgency and getting things right
:31:07. > :31:12.probably builds as you go on. Katherine Grainger has had enough
:31:12. > :31:16.of being second and it is likely that London will be our last chance
:31:16. > :31:21.of standing on the podium, and she wants it badly, but so does her
:31:21. > :31:28.crew made, so the knack have the air of a winning combination.
:31:28. > :31:32.all know what Katharine is capable of. But I want it for myself.
:31:32. > :31:36.Nobody or in the winning team -- women's team has ever won a gold
:31:36. > :31:43.medal. This crew is special and it deserves to get special resource.
:31:43. > :31:49.We are very much on the countdown to 2012 now. But we cannot last for
:31:49. > :31:53.up to that point. It is all about taking steps on the way they are.
:31:53. > :31:59.In some ways it deals round the corner, in other ways, there is a
:31:59. > :32:05.lot to be done. Sport matters to me a great deal. I still celebrate the
:32:05. > :32:15.highs as much as I have ever suffered the laws, but you can
:32:15. > :32:16.
:32:16. > :32:25.also... I cannot see what shape it is going to take. I do not know
:32:25. > :32:30.what is coming. I can see that it Katherine Grainger's dedication and
:32:30. > :32:34.commitment is total, but it is longevity, a decade plus of
:32:34. > :32:40.maintaining that enthusiasm, that is what sets some athletes apart
:32:40. > :32:45.from others? Definitely. And within women's rowing it is more unusual
:32:45. > :32:50.than men's, but it is still unusual within men's rowing, to row for
:32:50. > :32:55.such a long period. Three silver medals, two of them outstanding
:32:55. > :32:58.performances, the last one was a bit disappointing. The combination
:32:58. > :33:02.with Anna works really well, there is a lot of competition between
:33:02. > :33:06.them when they are training and Anna has beaten her up a couple of
:33:06. > :33:10.times that trials, which pushes you on a little bit and shows you how
:33:10. > :33:14.close they are in performance, and that closeness is really pushing
:33:15. > :33:19.through on the overall performance. Anna has had trouble with a back
:33:19. > :33:29.injury in the last few months, they are not in the best possible shape.
:33:29. > :33:33.
:33:33. > :33:35.the Women's Double Sculls, Anna Watkins and Katherine Grainger from
:33:35. > :33:40.Watkins and Katherine Grainger from Great Britain are showing things
:33:40. > :33:44.are again looking to be almost back to normal. They are almost a length
:33:44. > :33:50.ahead, their first real, proper ahead, their first real, proper
:33:50. > :33:55.test in the 2011 season, and they must be very happy. At Munich, Anna
:33:55. > :34:02.was injured and Katherine Grainger teamed up with the spare, they won
:34:02. > :34:07.pretty convincingly. This is getting Anna back, taking it
:34:07. > :34:14.gradually, not wanting to put any big riskiness. They are working
:34:14. > :34:21.well together. Pressure is coming from the Australians. They are just
:34:21. > :34:26.hanging on. Perhaps they are going slightly quicker. This is a repeat
:34:26. > :34:32.of the World Championship final last year. Last year in the World
:34:32. > :34:37.Championship, but a ball so well comfortable, but now they are
:34:37. > :34:42.having to fight more, finding their way again -- the doubles were
:34:42. > :34:46.comfortable. It was looking a bit Labour and and heavy before as the
:34:46. > :34:50.Australian's challenge, they were gearing up to make a move. They
:34:50. > :34:55.went up to 36 strokes a minute, they have held off the Australian
:34:55. > :34:59.challenge. The Australians are up to 38 strokes a minute, reckoning
:35:00. > :35:05.they have a good chance of matching them. Ready to exploit Anna's
:35:06. > :35:09.hesitancy about her back. This is the time they really want to try to
:35:09. > :35:15.cause some psychological damage. They are pushing hard and it is
:35:15. > :35:20.still coming back. Into the last 500 metres we will see a great race.
:35:20. > :35:24.The Australians are in second, Great Britain in first, first and
:35:24. > :35:30.second from the world championships last year. Everybody else is racing
:35:30. > :35:36.for the Brahms. Great Britain are holding a game. Look at the lens of
:35:36. > :35:40.stroke from the British crew, Grainger, from St Andrew boat club,
:35:40. > :35:44.Anna Watkins from Leander Club. They are thinking about being long
:35:44. > :35:48.and relaxed. They were caught a bit by the
:35:49. > :35:54.Australian challenge. They want to keep control and not have to sprint.
:35:54. > :36:00.But it got heavy dealing that. It looks much easier now, much
:36:00. > :36:05.livelier. They are moving away from Australia. They wanted to put
:36:05. > :36:10.pressure on Watkins' back, to see if they could break her down before
:36:10. > :36:15.the World Championships, but she looks very strong. The boat looks
:36:15. > :36:22.much livelier as they come into the last 250 metres. The British crew
:36:22. > :36:31.moving to a length over the world silver medallists Australia. Just
:36:31. > :36:36.looking at Ukraine in lane number 54 stop -- lane number 5. Now some
:36:36. > :36:41.clear water from Great Britain. They can enjoy the last bit after
:36:41. > :36:46.doing all that was asked of them. In the last 500 they held off a
:36:46. > :36:50.sustained attack from the Australians. It is a solid back
:36:51. > :36:54.from Anna Watkins. They have got inside, five strokes, they can
:36:55. > :36:59.count them in, it is a job well done. When they look back at the
:36:59. > :37:03.gold medal they have won, you can see this was perhaps a very
:37:03. > :37:09.significant win over Australia. Australia close in a little bit
:37:09. > :37:14.again. They were able to maintain 36 or 37 strokes a minute ride the
:37:14. > :37:19.way through. Great Britain first of Australia and Ukraine, a very
:37:19. > :37:25.Australia and Ukraine, a very important win. -- first, although
:37:25. > :37:29.Australia and Ukraine. Anna, it looked like a tough race
:37:29. > :37:33.for your comeback international of the season? It was tough,
:37:33. > :37:36.psychologically and tactically more than physically, probably, because
:37:36. > :37:41.we have not had the preparation or got the confidence back that we
:37:41. > :37:44.usually have. It was a really good race to be in the fight, we have
:37:44. > :37:50.not had that in the doubles before, we are confident we can step up
:37:50. > :37:54.from here. Last year with the World Championship, everyone had you down
:37:54. > :38:00.as Britain's top crew to win gold. The field looks like it is closing
:38:01. > :38:04.now? When we decided to come here, Anna was not backed a full racing
:38:04. > :38:09.fitness and we had to hedge our bets whether it was worth coming,
:38:09. > :38:12.we decided we wanted to get some tough racing under our belts. The
:38:12. > :38:17.fact we are still ahead of the field without much preparation
:38:17. > :38:21.together is looking quite good. Another victory, perhaps closer
:38:21. > :38:25.than you might have thought, how much of that was down to Anna
:38:25. > :38:29.missing so much training? I think time in the boat has been missed,
:38:30. > :38:33.she has been training throughout but it is never quite the same
:38:33. > :38:39.intensity if you are doing rehab training than actually being in the
:38:39. > :38:45.boat. But I was really quite pleased with how they performed
:38:45. > :38:52.when put under pressure. In the past, that is one that has been an
:38:52. > :38:57.issue of crews putting pressure at major championships and faltering.
:38:57. > :39:01.Knowing the preparation has not been brilliant, that will set them
:39:01. > :39:06.in a really good stead for future pressure races, and there will be a
:39:06. > :39:11.few of them. Hovering in the background is the thought, do they
:39:11. > :39:15.double up and try to win two gold medals? They are very keen to be
:39:15. > :39:18.able to do that. You could look at it either way, should they
:39:18. > :39:23.concentrate on the one they are doing? They have done that before
:39:23. > :39:27.and it has not worked at the Olympics. By doing two events, does
:39:27. > :39:31.that break the pressure and give you more time to think about the
:39:31. > :39:36.issues you have than the issues which have arisen from what has
:39:36. > :39:41.happened in the past? What about someone like Kelly Holmes, winning
:39:41. > :39:45.the 1500? It is like one is a backstop, but the backstop can end
:39:45. > :39:50.up being your strongest event? Exactly. There are so many
:39:50. > :39:54.different ways you can look at it. If you double up and it is
:39:54. > :39:58.successful, you have made the right decision. If you double up and you
:39:58. > :40:04.are not successful, either of them, at the level you want to be, it
:40:04. > :40:08.becomes a bigger issue. Then you will be slated for doing that. Some
:40:08. > :40:12.very big decisions to be made in the next couple of months.
:40:12. > :40:22.We started the programme by talking about Great Britain and New Zealand,
:40:22. > :40:30.
:40:30. > :40:36.and their rivalry, here is another pair gets away, really looking at
:40:36. > :40:41.the centre, lane three, Great Britain, silver medallists at the
:40:41. > :40:45.World Championships. Elaine four, New Zealand, the world champions.
:40:45. > :40:50.Great Britain are going OPs move and relaxed, Heather Stanning in
:40:50. > :41:00.the stroke seat closest to worse, from the army Rowing Club. She is
:41:00. > :41:03.relaxed through 100 metres. -- in the stroke seat closest to us.
:41:03. > :41:09.looked for a long and effective. They are settling down now, they
:41:09. > :41:14.have picked it up at a higher rate, settling down into their race pace.
:41:14. > :41:19.Moving very well in lane three, Great Britain. The British crew
:41:19. > :41:27.have got almost clear water, and going away from the All Blacks tour
:41:27. > :41:31.of New Zealand in lane number four. -- going away from the all-black
:41:31. > :41:37.strip of New Zealand. They have really opened it up. Quite a
:41:37. > :41:41.dangerous tactic from what is, experienced wise, a young pair.
:41:41. > :41:47.They are so much. They have lovely legs, very relaxed, doing nothing
:41:47. > :41:52.wrong, no complicated movements. They have settled into a nice race
:41:52. > :41:59.pace, 34 strokes a minute. Now they just have to hold a very, very
:41:59. > :42:06.strong middle of the race pace. big surprise in the opening quarter
:42:06. > :42:10.of this final of the women's pair is that New Zealand's, the world
:42:10. > :42:15.champions, they are going through in 4th place -- New Zealand, the
:42:15. > :42:18.world champions. We are now approaching the three-
:42:19. > :42:24.quarter way mark, look at the space between the British crew in lane
:42:24. > :42:29.number 3 and, slowly but surely, New Zealand coming through the pack.
:42:29. > :42:35.They have taken over the USA in a number one. Do they have the
:42:35. > :42:41.experience as we go into the 4th quarter? This is where the
:42:41. > :42:46.experience, wisdom and everything players in. Have the British got
:42:46. > :42:51.the cushion to hold on to the New the cushion to hold on to the New
:42:51. > :42:55.Zealanders, who are coming up in the overlap? New Zealand are
:42:55. > :42:59.experienced, they are at 37 strokes a minute, you would expect the
:42:59. > :43:05.British to react. New Zealand hunting them down, there is an
:43:05. > :43:12.overlap. They have been a 37 strokes a minute for about three
:43:12. > :43:16.minutes. Through 300 metres from a line, one thing is for sure, New
:43:16. > :43:20.Zealand, the world champions, are hunting the British pair down. They
:43:20. > :43:25.were caught napping in the first 500 metres, they were dumped off
:43:25. > :43:30.the start and they have to work hard in the second 1000. New
:43:30. > :43:35.Zealand are coming up again, they are about a third of a length off.
:43:35. > :43:40.Still they are fighting to the line. The British pair have to respond.
:43:40. > :43:45.The British crew have to go up, the world champions are coming through.
:43:45. > :43:49.Great Britain is still there, but at the lower rate of 34 strokes per
:43:49. > :43:54.minute. Now they are trying to respond. But watch New Zealand, the
:43:54. > :43:59.fight is on for the last 200 metres. Inside the last 10 strokes, it will
:43:59. > :44:03.be a race for the line. Great Britain are hanging on by about
:44:03. > :44:08.three or four feet, we are up to the line and the British crew have
:44:08. > :44:13.held off an incredible charge from New Zealand as they come through.
:44:13. > :44:16.New Zealand's heads are down, they realise they got the first 1000
:44:16. > :44:22.wrong. It will be an incredible race when they come Back Again at
:44:22. > :44:27.the World Championship. Great Britain imperious in the first 1000,
:44:27. > :44:37.under pressure in the second. Top of the tree over New Zealand, last
:44:37. > :44:38.
:44:38. > :44:42.How did that feel, to beat the world champions in Lucerne?
:44:42. > :44:47.really good feeling. We are really pleased with our performance, it is
:44:47. > :44:54.the first time we have raised, we were coming here to beat them and
:44:54. > :44:58.to win. It put us on a really good progression towards Bled, but at
:44:58. > :45:04.the same time it was a really close race, so we know it is not always
:45:04. > :45:08.done, give us six more weeks of hard training. Helen, looking at
:45:08. > :45:13.your improvement curve, it is forever going upwards at an amazing
:45:13. > :45:19.rate. It has been such a whirlwind 12 months, what is it like to look
:45:19. > :45:22.back as the Lucerne winners? little bit surreal. I feel like I
:45:22. > :45:26.really want to keep hold of this momentum, we are still improving,
:45:26. > :45:31.and the longer we can hold back on, it is just brilliant and, like you
:45:31. > :45:35.say, 12 months ago I would really have aspired to be where we are now,
:45:35. > :45:39.so I think it is real justification for our hard work.
:45:39. > :45:43.That race, Classic in terms of a rolling sense, the only sport where
:45:43. > :45:47.you can compete backward so you can see how much closer people are
:45:47. > :45:52.getting to you. How difficult is it when you see the gap narrowing
:45:52. > :45:56.inexorably, to keep your calm and hold on and keep your composure?
:45:56. > :46:04.Really tough, especially having such a big lead, then the Kiwis
:46:04. > :46:09.came back so strong. You could see how hard the Kiwis were going. Our
:46:09. > :46:13.girls were very steady, probably a little bit too steady in some ways!
:46:13. > :46:18.They were feeling fatigued. But just to stay cool under that
:46:18. > :46:21.pressure and intensity, from last year they surprised me by the
:46:21. > :46:24.silver medal they got, but certainly they have been backing
:46:24. > :46:29.that up this season, then beating the world champions, very, very
:46:29. > :46:33.impressive. A couple of weeks ago at Henley,
:46:33. > :46:38.success almost across the board, but notably for the Men's Quad, but
:46:38. > :46:41.also for the Red express off Wells and Bateman. The last time we saw
:46:41. > :46:51.there was at Munich, where they finished third. Could they improve
:46:51. > :46:55.
:46:55. > :47:00.technique is not great but the speed is that. Germany leading by
:47:00. > :47:10.almost a length over a chasing field. Great Britain are second. At
:47:10. > :47:18.
:47:18. > :47:25.the top of your picture, France are surprised that the British crew
:47:25. > :47:30.have not launched a big attack. Looking forward, because in the
:47:30. > :47:34.first 500, he borrowed champions New Zealand had a complete shocker.
:47:34. > :47:39.They seemed to be working it back. Looking at Marcus Bateman work in
:47:39. > :47:47.this crew. New Zealand just creeping up now, moving back on
:47:47. > :47:50.France, who was white moving very sweetly at the top of the picture.
:47:50. > :47:55.France and New Zealand beginning to move up alongside and through Great
:47:55. > :47:59.Britain. Great Britain are going to have to make a move and react to
:47:59. > :48:05.all of this. Germany seemed to be well clear. Now, here comes New
:48:05. > :48:12.Zealand. New Zealand are absolutely flying. At they have clawed their
:48:12. > :48:17.way back. And they have had to grind it out and grinding they are.
:48:17. > :48:23.They were dumped on the first quarter mark, but they are world
:48:23. > :48:28.champions, first at Hamburg three weeks ago and these guys looked
:48:28. > :48:38.like they are screaming along. to 37 strokes a minute, that is
:48:38. > :48:39.
:48:39. > :48:44.very high in a double scull. Germany went up very hard so might
:48:44. > :48:47.people often the last five under. That is the wrong caption on the
:48:47. > :48:51.left-hand side. Germany in the league. Three boats hunting them
:48:51. > :48:56.down, New Zealand leading from Great Britain and France, the
:48:56. > :49:01.chasing pack. Germany out, and New Zealand continue to throw
:49:01. > :49:06.everything at Great Britain, everything that Germany, and you
:49:06. > :49:12.have got to think they could get an overlap with the Germans. The
:49:12. > :49:16.British, Wills and Bateman, from the Leander Club, coached by Mark
:49:16. > :49:21.Earnshaw, world silver medalists, been overhauled by world champions
:49:21. > :49:26.New Zealand, and New Zealand have the bit between their teeth, they
:49:26. > :49:29.can almost smell the Germans, and Great Britain has to go now that
:49:29. > :49:38.these are on. Great Britain are at 39 strokes a minute, but New
:49:38. > :49:43.Zealand even higher. Germany, beginning to fade. They went out so
:49:43. > :49:47.hard, but this has been a sustained attack from New Zealand and look
:49:47. > :49:52.how they have come through. 42 strokes a minute. They have gone
:49:52. > :50:00.right through. That is an incredible performance from the
:50:00. > :50:05.world champions, New Zealand. They get ahead of Germany, the early
:50:05. > :50:09.race leaders. New Zealand, dumped in the first 500 metres, and they
:50:09. > :50:15.have shown such class and style, showing why they are world
:50:15. > :50:21.champions, in first place, recovered to win the gold medal.
:50:21. > :50:27.Germany get the silver, and Great Britain get the bronze. If there is
:50:27. > :50:33.one race and performance in terms of ducts from start to finish, that
:50:33. > :50:39.is your crew. An extraordinary sprint. They sprinted from the 500-
:50:40. > :50:43.metre long. Reminded me of 1992 when they started sprinting at
:50:43. > :50:48.about 750 metres and you sprinted through the remaining world
:50:48. > :50:58.champions, and Italy, to take the gold medal. That is what these guys
:50:58. > :51:00.
:51:00. > :51:07.just dead. Heroic performance from easy on to take the gold medal. --
:51:07. > :51:10.from New Zealand. I am Tom Solesbury. I am sometimes it from
:51:10. > :51:15.the men's quad. The best thing about going for me is being truly
:51:15. > :51:21.inspired by the dedication of my cronies. Seeing my competitors
:51:22. > :51:27.faces after I have just crushed them. The best thing for me, Steve
:51:27. > :51:32.Redgrave's Cola. It has been like this for two years! The worst thing
:51:32. > :51:42.about going is getting up early morning in the winter, minus Mac
:51:42. > :51:52.five. It is been nearly 30 and not having a penny to my name. I do not
:51:52. > :51:56.
:51:56. > :52:00.get an even tan all over. Up to the 1,000-metre mark. Stretching out in
:52:00. > :52:08.that middle second five, important to Neil the rhythm, hard. The
:52:08. > :52:13.British grew up in Elaine one, led by Ben Lucas and Sam Townshend,
:52:13. > :52:18.with Steve Rowbotham and Tom Townsend in the bows cease.
:52:18. > :52:24.Switzerland, the whole nation is drawing the crowd on the Sunday
:52:24. > :52:29.afternoon. The British qualified with the six slowest time in the
:52:29. > :52:34.spinal so they might have to attack on every single stroke. They got
:52:34. > :52:40.off well and it is the second or third 500 that they might have to
:52:40. > :52:44.lay down their pace. But this last 500 metres, can be Max Brand? It is
:52:44. > :52:54.difficult with a young, new crew to get that perfect cohesion when you
:52:54. > :52:55.
:52:55. > :53:03.are up against it. -- can they sprint? Good performance in this
:53:03. > :53:10.first 500 metres, again. It is all about stepping up. The home nation
:53:10. > :53:14.here on the Rotsee, Switzerland, all have these profiles in training
:53:14. > :53:23.and replicate that at a higher intensity come race day, come the
:53:23. > :53:33.finals. Germany have had a blistering third by pundits. The
:53:33. > :53:39.race is very tight. The race is really on, very tight, for the
:53:39. > :53:45.silver and bronze. Look at that water up there. Just delightful to
:53:45. > :53:50.be up there. Every stroke, they get more confident down the line. Mark
:53:50. > :53:55.Banks in charge of this crew, an inspirational coach, when it comes
:53:55. > :54:01.to getting in among the big names, particularly Germany, the race
:54:01. > :54:08.leaders. Germany have opened it up. Croatia, world champions, slipping
:54:08. > :54:14.further back. Great Britain is in there, in the hunt, and winding it
:54:14. > :54:20.up very well moving into the last 300 metres. Australia, the world
:54:20. > :54:26.bronze medallists from 2010, they are now going for the line. The
:54:26. > :54:33.crowds on the far bank enjoying the spectacle. Inside the closing
:54:33. > :54:35.stages. Germany have gone away from everybody. Now the race is on
:54:35. > :54:39.course over Foster on the far side you have Great Britain nudging
:54:39. > :54:45.ahead, but the Australians are coming back, it is Great Britain
:54:45. > :54:52.and Australia, four silver, and on the line, the British crew, what a
:54:52. > :54:58.fabulous result, silver for Great Britain. And this British quadruple
:54:58. > :55:02.scull are getting better and better. That was spectacular, spectacular
:55:02. > :55:06.result of Great Britain. The quadruple scull, we have never got
:55:06. > :55:12.a medal in this, this was a fantastic performance, and they
:55:12. > :55:18.have got a lot more to give. Britain in second place to Germany.
:55:18. > :55:26.Australia have been etched into the bronze medal position. What a great
:55:26. > :55:34.position to be in going into the What are your thoughts on the
:55:34. > :55:40.double sculls? They are going to be a little disappointed. They talked
:55:40. > :55:46.about how hard it is coming out of Henley and coming into this. It is
:55:47. > :55:56.a mental test, of the amount of races that you have been in.
:55:56. > :56:00.Unbelievable, they were unbelievable, New Zealand, with
:56:00. > :56:06.sheer guts and determination, and Germany hanging on for such a long
:56:06. > :56:14.time, from halfway along. Our guys looked smoother but did not close
:56:14. > :56:19.the gap. And the Quatt? Again, moving on all the time. It is
:56:19. > :56:23.impressive over the last few years, it is a boat that we have not done
:56:23. > :56:27.very well in since it became a world championship event, only
:56:27. > :56:32.making the world championships three times in total now. But the
:56:32. > :56:37.sport has got a chance of getting a medal. Beating Croatia at Henley
:56:37. > :56:43.last week, and then coming out and doing it again this time, and
:56:43. > :56:50.finishing in a strong position. They are going to feel very upbeat
:56:50. > :56:57.after that. Carrying that through, year on year, it is getting better
:56:57. > :57:03.and better. The finish of the men's single sculls, that was won by the
:57:03. > :57:09.Czech Republic. Campbell is not competing here for us. It is the
:57:09. > :57:15.wrong time of the year to be here. Yes, he has been up and down with
:57:15. > :57:24.illness. You can never rule him out. But this season has been very
:57:24. > :57:28.difficult for him. Normally, he confidence, but he was very
:57:28. > :57:35.disappointed that Munich. He won at Henley last weekend, but there was
:57:35. > :57:43.not that stiff opposition for him. Probably a good decision not to
:57:43. > :57:47.raise it here. To re-evaluate, and wait for the World Championships.
:57:47. > :57:57.From when a New Zealand runner up to a New Zealand winner, he is the
:57:57. > :57:59.
:57:59. > :58:05.single sculls, -- here is Emma Trigg. Maybe her period of
:58:05. > :58:10.domination in the game is coming to a close. Two races, two defeat by
:58:10. > :58:14.Germany, can the men's eight overcome their rivals? We have the
:58:14. > :58:19.latest hour from inside the camp. It is not all about rowing and
:58:19. > :58:22.training. Sophie Hosking talks us through her day job. At the
:58:22. > :58:25.Chambers Brothers combine for a pastime in a World Cup event as the
:58:26. > :58:32.world champion lightweight or look to get back to the top. Let us
:58:32. > :58:42.start with the Women's court. First place for them at the First World
:58:42. > :58:44.
:58:44. > :58:48.Cup regatta of the Year in Munich - through the halfway mark in second
:58:48. > :58:55.place to push on. Great Britain have been challenged by the United
:58:55. > :59:02.States of America and by Australia on the left, and by New Zealand to
:59:02. > :59:06.their right. Great Britain, still nice and relaxed. A length down and
:59:06. > :59:10.Germany going through the halfway mark. You have the Americans
:59:10. > :59:15.hunting down on the left. You want to start focusing on the boat ahead
:59:15. > :59:19.of you, rather than defending the boats behind you. It is all about
:59:19. > :59:23.mindset, chasing the boat in front, and everyone behind you doing the
:59:23. > :59:30.work. Bury Sterry in the middle part of this race, obviously
:59:30. > :59:36.working to a plan. -- very steady. Germany have dominated this event
:59:36. > :59:43.since its inception, only beaten two or three times in 30 years.
:59:43. > :59:53.They are back on song. Back in the driving seat. But other crews now
:59:53. > :59:59.are very close to them. Great Britain, having to make an attack
:59:59. > :00:08.now. Otherwise, they are going to find there is too much to do in the
:00:08. > :00:13.last 600 metres. Berry Flood and Annabel Vernon, silver medallists,
:00:13. > :00:20.and this German crew knows what it is like to be in a monks ate, they
:00:20. > :00:24.are world champions. As we head towards the 1,500m mark they have
:00:24. > :00:28.to remain -- have to remind themselves where they stand in the
:00:28. > :00:32.world. Great Britain in second but New Zealand have taken on the
:00:32. > :00:38.challenge over America, so, to their right, Great Britain have to
:00:38. > :00:42.worry, to keep their eye or New Zealand who are, all the time,
:00:42. > :00:47.tracking down Germany. They might have got a deal over lap. It is all
:00:47. > :00:53.about winding them in Mike coming down the final part of the track.
:00:53. > :00:59.That was a good move. Coming up to about half a length down on Germany.
:00:59. > :01:04.Still, New Zealand pushing hard on the far side. Great Britain need to
:01:04. > :01:09.do something special, and have to wind it right up, up to 39 strokes
:01:09. > :01:12.a minute, and try to pull Germany back. Germany has worked very hard
:01:12. > :01:22.to be where they are, but Great Britain should have the flexibility
:01:22. > :01:30.
:01:30. > :01:34.bit of a head breeze coming in. The crews will have to think about
:01:34. > :01:38.finishing. Great Britain have responded to New Zealand's
:01:38. > :01:43.challenge and continue to pile the pressure on Germany. Now every
:01:43. > :01:48.single stroke, the British are starting to move. They have about
:01:48. > :01:52.150 metres, a little over 15 strokes. Surely Germany have done
:01:52. > :01:57.enough to hold on to the challenge? The Germans are coming to the line,
:01:57. > :02:00.the British are continuing to wind the rate up, but it will be gold
:02:00. > :02:05.for Germany and saw the for Great Britain. Both crews moving away
:02:05. > :02:11.from New Zealand. New Zealand coming through in the bronze-medal
:02:11. > :02:16.position. The exhaustion is evident in the British crew, they have had
:02:16. > :02:26.to work hard in the last 500 metres, they gave away too much to Germany,
:02:26. > :02:29.
:02:29. > :02:35.Tie, IM Sophie Hosking, international rower, lightweight
:02:35. > :02:44.women's double, World Cup gold medallist and when I am not rowing,
:02:44. > :02:49.I like to... Clean up contaminated land. Basically, I studied
:02:49. > :02:52.chemistry and physics at university. It is an expanding area in
:02:52. > :02:58.construction, it looked quite an interesting thing to get involved
:02:58. > :03:04.with. Former petrol stations, Gasworks, we have worked on old
:03:04. > :03:09.tips. Anything we can to help -- do to help clean up the environment is
:03:09. > :03:13.great. I get a bit of banter about hard hats and steel toecap birds.
:03:13. > :03:18.They like the fact that people do other things apart from rowing,
:03:18. > :03:24.they seem quite interested. It is nice to come down on the site and
:03:24. > :03:28.chat to people who don't know what to do for the rest of the time and
:03:28. > :03:32.maybe see you on television occasionally. Rowing will only last
:03:32. > :03:42.for so long and I need something to going to afterwards. I am all done
:03:42. > :03:46.
:03:47. > :03:52.are looking pretty strong in the leading position. Just shy of a
:03:52. > :04:00.length over the United States of America. Great Britain are just
:04:00. > :04:04.sitting, those markers were wrong, Great Britain are in third position.
:04:04. > :04:09.Into the third 500, this is a really important 500. It is where
:04:09. > :04:14.you start to think about building it in for a line. If you can sneak
:04:14. > :04:19.a few strokes ahead and get the gap and anticipates when your
:04:19. > :04:27.competition will move, that will stand you in good stead in the
:04:27. > :04:33.closing stages. They seem to be stepping it up slightly. Canada
:04:33. > :04:39.have moved on. They have just moved through the United States, they
:04:39. > :04:46.have a tremendous amount to do to catch cannot afford stop they are
:04:46. > :04:56.continuing to move ahead. -- they have a tremendous amount to do to
:04:56. > :05:00.
:05:00. > :05:08.catch Canada. Canada are well clear and under a lot of pressure. Lynne
:05:08. > :05:13.degenerate into Tracy Cameron, the world champions in this event. --
:05:13. > :05:18.Lynsey and Tracy Cameron. It is not as smooth as it could be. They have
:05:19. > :05:26.great boat speed. The Canadians have a lot of lean back, it is
:05:27. > :05:33.typical of the coaching in Canada. The surge at the finish of the
:05:33. > :05:37.stroke gives the bowler to a good speed. It will take a big last 500
:05:37. > :05:42.metres for the British double scull to overhaul Canada, the reigning
:05:42. > :05:52.world champions. British are still in third place. That captured
:05:52. > :05:56.
:05:56. > :06:01.remains wrong. -- that captured the get an overlap, they are putting in
:06:01. > :06:06.so much effort. The Canadians are just thinking about effort to keep
:06:06. > :06:11.the gap going. Psychologically, they are coming at it from a very
:06:11. > :06:15.different perspective. In amongst it all, the United States of
:06:15. > :06:20.America are in lane number 3, looking to spoil the party for the
:06:20. > :06:24.British double scull. But both crews... The Americans look higher,
:06:24. > :06:30.they are taking more strokes per minute than the British crew. The
:06:30. > :06:36.British really have to respond, they don't look as dynamic. Now
:06:36. > :06:41.they are moving a bit more dynamically. You can see the speed
:06:41. > :06:47.going into the water, the likes coming down, but the Americans have
:06:47. > :06:51.responded. The race for silver is going on, and the race for the gold
:06:51. > :06:57.medal is out front. Canada are looking back, they are looking very
:06:57. > :07:01.relaxed. 125 metres from the line, they are not going to be challenged.
:07:01. > :07:05.They made to keep an eye on Great Britain, who are slowly getting
:07:05. > :07:10.through the United States of America -- they need to keep an eye
:07:10. > :07:14.on Great Britain. Inside the last 50 metres, long strokes coming from
:07:14. > :07:22.the Canadians. The British crew are through the United States into
:07:23. > :07:26.silver, they were almost have an overlap. Goals to Canada, -- Gold
:07:26. > :07:36.to Canada, so will the two Great Britain and bronze to the United
:07:36. > :07:38.
:07:38. > :07:41.States to America. -- Silva 2 Great The British will be happy with
:07:41. > :07:47.their silver medal. What are your views on the women's
:07:48. > :07:51.quad? Very good. I think they expect a bigger things in the first
:07:51. > :07:55.race this season, rising British women's sculling expected bigger
:07:55. > :07:59.things, a disappointing third, if you can be disappointed with the
:07:59. > :08:06.bronze medal. But they have had quite a lot of illness and injury,
:08:06. > :08:11.everyone has done different boats, it is very difficult. Two new girls
:08:11. > :08:18.this time. A strong second place, I think they will be really pleased,
:08:19. > :08:24.in some respects. And knowing that Fran is potentially coming back,
:08:25. > :08:28.more strength to come, they will be really pleased that they were
:08:28. > :08:33.pushing the Germans hard. Do you think Sophie and Hester, I was
:08:33. > :08:37.going to say are outside contenders, but they are live contenders?
:08:37. > :08:41.always have very mixed results. Over the last few years they have
:08:41. > :08:44.had a couple of very good results, got to the major championships and
:08:44. > :08:49.disappointed a little. Last year they did very well during the
:08:49. > :08:53.season. I think they have really been given strength, they have not
:08:53. > :08:58.been as dominant this year at the World Cup, but I think they have an
:08:58. > :09:04.inner belief they can perform at the highest level. Why not take the
:09:04. > :09:08.gold medal this year? And London 2012 next year, even better?
:09:09. > :09:14.Talking about lightweight doubles, you think about Purchase and Hunter,
:09:14. > :09:19.the Olympic champions. The men's weight -- race was won by New
:09:19. > :09:23.Zealand. What do you think about the future of their partnership?
:09:23. > :09:28.disappointing results at the First World Cup race. Coming back from
:09:28. > :09:33.that, one of them came down with a virus. It has taken a long time to
:09:33. > :09:39.recover from. Rumours within the camp have said if they can just
:09:39. > :09:47.qualifier the boat this year with the championships, that is all we
:09:47. > :09:55.are worried about. When the pulley player comes back, he adds so much
:09:55. > :10:04.to the crew. Hopefully he will be back for these world championships.
:10:04. > :10:09.If he is back, the contenders will be... But on the grapevine, it is
:10:09. > :10:14.let's concentrate on next year. Let's talk about the lightweight
:10:14. > :10:18.fours, which invariably provides the most exciting race. This
:10:18. > :10:22.particular event is very special for the Chambers family, both
:10:22. > :10:32.brothers competing in the same boat in a World Cup for the very first
:10:32. > :10:37.
:10:37. > :10:43.it, it is tight. At the halfway mark, very little between all six
:10:43. > :10:49.boats. Australia have kicked back, the South Africans are leading
:10:49. > :10:54.slightly. Australia, who had a bit of a slowdown into the second 500,
:10:54. > :10:59.they are at speed again. This is the most exciting race. Really
:10:59. > :11:04.can't afford a single mistake on any single stroke. They had just
:11:04. > :11:09.slipped into the lead, I don't know why the chart on the left showed
:11:09. > :11:14.them in 5th, they were well up. They have just eased into the front.
:11:15. > :11:20.Can they sustain it? Can they turn it on in the last 500 when
:11:20. > :11:25.everybody will attack? Richard Chambers is in the bow seat, his
:11:25. > :11:31.brother Peter is also there, Paul Mattick, Rob Williams, a really
:11:31. > :11:37.good, tight knit group. We are watching Switzerland in lane number
:11:37. > :11:42.to. Great Britain are coached by Rob Morgan. Very good experience,
:11:42. > :11:47.they trust each other, which will now be called for as we get towards
:11:47. > :11:52.the business and. 750 metres to go in the final of the men's
:11:52. > :11:58.lightweight coxless four. The crew average maximum individual cannot
:11:58. > :12:03.exceed 72.5 kilograms, the crew average cannot exceed 70 telegrams.
:12:03. > :12:13.What Denmark at the top of the picture as they really start to
:12:13. > :12:19.
:12:19. > :12:23.motor. -- and what Denmark. -- and discount a single boat at this
:12:23. > :12:32.stage in the race. The British are right up there, almost on the edge
:12:32. > :12:37.of a sprint. They have probably got one more sprint level to go.
:12:37. > :12:43.Switzerland in amongst it all, hanging on for dear life. In lane
:12:43. > :12:47.number 1, Denmark a game will push on hard. Switzerland are 40 strokes
:12:47. > :12:54.a minute, Great Britain moving up through 39 strokes a minute. Still
:12:54. > :13:02.a little bit more to go. Chamber as his four years younger than his
:13:02. > :13:08.older brother. He just slotted in and it is really sweet -- chambers
:13:08. > :13:12.his four years younger. They are being attacked, here we are in the
:13:12. > :13:17.dangerous part of the race. 200 metres remaining, surely they have
:13:17. > :13:21.done enough to hang on? Every single one of them is coming back.
:13:21. > :13:26.Great Britain are in front, they are moving away, it has been
:13:26. > :13:31.beautifully timed. They have moved it up now and in the last 150
:13:31. > :13:36.metres they are shooting. British crew have done enough, but
:13:36. > :13:41.the Australians attack harder. Here come the Italians and the Danes,
:13:41. > :13:49.but it is gold for Great Britain. It is sold before Italy, we wait
:13:49. > :13:56.for the full, -- it is a silver medal for Italy, we wait for the
:13:56. > :14:01.full confirmation for the bronze medal. Brotherly love, that is
:14:01. > :14:06.great. What a triumph for Peter Chambers to be a winner here and,
:14:06. > :14:10.as I say, the injured Chris Barclay will struggle to get back in, that
:14:10. > :14:15.was a very sweet line-up. All credit to Rob Williams in the
:14:15. > :14:25.stroke seat, he did a great job. wonderful performance for Great
:14:25. > :14:27.
:14:27. > :14:34.Tallis about your little brother and what he has done? -- tell us
:14:34. > :14:38.about? I am so proud. To come into a boat that expects gold every time,
:14:38. > :14:44.that is massive. He delivered a good performance and support to
:14:44. > :14:46.this the whole way through. We have come away with a whim, he has shown
:14:46. > :14:52.his immaturity of the last couple of weeks and it has been awesome to
:14:52. > :14:58.race with him. -- he has shown his maturity over the last couple of
:14:58. > :15:05.weeks. Haven't you won more than he did at the age of 21? I don't know,
:15:05. > :15:10.we will have to see! We did some good races, we had a good plan and
:15:10. > :15:17.went out and did it. How special was it to row with your older
:15:17. > :15:19.brother? It is our first time together, and the fact that we won
:15:19. > :15:24.on the properly -- on the first time we race to together, I am
:15:24. > :15:29.proud. Tremendously exciting and a great result. You can get too
:15:29. > :15:33.carried away, but fantastic for the Chambers family? Brilliant for the
:15:33. > :15:39.brothers and the family. I think it is outstanding the way they
:15:39. > :15:43.conducted themselves over this week. They were bitterly disappointed
:15:43. > :15:47.with their performance at Munich, even though they came back into it
:15:47. > :15:51.in the last race, but they were swaggering around as world
:15:51. > :15:56.champions, we are the best. They did not produce the goods they felt
:15:56. > :16:03.they could, they went away, worked on it and came back, you can always
:16:03. > :16:07.see lightweight coxless fours, they are very tight. They were racing
:16:07. > :16:12.some talented groups, who blew them away in lightweight terms. The
:16:12. > :16:18.margin does not seem very much, but for some reason in lightweight fors,
:16:18. > :16:22.it is a big margin. They will be pleased, going into the world
:16:22. > :16:24.championships. Just a couple more races to show you, the Women's
:16:25. > :16:34.Eight and the Men's Eight, but first he is Greg Searle with his
:16:35. > :16:41.
:16:42. > :16:46.Ready? Hands on, and left. We in Munich for the first of the 2011
:16:46. > :16:50.World Cup races, and it is the morning of the final. It is our job
:16:50. > :16:57.to make sure that we do not play out the usual script for the
:16:57. > :17:05.Germans, which is for them to get a place and does not to be able to
:17:05. > :17:10.get back on terms. Today, we need to be different. Germany, the world
:17:10. > :17:16.champions, out fast in the Green vote. Germany gets the gold, Great
:17:16. > :17:20.Britain get the silver, they knew that they live in Germany slip
:17:20. > :17:24.through too much in the vast 500 metres. We did play out exactly the
:17:24. > :17:29.script which we have had before when racing the Germans. We had
:17:29. > :17:35.hoped they would not be that fast, but they are fast, they trained
:17:35. > :17:42.hard, too, and they rode quite well. The message is clear, we need to
:17:42. > :17:46.make sure that we go faster because that is going to be boring, if that
:17:46. > :17:51.happens every time between now and the Olympics. But I trust our
:17:51. > :18:00.coaches and the rest of the team, that people want it and a hungry
:18:00. > :18:05.for it, just as much as I am. It is 2nd July, 2011. Henley Royal
:18:05. > :18:10.Regatta. It is a very classy event. The Australians are good and the
:18:10. > :18:16.Germans are here. We need to be right on our game. Training has
:18:16. > :18:22.been interesting for the last month. We have had a situation with E-coli,
:18:22. > :18:29.which meant that we did not race in my handbag. This is the first race
:18:29. > :18:33.since Munich, which was five weeks ago now. And going to lose to the
:18:33. > :18:38.Germans, but I feel like we have made progress and eventually we
:18:38. > :18:43.will get past them. This gives us the rage, that we need to do
:18:43. > :18:53.something about this. We have got to use that to make a stronger and
:18:53. > :18:56.
:18:56. > :19:01.make us raise better next weekend, The legs will be burning but they
:19:01. > :19:06.have to go one more time, to step up the raised profile, all the
:19:06. > :19:11.training demand, around the 1,000- metre mark, but the Germans put
:19:11. > :19:18.everything into the first half, and always just hang on. And Canada
:19:18. > :19:22.going very strongly in lane five. The British crew continue to be up
:19:22. > :19:27.there. They no they have got a quick second half, if everything
:19:28. > :19:35.comes together. Germany have not got their usual one light lead at
:19:35. > :19:42.the halfway mark. The British crew over in lane six, they no they have
:19:42. > :19:50.to wind it up and reel in the Germans. USA at the top of the
:19:50. > :20:00.picture, they were into place, but still moving quite well. -- in the
:20:00. > :20:07.5th place. The Germans are just running that bought out. The boat
:20:07. > :20:14.once on an they are on to it very quickly. -- the boat runs on.
:20:14. > :20:21.Confidence in that German crew, sky-high. America, in 6th place, in
:20:21. > :20:25.early No. 1, in amongst it all as well. The United States are rowing
:20:25. > :20:29.technically well. 10 McClaren, their coach, working hard on
:20:29. > :20:35.getting their technique improved. He is trying to make them work in
:20:35. > :20:41.small boats, just work a little bit more effectively, more in sympathy
:20:41. > :20:48.with at the boat and with the water around them. A as we get the wards
:20:48. > :20:53.the closing stages, there is going to be a lot of noise. 500 metres
:20:53. > :20:57.remain. The Germans three-quarters of a live up on the United States.
:20:57. > :21:03.At Great Britain in and around third position. That caption was
:21:03. > :21:10.wrong. Now the British have to just lift it up, keep tunnel vision in
:21:10. > :21:17.the British crew and think about the 30 strokes up towards the line.
:21:17. > :21:21.Dan Ritchie in the stern, pushing them on. He but the Germans will
:21:21. > :21:27.sense everyone coming back at them. The latest days moving very fast
:21:27. > :21:32.now. The United States are at 38 strokes a minute. Germany, looking
:21:32. > :21:37.strong. They have the tandem rig in the middle of the board. Four or
:21:37. > :21:41.five on the same side. And it makes that boat go straight and move very
:21:41. > :21:46.well. You cannot see them, but there have been mounting a
:21:46. > :21:52.challenge. They will be stunned by the fees from the Netherlands and
:21:52. > :21:57.Poland but now they are moving. 200m remaining. The Netherlands in
:21:57. > :22:01.Elaine four, pushing on, it is going to be a sprint for the line.
:22:01. > :22:06.Great Britain fighting for the bronze medal. United States hanging
:22:06. > :22:09.on, Germany has got the gold, benevolence attacked Great Britain
:22:09. > :22:13.one more time, it is Germany for gold, and the British are now
:22:13. > :22:18.coming, almost on the line, this could be for a medal, Germany
:22:18. > :22:24.through, and it'll be a photo- finish for the silver medal between
:22:24. > :22:29.Great Britain and the Netherlands. And it does not get any closer than
:22:29. > :22:34.that. Germany hung on out there, ahead, but Great Britain had the
:22:34. > :22:44.sprint to get in. Again, the Netherlands find the closing speech
:22:44. > :22:44.
:22:45. > :22:48.to come right back into it. -- speed. Silver for the Netherlands
:22:48. > :22:58.and bronze for Great Britain. The great British crew on the medal
:22:58. > :23:04.
:23:04. > :23:12.podium, but things getting so close America going through the 1,500m
:23:12. > :23:16.mark -- and the United States of America. They should think about
:23:16. > :23:22.keeping the line, the quicker on the catches and they could catch
:23:22. > :23:27.the Netherlands. If they can do that that would be a great sculp in
:23:27. > :23:32.this race. Canada just crept up and crept up. The Netherlands being
:23:33. > :23:38.left behind over the last bite hundred metres. Canada will start
:23:38. > :23:48.to raise up to 38 strokes a minute, and try to match the Nikkei stays
:23:48. > :23:48.
:23:48. > :23:58.on the run-in. -- the United States. The naked spacer America have led
:23:58. > :24:07.
:24:07. > :24:14.the way. By -- the United States experience there to let this slip
:24:14. > :24:21.now. Lesley Thomson just driving on heart crew, 150 metres remaining.
:24:21. > :24:25.Great Britain being pushed hard by Caroline or corner in lane one. The
:24:25. > :24:33.Americans have pen strokes to the line. The Americans lead over
:24:33. > :24:38.Canada. Not much in it. It is the US, from Canada, from the
:24:39. > :24:43.Netherlands, from Great Britain. And that his goal to the USA.
:24:43. > :24:53.Silver for Canada, the Netherlands get the bronze, and Great Britain
:24:53. > :25:02.
:25:02. > :25:07.coming through in opposition. The I am going to ask a British -- a
:25:07. > :25:13.difficult question - which British victory as impressed you most?
:25:13. > :25:21.is a difficult question to answer. Perhaps the Women's Pair. The match
:25:21. > :25:29.were completely brilliant, dominant. And what style from the lightweight
:25:29. > :25:33.four. By we have just had a cracking day. You have coaches
:25:33. > :25:38.meetings coming up. Do you expect any change to these crews before
:25:38. > :25:43.the World Championships? I didn't announce them on air. We have a few
:25:43. > :25:48.things to talk about. But it is good decision-making from a strong
:25:49. > :25:52.position, to squeeze up the medals, and so on. It will be a hard
:25:52. > :25:57.decision to make but we will announce the team on Tuesday week.
:25:57. > :26:03.There was a time, 30 years ago, when one bronze medal would have
:26:03. > :26:13.been regarded as a success. This is fantastic, isn't it? But a mite
:26:13. > :26:19.cold, four Silva and two bronze -- for gold, four silvers, and two
:26:19. > :26:25.bronze. They might have put all this together, and if we can do it
:26:25. > :26:31.in July and August of next year, that is going to be incredible. It
:26:31. > :26:37.is almost East German like, in some ways. They used to win everything
:26:37. > :26:42.when I started out, with two boats that would come first and second.
:26:42. > :26:49.New Zealand are performing well as a team. But there is nobody else
:26:49. > :26:53.who is there, in it. Germany have some good boats, but they are not
:26:53. > :26:58.beer in debt. Almost every Olympic category, we are contesting for
:26:58. > :27:03.medals. You do not want to get ahead of yourself, because pride
:27:03. > :27:10.comes before a ball, but are we all lost on the cusp of this British
:27:10. > :27:15.rowing team doing what the cycling team did in Beijing? Very possible.
:27:15. > :27:21.I think that, to win as many gold medals as the cycling team, is
:27:21. > :27:25.going to be very tough. But if you talk to any of the individual boats,
:27:25. > :27:32.taking out the women's single, the weakest event, all of them have
:27:32. > :27:39.chances of winning a medal. And if they could be gold medals. There
:27:39. > :27:46.are 14 Olympic events. If you're talking about 13 Bury good chances.
:27:46. > :27:52.-- very good. Could you might hear as well? Yes, the double sculls was
:27:52. > :27:56.even closer than the lightweight fours at Lucerne. Plenty more spoke
:27:56. > :28:06.to alert you to on BBC television. The Open golf at San which starts
:28:06. > :28:08.
:28:08. > :28:11.on Thursday. -- Sandwich. You can follow that across all platforms.
:28:11. > :28:21.Then the Rowing Championships at Lake Bled, coverage on the red
:28:21. > :28:22.
:28:22. > :28:28.button and highlights on BBC One on You won't miss a stroke. Thanks to
:28:28. > :28:33.everybody at the Bolton Regatta, and as you can see the sport at
:28:33. > :28:39.this level is very vibrant. It has been lovely at this beer. And at