Eton Dorney

:00:12. > :00:22.memories. You do not need me to tell you what happened here on that

:00:22. > :00:23.

:00:23. > :00:33.unforgettable week last summer. one week last summer, this was our

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:00:34. > :00:42.water. The final chapter of what has been a remarkable story. They were

:00:42. > :00:51.our medals. We want them. If you want them, come and get them. The

:00:51. > :01:01.British are coming. Blood, sweat, tears. Hours of preparation in the

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:01:06. > :01:15.gym. On the water. The crowd will lift you up. Our stories. Dreams do

:01:15. > :01:21.come true. Our rowers. Our summer. We have done it, and we have done it

:01:21. > :01:26.in style. The sporting can still never stops

:01:26. > :01:31.turning. You're only as good as your next race. Some have jumped off and

:01:31. > :01:35.some will carry on spinning till the next Olympics. This year, the

:01:35. > :01:42.programme began with the World Cup regatta in Sydney and there was

:01:42. > :01:52.British success there. Welcome to the first World Cup of

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:01:52. > :02:02.2013. It is a new start for all the screws. It is the long road to

:02:02. > :02:04.

:02:04. > :02:09.really de Janeiro. From start to finish, it is almost perfection for

:02:09. > :02:19.Great Britain. Fantastic stuff for 2013. Great

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:02:20. > :02:25.written get the gold. -- Great Britain.

:02:25. > :02:28.With coats and scarves and flasks, the legacy of London 2012 has

:02:28. > :02:35.written large with sell-out crowds all the way down the bank said Eton

:02:35. > :02:43.Dorney. 324 days ago, Katherine Grainger won her gold medal here.

:02:43. > :02:50.Not that she is counting. It is true, I am still happy. It is great,

:02:50. > :02:53.on a smaller scale, to see so many people here. It has not been the

:02:53. > :02:58.easiest conditions to be in the crowd but they are just as loud as

:02:58. > :03:04.they have always been. I had a massive queue to get in. You

:03:04. > :03:07.mentioned the conditions. There is a race coming down behind this at the

:03:07. > :03:14.moment but the conditions will be material to deciding who wins the

:03:14. > :03:20.races. It is very challenging. There have been crosswinds which could

:03:20. > :03:27.mean that every lane will be different. And it plays havoc with

:03:27. > :03:32.your hair. I wish I could shave at all. These are some of the people we

:03:32. > :03:42.will be focusing on over the next couple of hours. After that first

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:03:43. > :03:46.gold medal 13 gigabytes last summer, we meet Helen Glover's new partner,

:03:46. > :03:55.Polly Swann. This boat is well-established and we both have

:03:55. > :04:00.one goal that we want to achieve. He is the gentle giant of the men's

:04:00. > :04:05.want. Charles Cousins is making a" funny men's team. There is no reason

:04:05. > :04:09.why we cannot deliver and live up to the expectation. And we will catch

:04:09. > :04:18.up with some familiar faces, including this woman announced her

:04:18. > :04:21.retirement from rowing earlier this week. The first gold medal last year

:04:21. > :04:25.was obviously Helen Glover and Heather Stanning. Heather Stanning

:04:25. > :04:31.is in Afghanistan on duty with the British Army. Helen has a new

:04:31. > :04:39.partner in the boat, Polly Swann. She began her international career

:04:39. > :04:45.in Sydney in emphatic style. It was great fun. The lake was beautiful. I

:04:45. > :04:50.have never been to Australia. A fabulous job for Helen Glover and

:04:50. > :04:56.Polly Swann. Over the line in first place. I did not expect to get a

:04:56. > :05:02.gold medal in my first international event. It was a big shock. But

:05:03. > :05:08.certainly an enjoyable one. I enjoy racing. That is why I do the sport.

:05:08. > :05:12.I often feel relaxed on the start line. If you are well prepared, you

:05:12. > :05:18.know what you're going to do. deliver every stroke, you will

:05:18. > :05:24.hopefully lick halfway down the track and be ahead. We were, and it

:05:24. > :05:31.was quite surprising. The good thing about rowing in this boat is that it

:05:31. > :05:36.is well-established. The coach and my partner have taken me on. We are

:05:36. > :05:41.moving forward. We are trying to develop this boat and we are seeing

:05:41. > :05:46.what we can achieve. Helen Glover believes she can get better and

:05:46. > :05:53.better which is ominous for the rest of the field. Polly Swann is sitting

:05:53. > :05:58.in front of her. She has been really good. She has made it easy for me to

:05:58. > :06:04.come into the boat. She is relaxed about it and also, I can learn a lot

:06:04. > :06:10.from her. Recently we did a personality assessment to see what

:06:10. > :06:15.we are like. We both came out really competitively. That is funny. We

:06:15. > :06:19.both want to beat everyone all the time. We have to be mindful of

:06:19. > :06:25.that. We have two match personalities to make sure that we

:06:26. > :06:31.will perform at our highest. We need to take a step back sometimes make

:06:31. > :06:40.sure that our processes are going well to make sure that the boat was

:06:40. > :06:49.at the fastest pace possible. We cannot just chuck the kitchen thing

:06:49. > :06:52.at every thing. -- kitchen sink. Our at every thing. -- kitchen sink. Our

:06:52. > :07:00.commentators for this racer Jens commentators for this racer

:07:00. > :07:10.The other way, it clean from Great Britain. We have three boats in this

:07:10. > :07:17.

:07:17. > :07:22.six boat line-up. Helen Glover and Polly Swann inlay number six. It is

:07:22. > :07:26.a bit of a slow start for them. No worries about that, they have

:07:26. > :07:33.confidence in their own ability. They will just go through the race

:07:33. > :07:38.plan. Yes, they may be slow off the start compare to the Germans, but

:07:38. > :07:47.the Germans know that they will have to chase the Brits and the Kiwis.

:07:47. > :07:52.The Brits have gone out faster than the other heat winners, New Zealand.

:07:52. > :07:55.This German crew have been together for five years. They have never

:07:55. > :07:59.challenged for the major medals at the world Championships are the

:07:59. > :08:09.Olympic Games. Perhaps they are thinking that the next Olympics will

:08:09. > :08:12.

:08:12. > :08:17.be their time. We are looking at the other Great Britain crew. They have

:08:17. > :08:21.been talking about their chemistry. Erling Dorris, when they were put

:08:21. > :08:26.together before the Sydney World Cup, they gelled quite nicely. They

:08:26. > :08:30.knew they were getting on before they had to do anything else.

:08:30. > :08:34.Everything said that the relationship would be successful.

:08:34. > :08:41.They are talking about their personalities being very similar. I

:08:41. > :08:44.would want to know how I read the end the few hours before the race.

:08:44. > :08:54.Matthew Pinsent would motivate himself in a very different way from

:08:54. > :09:01.

:09:01. > :09:11.me. When we spoke to each other before a race, we would leave each

:09:11. > :09:13.

:09:13. > :09:23.other to get on with our preparation. China on inlay number

:09:23. > :09:26.

:09:26. > :09:35.one. Weird in the last 100. They are stretching it out. They are finding

:09:35. > :09:41.a rhythm. That is the mark of a class crew. They have gone into a

:09:41. > :09:49.long, loose rhythm and that is seeing them through the second 500.

:09:49. > :09:52.The German crew will be going hard, as will New Zealand. They are

:09:52. > :09:58.looking nice and easy. They are doing that from the position of

:09:58. > :10:08.being a length up with the boats in a line behind them. The other teams

:10:08. > :10:13.

:10:13. > :10:20.will be in a battle and they can sit and watch that. Sadistic. Helen

:10:20. > :10:25.Glover and Polly Swann. We are through the halfway mark. They have

:10:25. > :10:30.the all important Clearwater. We would expect New Zealand to come

:10:30. > :10:35.harder in the closing stages. Traditionally the smaller New

:10:35. > :10:40.Zealand boats have that driving the last part of the sprint finish.

:10:40. > :10:47.Helen Glover has all the experience on her shoulders. She needs to keep

:10:47. > :10:57.an eye on the boat and Lane five. The New Zealand crew have a two-time

:10:57. > :11:02.

:11:02. > :11:06.world champion. There is a lot of grudge matches going on in this.

:11:06. > :11:10.real advantage for any New Zealand women's pair is that they get to

:11:10. > :11:18.train with the New Zealand men's pair. That is the most dominant boat

:11:18. > :11:24.in all of rowing. To learn from such a dominant pair will be very helpful

:11:24. > :11:29.for them. The New Zealand pair will not be happy with the distance they

:11:29. > :11:38.are behind the British boat. But if New Zealand can start to Clydebank,

:11:38. > :11:45.you never know. The second British boat inlay number two. Both of these

:11:45. > :11:50.crews will end up in the women's eight. There is no women's eight

:11:50. > :11:58.event that this regatta. There were not enough entries. That is why we

:11:58. > :12:04.will see two other British crews in this event. It is sad, but that is

:12:04. > :12:14.the reality of the post-Olympic year. People may be taking a year.

:12:14. > :12:14.

:12:14. > :12:18.The reef forming for a three-year into Brazil. The bigger boats are

:12:18. > :12:25.harder to fill. That is not taking anything away from the British crew

:12:25. > :12:32.who are really handing it to New Zealand. While you were talking, I

:12:32. > :12:37.was just watching. Helen Glover and Polly Swann did not take any more

:12:37. > :12:43.distance from New Zealand. New Zealand are starting to TrackBack on

:12:43. > :12:49.the British crew. Perhaps it was confidence, knowing that they have

:12:49. > :12:57.something in the bag. The British crowd are on their feet. They are

:12:57. > :13:03.starting to see a bit of a race. Here come the Kiwis. The Kiwis are

:13:03. > :13:07.coming, but especially for Helen, she has a record to maintain. She

:13:07. > :13:12.does not want this to be her first trip back to where she won the gold

:13:12. > :13:17.medal and to come home with the silver medal. It is still a decent

:13:17. > :13:24.margin, but they want to be moving away. We are heading towards the

:13:24. > :13:28.line. The right boats is firing on all cylinders, but look at the

:13:28. > :13:33.difference between Great Britain and New Zealand. Great Britain are being

:13:33. > :13:41.efficient with the power. They are pushing on through to the finish.

:13:41. > :13:49.Every bit of power they are pushing on is moving the boat. As we come up

:13:50. > :13:54.to the line, it will be a gold medal or Helen Glover -- it will be a gold

:13:54. > :14:02.medal for Helen Glover and Polly Swann. No doubt about it on the

:14:02. > :14:12.line. The British pair continue their winning ways. They are looking

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:14:14. > :14:21.as though they are coming together. as though they are coming together.

:14:21. > :14:25.What was it being back? It has been amazing. I did not expect this much

:14:25. > :14:30.of a crowd. It just feels like Eton Dorney is the place to be for

:14:30. > :14:36.rowing. Britain is doing us proud in the way that they can do these

:14:36. > :14:41.events. How hard the conditions? This morning we went for a paddle

:14:41. > :14:45.and we thought, I do not what everyone is making a big deal about,

:14:45. > :14:55.but actually, it is quite challenging. Topless through the

:14:55. > :14:58.last 500 metres. We had a decent lead for a bit. The Kiwi girls were

:14:58. > :15:04.doing everything they could then putting the whole kitchen sink in

:15:04. > :15:07.there to try and fight back. To deal with the conditions, we had to stay

:15:07. > :15:12.on top of it and not make any mistakes. We had to keep it

:15:12. > :15:19.contained. We were both quite confident that we would be able to

:15:19. > :15:23.deal with any charges that they were going to put us. It was good.

:15:23. > :15:28.will speak to a lot of people over the next couple of hours he decided

:15:28. > :15:34.that last year, enough was enough. When you have had a race like that,

:15:34. > :15:40.do you think, that is why want to carry on? Yes, you often think, why

:15:40. > :15:45.am I doing this? But when you cross the line, you think, that his wife.

:15:45. > :15:50.The training is a lot of fun. The hard work you put in, if you can

:15:50. > :15:56.back up the hard work with a victory it makes it satisfying. How much

:15:56. > :16:00.contact the have with Afghanistan? A bit. Heather has been phoning me. It

:16:00. > :16:08.was my birthday last week and she managed to phone me. I think she

:16:08. > :16:11.missing rowing. Did she say, you think you have got a tough? It is a

:16:11. > :16:21.bit of a reality check. We are complaining about the wind but she

:16:21. > :16:22.

:16:22. > :16:27.is out in Afghanistan in the dangerous conditions there.

:16:27. > :16:32.Congratulations. From two women in a boat today to two women in a boat

:16:32. > :16:36.yesterday. It seems like yesterday to them that there is an and

:16:36. > :16:40.Catherine winning here. The sun was shining but that must be from the

:16:40. > :16:45.archives, but with us here, Katherine Grainger as part of our

:16:45. > :16:50.commentary team and here is mum to be, Anna Watkins. How about that.

:16:50. > :16:55.What a difference one year makes. have to be honest, I thought that

:16:55. > :16:59.latency would be nothing compared to racing out here on this lake and I

:16:59. > :17:09.have been brought back down to earth with a very literal Bob! Do you miss

:17:09. > :17:13.it? On a day like today. # a very literal bump. It is in our blood and

:17:13. > :17:18.you see two boats side bias I do, you want to do it for them. Knowing

:17:18. > :17:24.that very realistic, I could be in a boat but I am enjoying being on the

:17:24. > :17:28.other side of the fence. Have you been on a boat at all in the past

:17:29. > :17:35.nine months or so? About five times, we have been sculling once

:17:35. > :17:40.since the Olympic final, only six weeks until it will be one year on.

:17:40. > :17:46.One year ago, I can't imagine not rolling. It is funny how time gets

:17:46. > :17:56.filled! Have you chosen the godparents? No. I am not sure who we

:17:56. > :17:58.

:17:58. > :18:03.are looking at here! That is ages away. During the course of the year

:18:03. > :18:09.and the build-up to last year, you almost lived in each other's

:18:09. > :18:14.pockets. How much time have you spent together since last year?

:18:14. > :18:18.enough, I would say. We almost deliberately meet up now. We are

:18:18. > :18:23.both so busy doing different things and we get together in coffee shops

:18:23. > :18:28.and put the world to rights as if we have never been away and discuss

:18:28. > :18:38.world issues and banal things. you talk about the race at all? Or

:18:38. > :18:39.

:18:39. > :18:44.have you left it on said -- left it and said -- left it not talked

:18:44. > :18:51.about. There will always be that stuff that we don't talk about and

:18:51. > :18:58.the shared emotions that we now so well between us. But we are also

:18:58. > :19:08.rowing geeks. If that is the case, can you foresee the day when you are

:19:08. > :19:16.backing the competitively together? There is a leading question! For me,

:19:16. > :19:20.I have to see how things are in the autumn and if I did get back in a

:19:20. > :19:28.boat, I would like to be the one we were in because that is the best

:19:28. > :19:33.boat have ever had the pleasure and privilege to be in. I am finding it

:19:33. > :19:40.hard to see beyond September at the moment. That got Catherine out of

:19:40. > :19:45.having to answer that question! Me everything the as easy as it can

:19:45. > :19:53.possibly be over the next through three weeks. Back to the action, the

:19:53. > :19:57.men's quadruple. They won for the first time in Sydney and the heart

:19:57. > :20:01.of this boat is a giant and a gentle giant at that.

:20:01. > :20:08.COMMENTATOR: the last ten strokes, we are coming towards the finishing

:20:08. > :20:12.line, back in fifth place, Germany are the other big champions, holding

:20:12. > :20:16.an two Croatia and Great Britain. A brave and valiant effort from our

:20:17. > :20:26.British boys. I am proud of what I achieved. Making the final but maybe

:20:27. > :20:30.

:20:30. > :20:33.not winning a gold has made me think that possibly loses train harder. I

:20:33. > :20:37.do not think of myself as a loser but I have not achieved the goal I

:20:37. > :20:41.set out so that has given me a burning desire with all the hard

:20:41. > :20:46.hours I am putting in through the winter and they are all to try and

:20:46. > :20:49.achieve that. I have set out to win gold. A stronger unit coming up to

:20:49. > :20:59.be lying now, you will see the punch in the air, Great Britain over the

:20:59. > :21:02.

:21:02. > :21:06.snow in March, it was chaos and over there, we had 30 degrees sunshine so

:21:06. > :21:10.a brilliant trip, the rowing was also awesome and finishing with a

:21:10. > :21:20.gold at the end of the regatta, that is a big step on for British crew

:21:20. > :21:27.

:21:27. > :21:34.sculling. That is what we will be winter. I think my approach from

:21:34. > :21:43.training has worked quite well. I stayed pretty calm and I have got

:21:43. > :21:50.personal bests on the ergos. We have got two new guys in, Peter Lambert,

:21:50. > :21:54.he's always in a good mood and some of us can get quite negative but you

:21:54. > :22:00.will never see Pete angry or upset, he always gives eight cool head and

:22:00. > :22:07.it is great having that in the boat. Graeme Thomas who is very confident

:22:07. > :22:12.in his ability is, regardless of how things are going. He always believes

:22:12. > :22:18.he can do well and that rubs off on the best of us and Sam Townsend is a

:22:18. > :22:23.very established scholar in the British set up so he is a brilliant

:22:23. > :22:28.guy to have in the middle of the boat. There is no reason why we

:22:28. > :22:32.can't deliver and live up to that expectation that has been put on us.

:22:32. > :22:42.I believe that we are getting more persistent in training and hopefully

:22:42. > :22:47.

:22:47. > :22:57.we can show that when it comes to Australia, the Netherlands,

:22:57. > :23:08.

:23:08. > :23:14.watch in this final. -- lanes five Australia in one, Netherlands and

:23:14. > :23:20.then Croatia, and then the Olympic champions, Germany, in line five.

:23:20. > :23:24.Autotest for great return as they go into the second World Cup of the 20

:23:25. > :23:31.13th series. They are up against the other big champions. -- the 2013

:23:31. > :23:40.series. A big test for Peter Lambert, Charles Cousins, Sam

:23:40. > :23:49.Townsend and Graeme Thomas in the bow seat. Croatia in lane three as

:23:49. > :23:55.well. James, four of the top five scholars, a big combination.

:23:55. > :23:58.expectations by Great Britain have never won a medal at a World

:23:58. > :24:04.Championships or Olympics in the quadruple sculls. We don't have a

:24:04. > :24:09.great pedigree in it, the Germans do and the Croatians do have and also

:24:09. > :24:13.lots to prove because they got a silver here in 2012 at the Olympics

:24:13. > :24:21.and they felt they should have won and so they will want to show that.

:24:21. > :24:26.And then we have got the best lane. Looking at Estonia in lane number

:24:26. > :24:31.four, out in the middle of the course, the lanes were redrawn this

:24:31. > :24:35.morning due to wind conditions which found great Germany and Great

:24:35. > :24:39.Britain two of the fastest qualifiers for a final in lane five

:24:39. > :24:43.and six at the angle is slightly deceptive but what is worrying is at

:24:43. > :24:46.the moment is that Great Britain are significantly down on Germany. The

:24:46. > :24:51.Olympic champions, the first time coming up against them in a World

:24:51. > :24:59.Cup series. A big man now for the British crew to get back on terms in

:24:59. > :25:05.the early stages. Look at the water. They are fighting conditions as well

:25:05. > :25:09.as cruise. For the men's quadruple, it is the second fastest boat behind

:25:09. > :25:12.the men's eight and you need to be in it to win it and they are being

:25:12. > :25:19.shoved out the back door at the moment and they need to the deep

:25:19. > :25:23.because the average speed of these boats is incredibly high. And the

:25:23. > :25:28.Germans have done enough and you have to be in it at halfway. This is

:25:28. > :25:32.looking horrible now for Great Britain in lane number six because

:25:32. > :25:38.Croatia are inching just a couple of feet ahead of Germany in lane number

:25:38. > :25:42.five, remember Germany are the other big champions, Croatia are the

:25:42. > :25:48.Olympic silver medallists from this course last year. A big grudge match

:25:48. > :25:54.out front in this final of the men's quadruple sculls.

:25:54. > :25:59.Croatians won the World Cup in 2012 will stop this is the halfway mark,

:25:59. > :26:04.two boat out clear at front, Germany and Croatia. Estonia are in amongst

:26:04. > :26:10.it, Great Britain are back in fourth position. 5.38 seconds, that is the

:26:10. > :26:15.time difference between Croatia going over the line and Germany at

:26:15. > :26:18.the halfway mark. That is a big step and a big demand for Great Britain

:26:18. > :26:25.on the front of it. Now Great Britain focusing on Estonia, getting

:26:25. > :26:29.into the medal area. We want them on the podium and they must focus on

:26:29. > :26:35.bronze at this stage. They need to image they way back and then you get

:26:35. > :26:39.third, then second and first. The Croatians won the World Cup in 2012

:26:39. > :26:42.but lost the Olympics. And although they came second in the Olympics, in

:26:42. > :26:47.their heads, they are better than Germany and that is what they will

:26:47. > :26:51.try to show today and take that through to the World Championships.

:26:51. > :26:55.This is brutal out front now by Croatia in lane number three and

:26:55. > :27:02.Germany in lane five, the Olympic champions being demolished here in

:27:02. > :27:08.the middle 1000 metres. Croatia have just eased out, a big push from

:27:08. > :27:13.them. Three quarters of a length on the Olympic champions and that is

:27:13. > :27:16.worrying for Great Britain because it moves a bit more difference

:27:16. > :27:23.between first and fourth place where Great Britain currently are. We are

:27:23. > :27:27.now into the last quarter of this final by half a length, it is

:27:27. > :27:36.Germany behind Croatia. Estonia in the third and Great Britain...

:27:36. > :27:45.have alone. -- they have alone.They will not be on the podium and they

:27:45. > :27:51.could be in danger of being of the podium -- off the podium. Either one

:27:51. > :27:56.of them has blown up, totally run out of steam or they have caught a

:27:56. > :28:00.crab which is where you lose control of your oar. That acts as a

:28:00. > :28:10.handbrake on the boat but they are racing for pride at the moment

:28:10. > :28:16.rather than a medal. Very worrying for Great Britain. Looking like

:28:16. > :28:20.something has happened in the middle 1000 metres out of camera shot but

:28:20. > :28:24.look at the Croatians, when the blade goes in, they are pounding

:28:24. > :28:29.through the water, and they are fighting on every stroke. This is a

:28:29. > :28:34.real revenge match between the Olympic silver medallists, Croatia,

:28:34. > :28:38.over the Olympic champions, the Germans. They are about five strokes

:28:38. > :28:43.out from the line now and an important victory here for Croatia,

:28:43. > :28:47.coming up to get the gold medal over the Olympic champions. The Germans

:28:47. > :28:55.know they are defeated, silver for Germany, and here comes Estonia

:28:55. > :29:00.getting the bronze medal and Great Britain just out in fourth place,

:29:00. > :29:06.into fifth place. It will be back to the drawing board for the great

:29:06. > :29:10.written quadruple sculls team. And the rejoicing Croatians. That meant

:29:10. > :29:14.a lot to Croatia because they won the course but they feel they lost

:29:14. > :29:18.their title. For the Brits, the top sculling boat and there is a reason

:29:18. > :29:24.we have not ever won a medal for that and they need to look at

:29:24. > :29:30.themselves and address that before going to be World Championships.

:29:30. > :29:34.Great Britain, lots to do as we head towards Lucerne.

:29:35. > :29:40.COMMENTATOR: this is a race from earlier on the train the New Zealand

:29:40. > :29:43.pair of Eric Murray and Hamish Bond, unbeaten in the run up to London.

:29:43. > :29:53.They won a gold medal for the games, emphatic winners as you can

:29:53. > :29:57.

:29:57. > :30:02.see again. Do you guys ever get British crew in the event! Some

:30:02. > :30:06.people have decided up the Olympics, it was time to move on with the rest

:30:06. > :30:14.of their life and others have decided they want to keep rubbing.

:30:14. > :30:22.Did you go through that mental torture as well? -- keep rubbing. --

:30:22. > :30:29.keep on doing the rowing. I guess we were quite lucky and we both have

:30:29. > :30:35.made up our minds and we would carry on, it was a matter of trying to

:30:35. > :30:44.work out exact what we are trying to achieve. Which is? That is still

:30:44. > :30:48.what we are trying to work out. Rio on the horizon? We have the

:30:48. > :30:51.World Cup series and then we have the World Championships every year

:30:52. > :30:54.so there is a benchmark we can work towards and every few months you

:30:54. > :30:58.have got something to work towards that that keeps it fresh and of

:30:58. > :31:03.course and the back of your mind, there is so much that can happen

:31:03. > :31:10.with water under the bridge and before that happens, cruise change,

:31:10. > :31:17.people get injured and it is a lot of time but we just take it as it

:31:18. > :31:25.comes, regatta by regatta and we try to keep on winning. They are an

:31:25. > :31:30.extraordinary pair those two and apologies for moving them into the

:31:30. > :31:34.squad when it should have been the coxless four. Want and Murray are so

:31:34. > :31:39.dominant, they almost cast a shadow over the whole of that discipline.

:31:39. > :31:44.Yes, it turns into two different races. The opposition is not making

:31:44. > :31:47.any impact and then you have the race for silver medal which becomes

:31:47. > :31:52.the big one. Other countries think and what is the point of putting our

:31:52. > :31:58.best people against them and move them into another crew. It almost

:31:58. > :32:02.leaves the way clear for as long as they want to keep competing. That is

:32:02. > :32:06.one of the effects, if you dominate to that event, you scare people out

:32:06. > :32:14.where the gold medals are available in other events. But on the other

:32:14. > :32:19.hand it becomes the ultimate scalp to get. That is the influence that

:32:19. > :32:22.you managed to exert in your discipline. For a while, you felt

:32:22. > :32:28.that you have the psychological advantage to such an extent that

:32:28. > :32:35.nobody else was coming up against you. We were inspired by Matthew

:32:35. > :32:39.Pinsent and Steven Redgrave. If you put people off, and you have people

:32:39. > :32:43.in the start line not knowing if they can beat you, if they come

:32:43. > :32:48.behind you, they think that is what should happen and so they don't

:32:48. > :32:53.challenge you in the same way. book is coming out in a few weeks'

:32:53. > :32:58.time, but you have not finished it yet, you need to get a shift on!

:32:58. > :33:02.have to choose some photos for it! It is pretty much there, it has been

:33:02. > :33:07.a fun time going back down memory lane. And you have written it.I

:33:07. > :33:13.have. It is quite hard. It was my choice, I insisted that it must be

:33:13. > :33:19.my own hand and I have enjoyed it but it still seems strange seeing my

:33:19. > :33:22.name on the shelves. I am sure it will be a bestseller. Let's go back

:33:22. > :33:26.down to some of the events earlier on today because we have been racing

:33:26. > :33:36.here for a couple of hours, this is the women's lightweight double

:33:36. > :34:08.

:34:08. > :34:18.sculls. Look at the breeze bringing the water down. Sweden at online

:34:18. > :34:26.

:34:26. > :34:32.for. Sweden are starting to take it on. This is the event at Sophie

:34:32. > :34:38.Hosking one for Great Britain. They may have been a bit of a surprise

:34:38. > :34:45.last year. They really tweak -- Mary Lee got it together in their

:34:45. > :34:50.training camp, they came to the Olympics on fire. Different boats

:34:50. > :34:54.will have gone off that different intensities. The second part is

:34:54. > :34:59.wedded really starts to hurt. The third quarter of the race is

:34:59. > :35:06.absolutely crucial. You will see the crews that have got their diet

:35:06. > :35:16.right. These girls have two Wien. They will push on in the second

:35:16. > :35:16.

:35:16. > :35:21.half. It is going to get very tight. How hard will it be for Sophie

:35:21. > :35:25.Hosking's partner to come back into it after video? Physically it will

:35:25. > :35:30.not be that hard if she keeps yourself in shape. The hardest thing

:35:30. > :35:38.will be if one of these crews become successful. It is hard to force your

:35:38. > :35:44.way back into a winning crew. your team is already winning, it is

:35:44. > :35:54.hard to fight your way back in. Germany have a leader over a great

:35:54. > :35:58.

:35:59. > :36:05.written. -- Germany have a leader over Great Britain. Porter Middle

:36:05. > :36:11.1000 metres they have had. They have kept good form and composure.

:36:11. > :36:18.Germany are looking long and relaxed. Great Britain are looking a

:36:18. > :36:24.little bit scrappy. Sweden are pushing on hard. They are a little

:36:24. > :36:30.scrappy, they have come back from Sweden. The Germans have responded.

:36:30. > :36:35.They know that they have a lot to live up to on this course. It is

:36:35. > :36:44.definitely one for Great Britain number one. It is about 250 until

:36:44. > :36:54.the line. The Germans stay long. Great Britain are slightly shorter.

:36:54. > :36:58.Stay long, girls. Keep the power going. 150 at it from the line. The

:36:58. > :37:04.British girls are racing Sweden for second. Hopefully they will get the

:37:04. > :37:09.Swedes and that will bring them up to the Germans. Ten strokes, you can

:37:09. > :37:16.count them to the line. The Germans have done enough, driving to the

:37:16. > :37:21.line. It is Germany over Great Britain. Great Britain have pushed

:37:21. > :37:25.into silver medal position, but Germany are taking the gold medal.

:37:25. > :37:33.Germany, Great Britain in the silver medal, and Sweden get the bronze

:37:33. > :37:36.medal. That was a good effort, pitching in the last 200. They were

:37:36. > :37:44.too far away from the Germans but they have plenty to build on as they

:37:44. > :37:46.they have plenty to build on as they go to Lucerne.

:37:46. > :37:54.Here are Richard and Peter Chambers in the main's lightweight double

:37:54. > :38:01.sculls. The final is away. Great Britain in

:38:01. > :38:07.the number six will be closest to us. Stop! They have stopped. What

:38:07. > :38:12.has happened there? The seat has broken. They are turning around and

:38:12. > :38:16.going back to the start. Great Britain are defending the Olympic

:38:16. > :38:25.title, they are world champions. The title, they are world champions. The

:38:25. > :38:29.British are not Mark Hunter is such a determined character. Now we are

:38:29. > :38:35.coming into the closing stages. This will be about guts for Great

:38:35. > :38:40.Britain. There are no too finer individuals than Zac Purchase and

:38:40. > :38:47.Mark Hunter for adults. But look at Denmark. Denmark are pushing on

:38:47. > :38:53.hard. Denmark's meeting ahead of Great Britain. Denmark for the

:38:53. > :38:59.Olympic gold and Great Britain for the silver medal. We give it

:38:59. > :39:05.everything, we tried everything. We wanted to win so badly. Sorry to

:39:05. > :39:11.everyone we have let down. Emotions, when you know these people, and you

:39:11. > :39:20.know them pretty well, it is pretty know them pretty well, it is pretty

:39:20. > :39:25.hard being here. Memories. Mark Hunter, hello. Hello. Do not tell me

:39:25. > :39:30.you have got that on a DVD and you watch it every week? It took me a

:39:30. > :39:34.long time to watch it. I do not watch it all the time. The emotions

:39:34. > :39:39.are still too raw from what happened. As you saw from the

:39:39. > :39:46.footage, we give everything we had that day. We can be proud of the

:39:46. > :39:51.race we put together but it is not what we went out to achieve. We will

:39:51. > :39:56.see the brothers race in a second. But let's talk about it. You are, if

:39:56. > :40:01.you like, at the scene of the crime. When you drove here today, where the

:40:02. > :40:06.memories fresh in the mind? Mixed emotions. This is the first time I

:40:06. > :40:10.have been zero when there has been an event on. You get the shivers

:40:10. > :40:18.down your spine and you see the different flags up. The difference

:40:18. > :40:23.nations, the different boats. It is nice to be doing the commentary and

:40:23. > :40:27.having a bit of fun with it. When you look at the way that you reacted

:40:27. > :40:34.at the end of that race, and I am sure people speak to about it the

:40:34. > :40:38.whole, random people, they say, I was crying with you. The way that

:40:38. > :40:48.you touch the nation, does that still shock you and surprise you?

:40:48. > :40:51.

:40:51. > :40:56.Definitely. The drama of the finish. Asked being on -- and being on

:40:56. > :41:02.camera in tears. It seems to have stuck in the memory. In our eyes, we

:41:02. > :41:07.feel like we V went down. We still feel like that. But it is nice to

:41:07. > :41:11.hear people say, it was great to see you do your best. You do have an

:41:11. > :41:15.Olympic gold medal from Beijing, so you have got one in the bag, but

:41:15. > :41:22.your place in the pantheon of sport is greater for having come second

:41:22. > :41:25.and for having one. Maybe it is the power of television. It is bizarre.

:41:25. > :41:30.The emotions that come out of the Olympics are quite unique and

:41:30. > :41:36.special. You get that sense of excitement of seeing the flag being

:41:36. > :41:39.raised. The athletes are going out to win and do not quite get there.

:41:39. > :41:46.You see the devastation in their eyes. That is what people were

:41:46. > :41:53.touched by. It meant a lot to us not to win a gold medal. We will let you

:41:53. > :42:03.go back to five live and your commentary. We will now see today's

:42:03. > :42:04.

:42:04. > :42:14.race featuring B Chambers brothers The Chambers brothers going lame

:42:14. > :42:20.

:42:20. > :42:26.number four. There are three boats with brothers and them here. Watch

:42:26. > :42:31.for lane five and Lane six. They are the crews that are really faster,

:42:31. > :42:34.giving the qualification process through the regatta. We cannot

:42:34. > :42:44.discount Peter and Richard Chambers. They are ready of quaking the first

:42:44. > :42:47.

:42:47. > :42:51.100 metres. -- they are already very quick in the first 100 metres.

:42:51. > :42:58.Richard Chambers and his brother are just taking it on. They are taking

:42:58. > :43:05.on formidable racers. They are Olympic silver medallist from last

:43:05. > :43:13.year. This is the top boats in the men's lightweight team going into

:43:13. > :43:18.2013. Yes, they are a top boat. They feel that this course owes them.

:43:18. > :43:24.They felt that they were in an unfair Lane at the last Olympics.

:43:24. > :43:27.That cost them a gold medal. Because they did not win their semi-final,

:43:27. > :43:37.they are in the third-best lanes here. But they are leading the World

:43:37. > :43:38.

:43:38. > :43:42.Cup. Great Britain from Norway, over Germany. The British crew will

:43:42. > :43:46.really want to think about stretching out, getting good rhythm.

:43:46. > :43:50.They have the confidence to know that in a pressure situation, this

:43:50. > :43:57.is the first time they have raised that World Cup level in the double

:43:57. > :44:01.sculls. All going well. They can push it on in the second 500,

:44:01. > :44:08.despite the tricky conditions. Norway are hounding them in Lane

:44:08. > :44:11.five. They have not got cleared of Great Britain in Lane four. Norway

:44:11. > :44:16.and Austria will be the crews that Britain have to watch. The

:44:16. > :44:25.differences that they can watch Norway, but at the moment, Norway

:44:25. > :44:29.cannot watch them. They are out of the peripheral vision. It is like

:44:29. > :44:37.running round the track and sitting on someone's shoulder. The

:44:37. > :44:40.Norwegians will be feeling the pressure. They can lean on them.

:44:40. > :44:47.Every little bit of pain the Chambers brothers are feeling, the

:44:47. > :44:53.Norwegians will be feeling more. Austrians were under 23 gold

:44:53. > :45:03.medallists in this event last year. The Chambers brothers will expect

:45:03. > :45:04.

:45:04. > :45:08.big things. This is the next big step up from the under 23 programme.

:45:08. > :45:15.We are at the halfway mark in the final of the men's lightweight

:45:15. > :45:25.double sculls. Britain have had a good first thousand metres. It is

:45:25. > :45:28.

:45:28. > :45:33.all about consolidating. It is a real level playing field here so you

:45:33. > :45:37.would expect the chasing crews to come up in this last 500. The third

:45:37. > :45:44.one is the danger zone in this event. Yes, the third 500 is a

:45:44. > :45:48.danger zone in any race. Anyone can go fast in the first half but in the

:45:48. > :45:51.second half, that is when the big boys come out and the difference

:45:51. > :45:56.between the heavyweight and the lightweight category is there are no

:45:56. > :46:01.boys, they are all the same size. The same amount of power, pretty

:46:01. > :46:07.much the same lung capacity. It is very close between Poland, Norway

:46:07. > :46:13.and Austria but the brothers are just watching the race behind them.

:46:13. > :46:18.With the wind and the redraw of the lanes, Poland up in number three,

:46:18. > :46:21.having the better second place here so they starting to push on to the

:46:21. > :46:27.stern of the British crew. difference between lightweight and

:46:27. > :46:33.heavyweight rowing is they all have to weigh in and unlike boxes the way

:46:33. > :46:43.in the night before, they weigh in just two hours before the start of

:46:43. > :46:46.

:46:46. > :46:51.the race. Dehydration affects them in a unique way. Into the last

:46:51. > :46:56.quarter now, Great Britain, Poland and Norway, the surprise is that

:46:56. > :47:01.Austria are languishing back in fourth position here. Looking at the

:47:01. > :47:05.Austrian crew in lane number six. Of all the boats here, they would have

:47:05. > :47:12.been the favoured crew. Poland pushing hard and Great Britain had

:47:12. > :47:16.clear water coming into the last bit in the last 500, they had a big push

:47:16. > :47:20.through the 1,000 and now they are starting to feel the pain, the

:47:20. > :47:27.adrenaline in the legs, the lactic acid pulling up here and Poland are

:47:27. > :47:30.tackling and yet they come. Poland have got a real pedigree, they have

:47:30. > :47:35.been Olympic champions in the past because the wind is blowing down

:47:35. > :47:41.because, it will be getting rough in the water as you get more tired and

:47:41. > :47:46.that will lead to mistakes and mistakes will be big for those new

:47:46. > :47:56.to the event and here come Poland. This is a desperate stage of the

:47:56. > :48:02.race. On the far side, the crowd are really pushing them on. Poland will

:48:02. > :48:07.get it. Norway in five, 100 out from the line, Poland will get it I

:48:07. > :48:11.think. Once you start to fade, you can start to lose it and we could

:48:11. > :48:15.lose second to Norway. The last five strokes, it is Poland who have taken

:48:16. > :48:21.it from Great Britain, Poland over Great Britain and Norway take the

:48:21. > :48:25.bronze medal. It was a desperate dash for the last 100, they were

:48:25. > :48:29.holding an in the British crew but Poland in Lane number three drove

:48:29. > :48:35.harder and harder and that is what they have got. Victory today for

:48:35. > :48:39.Poland. Surprise for Chambers and the brothers who have their heads

:48:39. > :48:47.down, breathing really hard. That shows you the immense pressure that

:48:47. > :48:50.they were under in that closing JOHN INVERDALE: a different

:48:50. > :48:56.competition but the same pictures of utter exhaustion, that was earlier

:48:56. > :49:06.on today, and we will hear from Chambers. This is live on the water,

:49:06. > :49:20.

:49:20. > :49:28.this is what Katherine one last as this early race develops. The

:49:28. > :49:34.final of the women's double sculls and a real opportunity for Frances

:49:34. > :49:39.Houghton to step up into Katherine Grainger's shoes. Disappointment at

:49:39. > :49:44.the Olympics with silver medals and now she is the elder stateswoman in

:49:44. > :49:51.the team if you will and this is perhaps her chance. She also has the

:49:51. > :49:59.smaller medals which I got her satisfaction to this point but the

:49:59. > :50:04.reality is, she has every tool in her locker to be on the podium in

:50:04. > :50:10.Rio. She is a phenomenal athlete. She is six foot four, the same

:50:10. > :50:17.height as most of the guys walking round and that... I stand well away

:50:17. > :50:21.from her when I am talking to her! She has every tool in her locker but

:50:21. > :50:24.it is the six inches between the ears where she needs to get it out

:50:24. > :50:28.from and there is no doubt that the physical side is there, under

:50:28. > :50:33.pressure, she needs to deliver the goods and they have gone up

:50:33. > :50:43.strongly. Hopefully this. A good four years for her. Looking at the

:50:43. > :50:45.

:50:46. > :50:54.crews coming up to the 500 marker, the stroke seat of the Finnish

:50:54. > :50:59.couple of relative of another champion, a real David angle I

:50:59. > :51:06.battle previously. A great pedigree in this crew. But they are off the

:51:06. > :51:10.pace here. China in Lane number four, in amongst it all as well.

:51:10. > :51:16.Watch out for the Chinese and you think about the Chinese crew, the

:51:16. > :51:26.owl girl, she was silver medallist in the lightweight event last year #

:51:26. > :51:30.

:51:30. > :51:35.the tail wind is blowing down the course, it will be to their

:51:35. > :51:38.advantage. And the headwind will slow up the boats, it would be

:51:39. > :51:42.harder for the smaller crew in that case but the good thing is that the

:51:42. > :51:46.Brits are matching them for speed and significantly ahead of the

:51:46. > :51:54.Germans at this point. This is where the Brits need to dig in and then

:51:54. > :52:02.start showing the strength that they have in that boat. Ireland in Lane

:52:02. > :52:07.number two, a new combination this year. Kennedy in the stroke seat of

:52:07. > :52:10.the Irish crew, she was at the European Championships last year,

:52:10. > :52:17.third in the eight represented Great Britain swapping over now to

:52:17. > :52:22.Ireland. A good start for Great Britain in the first half of this

:52:22. > :52:29.women's double sculls heavyweight final. China scurrying along in Lane

:52:29. > :52:35.four. Let's see what happens as we get towards the halfway line. The

:52:35. > :52:39.third quarter is when the crews will push on. Great Britain in second

:52:39. > :52:44.place but they went through the line there, I think the caption is

:52:44. > :52:48.wrong, they went through in first place, China in a much lighter boat

:52:48. > :52:58.being pushed by the tailwind. We would expect Germany who are lagging

:52:58. > :53:01.

:53:01. > :53:07.behind a bit to would have pretty good form here. Lots of form in the

:53:07. > :53:13.German crew as well. They are very strong and you were right about the

:53:13. > :53:20.fact that the Chinese are scurrying along, you cannot do that for two

:53:20. > :53:24.kilometres. The Danish crew are looking long and relaxed that they

:53:24. > :53:34.are in a worse Lane but they are really encouraging things for

:53:34. > :53:39.Frances Houghton and Victoria, the interesting thing is that the

:53:39. > :53:46.Germans looked like they are struggling. Some dynamism from the

:53:46. > :53:50.British crew, and they know that if they get to the next timing mark,

:53:50. > :53:54.then you are really laying it on and Great Britain are now poised and

:53:54. > :54:01.started to move and you can see the rate coming up and they feel that

:54:01. > :54:05.600 out from the line, they really now just have to take it on and take

:54:05. > :54:11.it against China. Compared to China, they have got another gear. The

:54:11. > :54:17.Brits are running low and it is up to them to shift an ant move into

:54:17. > :54:20.fourth or fifth gear. At the moment, they looked more relaxed, they are

:54:20. > :54:25.taking fewer strokes a minute but now in the last quarter is where

:54:25. > :54:28.they need to kick on and they are half a second down but I think they

:54:28. > :54:34.will eat that up. We are coming into the area where the crowd are on

:54:34. > :54:37.their feet, it is like an additional person in the boat. It will not be

:54:37. > :54:42.lost on Great Britain given that this is the home of the Olympic

:54:42. > :54:46.Games from last year and Frances Houghton, disappointment last year,

:54:46. > :54:49.she was sixth in the quadruple sculls here am trying to put things

:54:49. > :54:57.right this time round but keeping it long and relaxed but unbelievable

:54:58. > :55:03.the Chinese crew continue to lead out front here and Germany in Lane

:55:03. > :55:07.number six really struggling. This is going to get to a brutal fight.

:55:07. > :55:17.Great Britain have to keep the fight up. The wind is picking up and you

:55:17. > :55:21.

:55:21. > :55:24.can see the water getting choppy. China have hit a buoy so that has

:55:24. > :55:28.been gifted to Great Britain now, they have to keep it clean because

:55:28. > :55:37.they are now slapping the water. is getting rough because the wind is

:55:37. > :55:39.blowing with them. The more time on the rather it gets. The Chinese have

:55:39. > :55:45.been put under pressure and the Danish are now putting the Brits

:55:45. > :55:49.under pressure. Ten strokes here, long, clean strokes, that is what it

:55:50. > :55:54.is about. Denmark in Lane number three are pushing back up to the

:55:54. > :56:00.line. It will be Great Britain getting the gold medal. Great

:56:00. > :56:04.Britain when from Denmark, half a length and China coming up to the

:56:04. > :56:12.line now will get a bronze medal, such disappointment for the Chinese

:56:12. > :56:19.crew who were really in amongst it but they were looking all the all

:56:19. > :56:26.over the place. Victory for Frances Houghton and Vicky Meyer-Laker. It

:56:26. > :56:34.could be a very good combination for the British team. When the Chinese

:56:34. > :56:38.were looking over at the Danish group, they thought they will work

:56:38. > :56:46.past the Brits and they looked over and then they hit a buoy and ended

:56:46. > :56:50.up getting rowed out by a long way. Frances Houghton and Vicky

:56:50. > :56:52.Meyer-Laker in this double sculls looking to step in to the issue is

:56:52. > :57:02.perhaps of Katherine Grainger, they have done a good job of setting off

:57:02. > :57:04.

:57:04. > :57:10.JOHN INVERDALE: interesting race, that. Not least because this is the

:57:10. > :57:15.next generation but, Katherine, they are the successors to your crown. We

:57:16. > :57:21.will talk about then soon because they will be coming in soon. For

:57:21. > :57:31.those not experienced with the racing, explain what happened to the

:57:31. > :57:31.

:57:31. > :57:37.oar does not come out of the water cleanly, it can catch the wave

:57:37. > :57:42.again. It was the girl in the bow seat, happened and the speed you are

:57:42. > :57:47.going, the blade gets stuck in the water and you get locked in and

:57:47. > :57:51.can't move. I don't know if we can see this in super slow motion. The

:57:51. > :57:55.blade has not come out clean, go straight back in the water and then

:57:55. > :58:02.the person in front of you try to take the next row and you block it.

:58:02. > :58:06.Our cameras can see, the impact that the wind is having on the water, it

:58:06. > :58:13.is not exactly white horses but this is by no means flat, calm

:58:13. > :58:16.conditions. So the potential... What is that, that is about of a foot

:58:16. > :58:23.variation for the waves on the water, it is very easy for the blade

:58:23. > :58:27.to catch the top of the water. this level of intensity of racing,

:58:27. > :58:31.it brings in an extra variable. Rather than just worrying about the

:58:31. > :58:35.crews around you, you have to be careful of your technique. If you

:58:35. > :58:39.are suddenly watching other people, you might take your mind off your

:58:39. > :58:46.own job. That is what was being alluded to in the commentary.

:58:46. > :58:50.Glancing across, and you forget what your job is. And it is so tough. If

:58:50. > :58:54.your boat stops dead like that, there is no coming back. I can see

:58:54. > :59:04.that Frances Houghton is joining us she is almost the eldest stateswoman

:59:04. > :59:09.of the team. What is your appreciation of her? She has been

:59:09. > :59:13.through the past four Olympic Games, multiple World Championships, some

:59:13. > :59:17.great titles behind her name and it has been a real constant presence

:59:17. > :59:22.for over a decade and that gives a lot of confidence to people coming

:59:22. > :59:26.in to race with her. Who has had a few injuries to deal with and

:59:26. > :59:29.whatever sport it might be, that is often so hard because it is often

:59:30. > :59:36.easy to say that you can't put up with it but she has battled through

:59:36. > :59:39.it. And injuries can go a couple of ways, it can cause self-doubt and

:59:39. > :59:45.questioning yourself and if you want to come back again, it can be tough

:59:45. > :59:50.but on the other hand, it is sometimes getting an injury which

:59:50. > :59:53.means you can change your training which can be ideal to vary what you

:59:53. > :59:57.do, sometimes in rehab, people are better than they have ever been

:59:58. > :00:04.because they have a chance to try variety in training. You had one

:00:04. > :00:08.year on your own as a single sculler, but did that renew your

:00:08. > :00:12.enthusiasm? Yes, after the disappointment of Beijing, it was

:00:12. > :00:16.good to try something fresh and different and I missed my team-mates

:00:16. > :00:22.and company and it was a very different personal challenge for me

:00:22. > :00:26.and I learned loads from it. Like any of these girls will do. Francis

:00:26. > :00:30.will be learning that as well, every different crewmate, you learn

:00:30. > :00:35.constantly about the different skills you pick up and that is when

:00:35. > :00:45.you put it together and cope with the conditions will stop I can see

:00:45. > :00:46.

:00:46. > :00:51.that the girls are heading our way now. Katherine has offered a glowing

:00:51. > :00:59.eulogy to your longevity. I will keep going as long as I enjoy it. I

:00:59. > :01:05.really enjoy it. This is a bit shambolic. Just move over there.

:01:05. > :01:09.Talk about how hard it is getting a relationship on the what with a new

:01:09. > :01:15.partner? It has been incredibly easy. We get on really well and it

:01:15. > :01:21.has gelled really nicely. It is a project, the two of us. It is really

:01:21. > :01:31.nice to have her freshness. Sometimes she says, I think you are

:01:31. > :01:33.

:01:33. > :01:37.talking rubbish, and I right, I am talking rubbish. It is so rough out

:01:37. > :01:43.there. I think it is quite a shock to the Chinese. It was a great

:01:43. > :01:51.victory? Brilliant, write to the line. We had to keep our heads and

:01:51. > :01:57.Steelers. We just pushed through, inch by inch. What is your take on

:01:57. > :02:01.what they might achieve? I thought it was fantastic. In the Sydney

:02:01. > :02:06.World Cup, you were leading for so long and you just lost it at the

:02:06. > :02:11.end. It is experience, forming new partnerships and learning the

:02:11. > :02:16.intensity of the full 2,000-metre course. This was really tight over

:02:16. > :02:20.the whole distance. It is a brilliantly earning experience.

:02:20. > :02:26.Having the confidence when they are there to stick at it and know your

:02:26. > :02:35.own strengths. That is it. It must be reassuring having someone like

:02:35. > :02:37.that sitting with you. It is a massive confidence boost. Many

:02:37. > :02:43.congratulations. Great to have another British victory on this

:02:43. > :02:53.lake. We will see you in the world Championships. Let's go back live to

:02:53. > :03:03.

:03:03. > :03:13.four. It is a good line up here. Japan in one, Poland into. Great

:03:13. > :03:13.

:03:13. > :03:23.Britain in four. Denmark and five and New Zealand and lane number six.

:03:23. > :03:28.Attention. They're away cleanly, first time, in this event. The crew

:03:28. > :03:34.average cannot exceed 70 kilograms. The board closest to us is New

:03:34. > :03:38.Zealand. They were winners in Sydney back in March. This is a new

:03:38. > :03:43.combination from Great Britain. Great Britain were Olympic silver

:03:43. > :03:45.medallists on this course last summer. They were pipped by South

:03:45. > :03:55.Africa under slightly controversial conditions from the British point of

:03:55. > :04:01.

:04:01. > :04:05.view. It is a big day for the newly formed crew. This is always a great

:04:05. > :04:11.event, because with the weight distribution, all the crews are the

:04:11. > :04:16.same weight, but it is a fiercely competitive event. Yes, competitive,

:04:17. > :04:22.is specially from a British point of view. There is one remaining member

:04:22. > :04:27.from London. His memory of this course is not a good one. Next to

:04:27. > :04:33.them is the Danish crew. It has such pedigree and experience in this

:04:33. > :04:37.event. New Zealand rowing is going through a purple patch. There are

:04:37. > :04:45.the leaders from the first World Cup and they will want to maintain that

:04:45. > :04:48.form. It should be in a salute cracker, but Britain will want to

:04:48. > :04:57.come away from here with something other than a minor medal. Not much

:04:57. > :05:02.in it. 500 metres gone. A new combination from Japan. They have

:05:02. > :05:06.been knocking around at various world cups and world Championships.

:05:07. > :05:14.They have been in the B and C finals so we would not expect them to be

:05:14. > :05:24.challenging at the top end of medals. The Polish crew were 13th at

:05:24. > :05:25.

:05:26. > :05:35.the Olympic Games last year. Austria RMA number three. There are mixed

:05:35. > :05:43.combination from different events. We're looking at New Zealand. They

:05:43. > :05:47.are closest to us. There will be two races in this event. At the back of

:05:47. > :05:57.the field will be Japan, Poland and Austria, the others will be at the

:05:57. > :05:59.

:05:59. > :06:03.front. We looked like we could be stuck between the two races. It is

:06:03. > :06:07.imperative in the middle part of this raise that they keep it clean.

:06:07. > :06:12.The waves are uptight, they are getting choppy water. It is about

:06:12. > :06:19.maintaining good technique. That will bode well as we come to the

:06:19. > :06:29.closing stages. At the halfway stage, New Zealand, Denmark, Great

:06:29. > :06:37.Britain. Then Austria. Not a lot between the four crews. Three of

:06:37. > :06:41.this Danish crew were Olympic bronze medallist. Their traditional style

:06:42. > :06:51.is to hit 38. There like a machine. They are picked again for the final

:06:51. > :06:57.sprint. -- the increase it again for the final sprint. The worrying thing

:06:57. > :07:04.for Britain is that they are slipping into Norman's gland.

:07:04. > :07:07.Britain or in the middle of that. They do not want to slip out. If New

:07:07. > :07:12.Zealand and the Danes are racing each other, Great Britain will fall

:07:12. > :07:18.further and further back. Right now, they have no one in the peripheral

:07:18. > :07:28.vision. You can secrets looking over his shoulder to see where the Danes

:07:28. > :07:33.

:07:33. > :07:40.have gone. They are fair way ahead, unfortunately. That is a good view

:07:40. > :07:45.as the crews can towards the 1500 metre mark. Three quarters of the

:07:45. > :07:49.race down. It is New Zealand by half a length. Denmark have opened up

:07:50. > :07:54.clear over Great Britain. Great Britain are one length up and

:07:54. > :08:00.Austria in lane three. Great Britain have a tradition of really pushing

:08:00. > :08:04.hard. They will need to do that. They will want to get back on terms

:08:04. > :08:09.with Denmark in five. New Zealand are managing to hold the watcher

:08:09. > :08:16.pretty well in lane six. The water is not looking good in this last

:08:16. > :08:23.quarter. This is about quality rowing. The races faster because the

:08:23. > :08:26.wind is with them. They have not got time to come back. New Zealand has a

:08:26. > :08:36.big enough margin over Britain that are not going to get caught by the

:08:36. > :08:37.

:08:37. > :08:41.Brits. But they do not have enough, the Danes, to totally relax. Look at

:08:41. > :08:50.this, you can see the water coming off. We are the desperate part of

:08:50. > :09:00.the race. 150, it is all about clean rowing. The Danes are sticking it

:09:00. > :09:00.

:09:00. > :09:05.in. They are pushing hard. Locate the gap that is opening up. The

:09:05. > :09:15.Danes are pushing hard. They are going to come through, perhaps not.

:09:15. > :09:15.

:09:15. > :09:18.New Zealand are holding. Photo finish. It is so hard, on the line.

:09:18. > :09:24.It looked to me as though New Zealand were just pipped on the

:09:24. > :09:27.line. It was so desperate, keeping their heads in the boat. What a

:09:27. > :09:32.race, it has lived up to the expectations. It was highly

:09:32. > :09:37.competitive. Disappointment for Great Britain because they were not

:09:37. > :09:43.in the final sprint. It was the middle part of the race were they

:09:43. > :09:47.lost it. The middle 1000 metres. New Zealand and Denmark take time and

:09:47. > :09:54.New Zealand held on. I think the Danes should have started a sprint

:09:54. > :09:58.earlier and they could have got it. They held it together really well.

:09:58. > :10:05.But that is not much use if you just feel. You may as well have lost by a

:10:05. > :10:08.lot. It will be a long time before they come back here for a world

:10:08. > :10:18.championship. All these races for a great written are about laying

:10:18. > :10:29.

:10:29. > :10:34.ghosts to rest. Looked how close it at the World Cup so far. Dramatic

:10:34. > :10:39.stuff. Tiny margins, the difference between victory and defeat. It might

:10:39. > :10:44.be awhile before the crew come in. We keep saying, these are

:10:44. > :10:49.transitional stages and things like that. That is a brand-new four that

:10:49. > :10:54.have been put together. What is your take on how they perform? They will

:10:54. > :11:02.take a lot from it, but they will be disappointed. You want to at least

:11:02. > :11:07.in the race. Runs medal is fantastic in their first event. The men's

:11:07. > :11:17.lightweight four is a competitive event. Traditionally, tiny margins

:11:17. > :11:22.make the difference. Reminders what happened last year, Chris Bartley.

:11:22. > :11:27.Last year, we had not quite as well conditions as this. There was

:11:27. > :11:31.definitely variable wind conditions and the lanes were redrawn. This

:11:31. > :11:41.event was one of the events that was affected by that. It was a very

:11:41. > :11:45.tight finish. It was a brand-new event for a first -- for a fantastic

:11:45. > :11:51.South African four that blew the runaway in the final sprint. The

:11:51. > :11:56.South Africans the title. It is the nature of outdoor sport that it is

:11:56. > :12:01.outdoors. The weather is always a factor. But for all the big regattas

:12:01. > :12:07.that have been held here, the wind has been a key element, with lots of

:12:08. > :12:12.races having to be rejoined, lots of finals having to be redrawn. It is a

:12:12. > :12:17.fantastic course, beautifully set out, that with commend the support.

:12:17. > :12:22.World Cup regattas do not normally get support like this, but is there

:12:22. > :12:28.an intrinsic fault with the way the course has been laid out, that it is

:12:28. > :12:33.always subject to cross winds. It is an outdoor sport. Everyone expects

:12:33. > :12:38.different things. We have been unlucky in that the major events we

:12:38. > :12:44.have held that Eton Dorney have been affected by the wind. If it is a

:12:44. > :12:48.direct tailwind, which it was in 2006, it is not unfair, it just

:12:48. > :12:53.makes for fast conditions. That makes it a good course in its own

:12:53. > :12:57.right, records are broken. But when it comes from the side, it is the

:12:57. > :13:02.last thing you want as an athlete. You do not want decisions made

:13:02. > :13:06.depending on what lane you're in. I'm sure the organisers of the sport

:13:06. > :13:11.will look at the crowds and say, irrespective of that, forgetting

:13:11. > :13:18.people involved, for making an event at it, there are not many places

:13:18. > :13:25.that can rival this. The crowds have been sensational. It is part of the

:13:25. > :13:34.legacy of 2012. The warmup lake is separate from the racing late, the

:13:34. > :13:37.whole set-up. It is fantastic. That is why it was the Olympic venue.

:13:37. > :13:43.This is the first opportunity we have had from a rowing perspective

:13:43. > :13:49.to speak about London's legacy. Do you get the impression that more

:13:49. > :13:53.people are doing it, more people care about it? You do not just get

:13:53. > :13:59.the impression, there are facts and figures. Every single rowing club I

:13:59. > :14:05.have spoken to, they have waiting list that you cannot believe.

:14:05. > :14:09.Getting people out on the water is hard. Everyone who has watched

:14:09. > :14:16.rowing now wants to be part of it, which is great. We are joined by the

:14:16. > :14:22.crew who came third. Alan Campbell is reeling to go at the far end of

:14:22. > :14:28.the course, so excuse me for being brave. What is your take on that?

:14:28. > :14:31.For our first final of the crew, I think it is a good starting block.

:14:31. > :14:38.We will be able to take away stuff in the next three weeks. You're

:14:38. > :14:42.still a bit out of breath, but the medal is a medal. Yes, we are

:14:42. > :14:48.pleased to be on the podium. We had a good first thousand metres, but we

:14:48. > :14:54.need the second thousand to get up with those crews. At what point in

:14:54. > :14:59.the race did you realise that they had gone. It is difficult to say. We

:14:59. > :15:05.were not focusing on them, we were trying to work on a perfect race. It

:15:05. > :15:09.was not there today, but it is something to work on for Lucerne.

:15:10. > :15:15.thought it was a pretty good effort. Chris is back from the Olympics and

:15:15. > :15:21.he has had to take us down the course. We are new. I think a medal

:15:22. > :15:28.is pretty good going. I hope we can do better in Lucerne. How did it

:15:28. > :15:33.feel, coming back your? It was strange when we first building. But

:15:33. > :15:39.after that, it is just Eton Dorney, we have been here 1000 times before.

:15:39. > :15:45.It is good familiarity. Sorry for being so brief. We will head to the

:15:45. > :15:55.far end of the course. Alan Campbell has been a stalwart of British

:15:55. > :16:10.

:16:10. > :16:15.in lane number three, top-class medallist last year and Marcel

:16:15. > :16:20.Hacker, one time world champion in this event, he was sixth last year

:16:20. > :16:27.in the other big games so a good quality field here. Alan Campbell

:16:27. > :16:34.sees this comeback as the first 44 years, he was fifth in 2008 and

:16:34. > :16:39.third last year, a new coach, John West. Is he the guy to take him from

:16:39. > :16:43.third up to the first place over the next four years? It is good he has

:16:43. > :16:48.changed coach because his previous one, will Barry, had taken him from

:16:48. > :16:52.starting rowing through to Olympic bronze medal and it is a bit like a

:16:52. > :16:57.track of the old coach who coaches you from so young, you might need a

:16:57. > :17:03.change of emphasis to move on. Alan took a fair bit of time off, he lost

:17:03. > :17:09.the British trials for the first time in a long while and he is

:17:09. > :17:14.getting back into form. He has still got his winter warmer so he has...

:17:14. > :17:18.He is carrying a little bit? He has a little friend down his Lycra and

:17:18. > :17:21.you don't want to carry anything extra because it is just one man in

:17:21. > :17:27.the boat and every bit of extra weight you have to drag down the

:17:27. > :17:33.course. And Ondrej Synek is a quality rower. And Marcel Hacker can

:17:33. > :17:43.be incredibly good at all so incredibly ropey. If you can get

:17:43. > :17:47.onto the second place all top on the podium, he will be doing very well.

:17:47. > :17:51.The Bulgarian rower showing how difficult the conditions are here.

:17:51. > :17:55.They are quite spread out here. Alan Campbell sitting in the middle of

:17:55. > :18:01.your picture in Lane number three but up the top, the Norwegian rower

:18:01. > :18:04.having a good start but the favoured lanes are five and six on this side.

:18:04. > :18:14.Ondrej Synek, the Olympic silver medallist and one time world

:18:14. > :18:24.

:18:24. > :18:29.champion. And my he tries to still hasn't shown his colours. -- at the

:18:29. > :18:34.halfway mark, you have got Great Britain and Ondrej Synek from the

:18:34. > :18:37.Czech Republic quite interesting that he is struggling. He had a

:18:37. > :18:43.pretty good semi-final but he seems to be struggling now with the

:18:43. > :18:50.conditions. Parties Alan Campbell, 30 years of age and phenomenal

:18:50. > :18:54.belief in himself. But you need to have that as a single sculler.

:18:54. > :18:58.Having won the British trial, not this year but having won it for a

:18:58. > :19:02.few years, he can choose which one of the sculling boat he went in and

:19:02. > :19:06.it is a difficult event because only one person from each country is

:19:06. > :19:11.generally the best sculler so he is going into the toughest event but it

:19:11. > :19:15.is against tough people and sitting there, looking very relaxed, he

:19:15. > :19:19.backs himself and he is confident, it does not matter that he goes

:19:19. > :19:28.through halfway in third place, he thinks he can get it but Alan has

:19:28. > :19:33.moved on really well and he has got a traditional fast start and finish.

:19:33. > :19:36.Right now, the change of coach to John West seems to be proving a

:19:36. > :19:46.benefit in this difficult third quarter. Marcel Hacker, the German,

:19:46. > :19:50.

:19:50. > :19:57.is having one of his worst days. Marcel Hacker is completely out of

:19:57. > :20:00.the picture but this now, the pressure coming from the Bulgarian.

:20:00. > :20:06.And Ondrej Synek who is like a shark, he comes along in the middle

:20:06. > :20:09.1,000, biding his time. Now we will see some fireworks because we are

:20:09. > :20:14.coming to the 1500 metres mark. Three quarters of the way through

:20:15. > :20:23.this race. We just watch Ondrej Synek who has really come through

:20:23. > :20:26.the pack here and all these guys will know. He is very relaxed. And

:20:26. > :20:31.the difference between Campbell and Ondrej Synek is that he upped his

:20:31. > :20:37.pace, Ondrej Synek. Whereas Campbell has a turn of speed. If Alan can

:20:37. > :20:42.keep a level with him and to the last 200 metres, Alan will win but

:20:42. > :20:48.if Ondrej Synek can get ahead of him, he will win. Alan Campbell will

:20:48. > :20:52.be using the enthusiasm from the crowd but Ondrej Synek, the Olympic

:20:52. > :21:01.silver medallist is now right level, they are eyeball to eyeball. A

:21:01. > :21:09.little look... I think Ondrej Synek has got this. There the market, 25

:21:09. > :21:17.structure maiming and Ondrej Synek is now going to sit up -- 25 strokes

:21:17. > :21:21.remaining. A phenomenal season so far, this is good from Alan Campbell

:21:22. > :21:26.though. Let's not knocking here, a silver medal in a high-quality event

:21:26. > :21:31.in the single sculls. It just shows you how difficult, keep your calm,

:21:31. > :21:36.keep your composure, Alan, you cannot lose the silver. 100 to go. A

:21:36. > :21:42.little over ten strokes. Ondrej Synek but the Bulgarian has not

:21:42. > :21:47.rolled over because he could sense and smell Alan Campbell... Marcel

:21:47. > :21:52.Hacker is coming back as well and he could come back to second place.

:21:52. > :21:56.the line, Ondrej Synek will be closed for second, Alan Campbell and

:21:56. > :22:01.the Bulgarian gets the third and bronze medal and from out of

:22:01. > :22:04.nowhere, Marcel Hacker who was languishing at the back of the field

:22:04. > :22:10.had a blistering 250 metres into fourth place. That is how tough this

:22:10. > :22:14.event is. A good solid performance from Alan who has kept himself out

:22:14. > :22:20.of the team in the early part of this season but Ondrej Synek

:22:20. > :22:25.continues to become the class sculler. From halfway, I thought he

:22:25. > :22:29.might win it, Alan Campbell. He raced well. He produced a good,

:22:29. > :22:37.steady performers but he has got enough minor medals, that will not

:22:37. > :22:42.mean too much for him. Marcel Hacker needs a big kick up the bomb from

:22:42. > :22:47.his coach because he should not be that fast in the last 500 metres.

:22:47. > :22:57.You are down in the fertile, and then sometimes does not make the

:22:57. > :23:01.

:23:01. > :23:11.final, you need to be consistent. is consistently inconsistent! A

:23:11. > :23:11.

:23:11. > :23:21.finish. I think Alan Campbell will finish. I think Alan Campbell will

:23:21. > :23:22.

:23:22. > :23:26.took some time off after the Olympics and came back a few steps

:23:26. > :23:31.behind where he would usually be at the start and a tight finish to hold

:23:31. > :23:35.this all the medal, not far behind Ondrej Synek, he will be pleased.

:23:35. > :23:40.saw Alan almost catch a crowd there, and for somebody who is as

:23:40. > :23:45.experienced as him, that does amplify how difficult the conditions

:23:45. > :23:49.are. It is a reminder of how tough things are and the key thing in

:23:49. > :23:53.these conditions is to try to stay as relaxed and smooth as possible.

:23:53. > :23:56.Things become tense when the pressure is an ad it is the mental

:23:56. > :24:06.side, can you keep it together when everything is coming under full

:24:06. > :24:07.

:24:07. > :24:11.Russia? And barely 100 metres to go -- when you are coming under

:24:11. > :24:19.pressure. Because the tailwind is happening, it will get rougher down

:24:19. > :24:22.the course. And you are getting more tired. Hopefully we'll talk to Alan

:24:22. > :24:29.Campbell in a moment but we showed you the men's lightweight double

:24:29. > :24:32.sculls earlier on when the British crew and the Chambers Brothers

:24:32. > :24:37.finished in second position and this is what Richard Chambers made of it

:24:38. > :24:42.afterwards. How tough was that? Really hard work. We put ourselves

:24:42. > :24:47.out there from the first stroke. We kept going and then as it got

:24:47. > :24:53.choppy, in the last 250, we fell apart and then came through, the

:24:53. > :24:59.muscles started cramping. Better than our semi-final yesterday, we

:24:59. > :25:02.put ourselves out there to a decent lead. The last 250 metres is

:25:02. > :25:07.something we can work on, we know we have got that speed until that

:25:07. > :25:12.point. How hard is it when you see another crew inexorably going past

:25:12. > :25:21.you when there is almost nothing you can do about it? Head in, heads

:25:21. > :25:26.down, go, go, go, that is all you can do. We did not realise what

:25:26. > :25:31.Holland and Norway had done, we knew it would be tight on the finish but

:25:31. > :25:41.I didn't think we had won it but I didn't know what the result was. We

:25:41. > :25:42.

:25:42. > :25:47.totally concentrated on it to keep here because I will just extricate

:25:47. > :25:54.myself with this piece of cable here. Coming down to chat with Alan

:25:54. > :26:00.because however many months it is on from the Olympics, Mr Campbell is

:26:00. > :26:09.exhausted after all the energy is being put into it. Don't make me

:26:09. > :26:16.cry! I do not have to sing the anthem for you. The conditions are

:26:16. > :26:21.quick and you need to go for it. I got tied up at the end, I hit a bad

:26:21. > :26:30.wave which upset my rhythm and I was coming in for a gold sprint. It

:26:30. > :26:36.upset me a bit. -- for a good old sprint. These guys are good and big

:26:36. > :26:42.and strong and it is life in the fast lane. Tiny margins as ever.

:26:42. > :26:52.Yes, it is a tough event. Two Olympic medallists here, three on

:26:52. > :26:53.

:26:53. > :26:58.the final from the Olympics. The Azerbaijan rower going over to the

:26:58. > :27:02.other evident. Great to see you back in action, I am sure you will be

:27:02. > :27:12.vertical again soon! Great to talk to you. Let's go back to another and

:27:12. > :27:13.

:27:13. > :27:17.it going on earlier on today, the COMMENTATOR: through the 1500 metre

:27:17. > :27:23.mark, 500 remaining of the final of the men's four, China out of the

:27:23. > :27:30.picture, Romania in lane number three struggle at that position.

:27:30. > :27:37.Australia looking pretty dominant in lane above five, the Olympics or the

:27:38. > :27:43.medallists, two returning from that boat. Great Britain led by Nathan

:27:43. > :27:48.Reilly in lane number six, and the crowd are starting to rise up, the

:27:48. > :27:52.Eton Dorney raw going for Great Britain. The closing stages. They

:27:52. > :27:56.are putting into second position, can they use the crowd to get the

:27:56. > :27:59.overlap on the own Australian zoo they are chasing hard?

:27:59. > :28:02.Australians will not want the overlap because they have something

:28:02. > :28:07.to prove to themselves on this course as well as the British. You

:28:07. > :28:17.don't want any British crew to get any confidence and although it is a

:28:17. > :28:18.

:28:18. > :28:26.new British crew, their average age is higher than the Australian s' .

:28:26. > :28:30.Australia and Great Britain coming down to this race for the line.

:28:30. > :28:34.Great Britain firing everything, they are throwing everything at

:28:34. > :28:38.Australia and Australia are hanging on, they now know they are just

:28:38. > :28:42.stretching it out. It will be gold for Australia, running the boat up

:28:42. > :28:46.to the line, silver for Great Britain and heroic class 500 metres

:28:46. > :28:51.for Great Britain there and Romania in bronze, they will also be

:28:51. > :28:57.delighted as they are with arms punching the air. Great Britain will

:28:57. > :29:00.no that they left it perhaps a little bit late to start their

:29:00. > :29:04.charge, they have got the overlap with plenty to build on now for

:29:04. > :29:14.loose and as we head towards that in the middle of July. Winners again

:29:14. > :29:18.

:29:18. > :29:22.for the second race in a row, crew, -- one of the members, Matt,

:29:22. > :29:26.who is not solely responsible but has had a major impact on having

:29:26. > :29:33.such fantastic crowds here for all three days of this regatta at Eton

:29:33. > :29:37.Dorney. The gestation of this idea was what? On Friday I was really

:29:37. > :29:40.keen to get school groups coming along, I had experienced being able

:29:40. > :29:48.to see lots of sports in the north-east, I had fantastic family

:29:48. > :29:57.and school support, going to Gateshead, my sister is there, she

:29:57. > :30:03.is 11 and looking forward to seeing Mo Farah. Live on BBC television!

:30:03. > :30:09.And ticket packages being put on four families or special days and it

:30:09. > :30:13.is easy fit that in when you have got such a lot of sport. It was rare

:30:13. > :30:18.that we had an event like this in the UK and when it came along, I

:30:18. > :30:22.thought I would put something on where I would back a class and I was

:30:22. > :30:26.happy with one class coming along but I put the word out and said I

:30:26. > :30:32.was doing this and other athletes wanted to help out including visits

:30:32. > :30:35.and things like that before the event to see if businesses wanted to

:30:35. > :30:44.support and match my pledge to get a class here and it has been fantastic

:30:44. > :30:51.support. Words also does -- loads of support and we have 44 different

:30:51. > :30:56.donors from big companies to small one-man bands. A fantastic

:30:56. > :31:01.atmosphere and great attitude and it was really good. A career running

:31:01. > :31:04.for you in the national governing body? Steady on, I'm only 25! That

:31:04. > :31:11.is what they need, they need some vitality. Come much elation is on

:31:11. > :31:21.that. We look forward to seeing you in the next regatta. Let's go to the

:31:21. > :31:26.

:31:26. > :31:36.men's double sculls. Great Britain, Bill Lucas and Matt Langridge, are

:31:36. > :31:41.in lane three. New Zealand are the Olympic champions. They are

:31:41. > :31:46.brand-new combination this year. They have pretty much taking the

:31:46. > :31:56.lead from the 500-metre mark. Britain have gone by Azerbaijan

:31:56. > :31:58.

:31:58. > :32:04.already. Langridge is a strong sprinter. He will empty the tank. A

:32:04. > :32:09.bit of a wobble from Great Britain, but they have 300 metres, plenty of

:32:09. > :32:15.water to drive on. They will go through the German crew. They have

:32:15. > :32:20.gone through Estonia. They are looking to see where the attack is

:32:20. > :32:25.coming from. Great Britain are fighting hard, using the crowd for

:32:25. > :32:31.the silver medal position. The Kiwis are not as dominant over the

:32:31. > :32:37.Germans. The Germans are being chased down by the Brits. It is

:32:37. > :32:44.making the gap smaller as everyone comes up. 100 died from the line, a

:32:45. > :32:52.little over ten strokes. Great Britain is piling it on. Azerbaijan

:32:52. > :32:56.are starting to push. New Zealand will hold on for the gold medal.

:32:56. > :33:01.Gold for New Zealand, silver for Germany, and great writ and hang on

:33:01. > :33:09.for the bronze medal. Azerbaijan are still pushing through the line,

:33:09. > :33:15.thinking they are going to take it. Very well deserved bronze for Great

:33:15. > :33:19.Britain. This is the third of the cruise in the mend's sculling

:33:19. > :33:29.group. It is a strong start for this group. It is a strong start for this

:33:29. > :33:34.new combination. How hard was that? It was very difficult. I have been

:33:34. > :33:39.enjoying myself after the Olympics. Although it was great at the time,

:33:39. > :33:49.it was not great in the race. My bodies may be asking me some

:33:49. > :33:59.questions, why not as fit as I should be. How long did you actually

:33:59. > :34:01.

:34:01. > :34:07.take out from rowing? Not long enough, I think. I did not do

:34:07. > :34:11.anything until January. I definitely enjoyed myself, but I am paying the

:34:11. > :34:21.price just now. Did you put on weight, how did your body shape

:34:21. > :34:24.change? When you are not need to eat as much. I actually lost weight.

:34:24. > :34:30.Generally, where are you in the progression towards the World

:34:30. > :34:36.Championships? We are probably slightly behind where we would be

:34:36. > :34:41.normally. My partner had a long break. I did not have quite as long

:34:41. > :34:45.but I was slowly getting back into training. We are expecting a

:34:45. > :34:53.slightly steeper series of games from here. We have some thickness

:34:53. > :34:57.work to come. But there is a good understanding there, the boat

:34:57. > :35:03.naturally clicks. It got tested in that rough stuff, but we are not too

:35:03. > :35:06.far away. Having taken a few months to just see the world and have a

:35:06. > :35:13.good time, do you appreciate competing more, do you find it

:35:13. > :35:17.harder? I appreciated less. Once you have seen the other side of it, you

:35:17. > :35:24.wonder why you come back and do it. Obviously racing is what we love

:35:24. > :35:34.doing and that is why we do it. do feel rusty and it takes time to

:35:34. > :35:38.get back into it, but it is good to be racing. I am new to sculling. I

:35:38. > :35:43.am not as fit as I would be normally, so we know that we will

:35:43. > :35:52.progress quite rapidly from here. This was about getting here, seeing

:35:52. > :35:57.where we are, and moving on. He is someone who has decided that getting

:35:57. > :36:03.back in a boat is not for her any more. Sophie Hosking, why have you

:36:03. > :36:09.decided no more? IT timeout after the Olympics and I wanted to work

:36:09. > :36:12.out if my motivation was at the same level. As time went on, I had an

:36:13. > :36:16.overwhelming feeling of completeness. Not that I have won

:36:16. > :36:22.everything that I could win in rowing, but I feel like I have put

:36:22. > :36:25.everything I can do into the sport. I feel like I can walk away and be

:36:25. > :36:30.really pleased with what I did achieve and the journey that I had

:36:30. > :36:35.in the sport. Was there a blinding flash of inspiration when you

:36:35. > :36:41.thought, that is it, or did you sit down with ten on paper and write out

:36:41. > :36:45.the pros and cons. How did you work out the decision? Deep down, I

:36:45. > :36:55.knew. I wanted to make sure that all the hysteria around the Olympics

:36:55. > :36:55.

:36:55. > :37:00.campaign and that is these way that I still felt. I had to understand

:37:00. > :37:04.what I was feeling. I had to come to terms with it as well, before

:37:04. > :37:12.finally announcing officially. Did you have lots of people seeing,

:37:12. > :37:17.argue sure? Yes. A lot of people probably think that I might change

:37:17. > :37:22.my mind in some ways, but I am always someone that if I make my

:37:22. > :37:27.mind up about something, I am quite firm with it. The people closest to

:37:27. > :37:30.me understand the decision and that is what is most important to me.

:37:30. > :37:38.Having made the decision to walk away at the highest level, when you

:37:38. > :37:42.come to an event like this, how does that make you feel. I feel very

:37:42. > :37:49.distant from it in terms of being a competitor. I feel the excitement

:37:49. > :37:55.that the competitors feel. It is nice to be able to support my

:37:55. > :37:57.friends. When you are the athlete, and getting all the support, to be

:37:57. > :38:02.and getting all the support, to be on the other side and give the

:38:02. > :38:12.support back is great. And you can go to the pub afterwards. That is

:38:12. > :38:14.

:38:14. > :38:18.always handy! The wind has not abated at Eton Dorney today since we

:38:18. > :38:23.started a couple of hours ago. We are battling the elements doing the

:38:23. > :38:30.programme. Guys, you're not competing today. What is wrong with

:38:30. > :38:36.you? Hopefully I have recovered now, but two weeks ago I had a virus, so

:38:36. > :38:41.I had to have time out of the boat. I am recovered now, and I am back

:38:41. > :38:49.into training. Hopefully I will be training tomorrow morning. George,

:38:49. > :38:54.what state are you in? I am all right. I have been finishing off my

:38:54. > :38:59.degree in Cambridge. It has been quite demanding. I could not be down

:38:59. > :39:04.with the guys for the last few months. You had the boat race, so

:39:04. > :39:11.how much work have you been doing, honestly? It has been pretty flat

:39:11. > :39:18.out in the library, it to ten hours every day. I have been trying to do

:39:18. > :39:22.as much as I can. How is the discipline of education, learning,

:39:22. > :39:31.how would you compare that to the requirements of being out on the

:39:31. > :39:38.water, and being in the gym and the regimentation of King Aurora -- of

:39:38. > :39:43.being a rower? It is basically the same. The more you put in, the more

:39:44. > :39:48.you get out of it. The problem is that you're trying to do rowing as

:39:48. > :39:51.well, and they too might compete with each other for time. We are

:39:51. > :39:59.going to the far end of the course where the mend's eight is about to

:39:59. > :40:05.get underway. They did not have a great race a couple of days ago.

:40:05. > :40:10.What are your thoughts on this? They did not have a good race on Friday.

:40:10. > :40:15.At the beginning of the racing season, any disruption in the boat

:40:15. > :40:21.can have an effect. I feel guilty about that. Two weeks ago, I was

:40:21. > :40:26.about that. Two weeks ago, I was taken out. I am they will turn it

:40:26. > :40:32.around today. I think they will pull back on France and Poland to beat

:40:32. > :40:39.them the other day. We will get your take on what actually happens. This

:40:39. > :40:45.is the last race live of this World Cup regatta. This will produce some

:40:45. > :40:50.spectacular action. Let's go back to James Cracknell and Garry Herbert.

:40:50. > :41:00.Paul and sitting in lane number four. Five boats are lining up with

:41:00. > :41:05.

:41:05. > :41:09.the Czech Republic in one. Great Britain two in lane two. Great

:41:09. > :41:19.Britain two are in lane three. Poland in lane four. France and lane

:41:19. > :41:20.

:41:20. > :41:30.five. The two favoured lanes are four and five. Poland in four and

:41:30. > :41:35.

:41:35. > :41:40.France in five. Great Britain in lane number three, Great Britain two

:41:41. > :41:47.in lane number two. This is a big race. There are lots of big egos in

:41:47. > :41:52.this race. Jurgen Grobler has put all his eggs in one basket. It is

:41:52. > :41:56.unfortunately a basket where we do not frighten the opposition. We do

:41:56. > :42:06.not have a big history in this event. People are not as scared of

:42:06. > :42:08.

:42:08. > :42:14.us as they are in a four. Hodge and Reid have come from the mend's peer.

:42:14. > :42:23.They will have been hurt by what happened to them in the heat. If I

:42:23. > :42:30.am honest, the conditions probably do not favour them. The polls and

:42:30. > :42:34.the French may prove -- the Polish team and the French may prove

:42:34. > :42:41.slightly more difficult than on Friday. Poland are using the

:42:41. > :42:51.tailwind. This is an important 500 for Great Britain. We're looking at

:42:51. > :42:59.

:42:59. > :43:05.the Czech Republic in number one. Poland on at 38 strokes per minute.

:43:05. > :43:11.That is quite high. They are getting good boat speed. Combination lies,

:43:11. > :43:16.have they got the right people in the right seat? They have got the

:43:16. > :43:22.best two rowers in the stroke and seventh seed. I would like to see

:43:22. > :43:32.the more powerful men in the middle of the boat, and I would like to see

:43:32. > :43:36.

:43:36. > :43:40.two guys that have rowed together and appear and in a four split up.

:43:40. > :43:43.At the moment, they are dominating the crew too much. They are

:43:43. > :43:50.dominating the French at the moment, but are being led slightly by

:43:50. > :44:00.Poland. There is a long way to go yet. At the halfway mark, Poland

:44:00. > :44:01.

:44:01. > :44:07.continued to lead. France were superb on Friday. France beat all

:44:07. > :44:12.these guys and they did not qualify for the last Olympic Games. The

:44:12. > :44:19.French are focusing on this as their big project. We are starting to see

:44:19. > :44:28.the British eight comeback. They have the experience, the power and

:44:28. > :44:34.the rhythm to go through Poland. In the World Cup, the Polish crews

:44:34. > :44:41.always have a turn of speed. They do, but the Brits have shown that

:44:42. > :44:47.the last quarter is where there are strong. That is where Jurgen

:44:48. > :44:53.Grobler's fitness programme will pay. You keep going all the way

:44:53. > :44:59.through the 2000 metres. What they are showing is not just about the

:44:59. > :45:09.seat, it is about the final. One swallow does not make a summer. The

:45:09. > :45:09.

:45:09. > :45:15.French had a very good seat, but that is no use in the final. Enter

:45:15. > :45:20.the last quarter, 500 metres to go. This is a dogfight now because Great

:45:20. > :45:28.Britain threw everything at the Polish crew and still the Poles are

:45:28. > :45:32.withstanding it, this is rude. . Germany, the elliptic champions are

:45:32. > :45:36.still to come in all of this so from a reputational point of view, Great

:45:36. > :45:42.Britain want to put down a big market here but right now, they are

:45:42. > :45:45.dogfighting with Poland. It is great stuff from the Poles but those words

:45:45. > :45:48.will hurt the Brits because they don't want to hear they are in a

:45:49. > :45:58.dogfight with Poland, they are used to raising Australia, America,

:45:58. > :46:03.Germany. Poland is not a traditional powerhouse in the eights. It is

:46:03. > :46:13.better than their heat. This is what the crowd on the side have come to

:46:13. > :46:15.

:46:15. > :46:19.see. Come on, boys!Phelan Hill in the coxing seat has called it and

:46:19. > :46:23.the British crew have responded, they are throwing everything at

:46:23. > :46:31.Poland and they cannot respond. think the angle of the camera is

:46:31. > :46:36.making it look less close. Great Britain from Poland, it was

:46:36. > :46:41.desperate at the end, it is still going on through the lines to make

:46:41. > :46:45.sure they are there and the heads from Poland go down in disbelief.

:46:45. > :46:50.Some celebration from Great Britain here and the relief that they have

:46:50. > :46:54.won, they are relieved to beat Poland but they have turned it

:46:54. > :47:01.around. That is the most important thing here, but there are bigger

:47:01. > :47:06.trials ahead for this crew. Yes, the best of the world are not here and

:47:06. > :47:10.again, the British crew would not have wanted to hear you say "they

:47:10. > :47:14.are relieved to have beaten Poland" . That is like Manchester United

:47:14. > :47:20.being relieved to have beaten Swansea in the opening game next

:47:21. > :47:29.season, it will not be a relief, it is a big they should do. Pole said

:47:29. > :47:33.to us once, you are racing Denmark, I should be ever to wake you up at

:47:33. > :47:36.midnight and you can beat them. We thought that about Poland before

:47:36. > :47:42.this regatta, at any time, these boys go out and raise, they should

:47:42. > :47:49.be able to beat a crew like Poland and they have just done it by a foot

:47:50. > :47:53.and the ten twos led the race for 1900 metres of that race. That

:47:53. > :47:56.scared the Germans, the Olympic champions, they were undefeated

:47:56. > :48:00.throughout the last Olympiad, the World Cup, World Championships and

:48:00. > :48:07.come the Olympic Games, do you think that will scare them? Germany RE

:48:07. > :48:11.building, do you think they will be quivering watching that?

:48:11. > :48:15.Germans, the Australians, the Canadians, watching that, I do not

:48:15. > :48:25.think they will be scared that they know that the Brits got spanked in

:48:25. > :48:25.

:48:25. > :48:34.the heats and they have come back through and later they have one.

:48:34. > :48:38.Showing what it means. And looking at Satch there, the relief, they

:48:38. > :48:45.will realise that when the adrenaline calms down and they are

:48:45. > :48:49.away on training camp, lots more to be done. There is the confirmation.

:48:49. > :48:51.Winning just over Poland but the racing will get wet and better

:48:51. > :48:55.towards the World Championships in South Korea in August.

:48:55. > :49:05.JOHN INVERDALE: Alex Gregory watching that with interest, you

:49:05. > :49:09.

:49:09. > :49:13.were never in doubt, were you? have got plenty of time to improve

:49:13. > :49:18.on that in the World Championships but they did a good job today.

:49:18. > :49:22.you can see from Andy Hodge's reaction, how much it went to them.

:49:23. > :49:28.You only go out to win on home water. This is where we raced up the

:49:28. > :49:32.Olympics, an important venue for us and it means a lot. You can only

:49:32. > :49:39.race who is here and to cross the line in the lead was a great result

:49:39. > :49:43.and a relief, yes, but pleasurable as well. Get well soon, it seemed

:49:43. > :49:48.you back in the boat soon. Sir David Tanner is here as well, performance

:49:48. > :49:52.director of great but is rolling. Apologies to all be Swansea city

:49:52. > :49:59.fans watching this morning as well with the commentary there! David,

:49:59. > :50:02.what is your take on the occasion? It has been wonderful, following the

:50:02. > :50:07.Olympics, it was always going to be tough for the venue but the crowds

:50:07. > :50:15.have been great every single day in the event has really stood up. We

:50:15. > :50:20.have been challenged by the weather but with the wind, it has been

:50:20. > :50:26.tricky but a great legacy from the wonderful time we had last year.

:50:26. > :50:33.a funny way, it is great for the sport, it hasn't been British winner

:50:33. > :50:37.of the British win because it gives people a false impression about the

:50:37. > :50:44.nature of the sport so it shows how competitive it is. Well said, thank

:50:44. > :50:52.you for saying that goes we are in a building year. They are all after as

:50:52. > :50:56.anyway but it is 3.5 years time that we will be trying to deliver again

:50:56. > :51:02.and it is tough. We have had some great racing. I am very pleased with

:51:02. > :51:06.the day. I will bring Katherine Grainger in as well, somebody

:51:06. > :51:10.involved in the sport for over a decade, we always spoke about you

:51:10. > :51:16.being the first generation of people that were the legacy of Steve

:51:16. > :51:25.Redgrave, we are one decade on from your first Faure into the sport. How

:51:25. > :51:31.much stronger is the sport now than it was then? When I was coming on

:51:31. > :51:35.the scene in the late 90s, the start of the new century, it was still the

:51:36. > :51:42.big boys that were leading the charge and being consistent with

:51:42. > :51:45.medals. The women's team started developing on the first Olympics of

:51:45. > :51:49.this new season and in the lightweights have come through

:51:49. > :51:56.strongly in the last four years or so. Definitely the strongest field

:51:56. > :52:04.are cross lightweight and heavyweight, we have strong success.

:52:04. > :52:10.What are your priorities? To develop some new rowers. You have seen them

:52:10. > :52:15.today, the two women's boats that won gold, some interesting

:52:15. > :52:20.youngsters around and that is our first priority. The second one is to

:52:20. > :52:28.lay down a good new season so that we have got a base for seeing the

:52:28. > :52:32.shape of our Rio team next year. Those our two main priorities.

:52:32. > :52:40.couple more people before we leave the stage, a very familiar face of

:52:40. > :52:45.many years in British rowing, Hodge and Peter Reed. Your expression at

:52:45. > :52:50.the end they're meant a lot to you. We did not bring thousands of people

:52:50. > :52:54.down here to race badly, we have dug deep over the past couple of days to

:52:54. > :52:58.turn things round and that is the beauty of racing. Rowing in those

:52:59. > :53:04.competitions and those conditions, to be them across the line,

:53:04. > :53:11.brilliant, that is what it is all about. Interesting talking to people

:53:11. > :53:14.here. Lots of people through the course of the programme, lots of

:53:14. > :53:22.people have decided to hang up their oars, some carry on but lots of

:53:22. > :53:27.people missing that competitive moment of winning or losing and you

:53:27. > :53:33.can see how much it to you today. has in a competitive few days, we

:53:33. > :53:37.had to dig very deep and we really worked hard. Out there on the water,

:53:37. > :53:45.that was less than six minutes today, but that was a very classy

:53:45. > :53:49.well calculated, aggressive but slick race and very bonding six

:53:49. > :53:52.minutes for us. I loved it. Thank you to the crowds who came down, it

:53:52. > :53:56.feels like a World Championships for us because it is a home

:53:56. > :54:02.international and we will not get another one in our careers. People

:54:02. > :54:09.wonder what the cox does but I think you earn your money in the last

:54:09. > :54:13.100! Because for the first 1900 metres, you were second. It changed

:54:13. > :54:17.on the last stretch. Their play to the people in front of me, they

:54:17. > :54:24.responded so well. We were level with the Poles and I said that that

:54:24. > :54:29.point, this is where I need you the most, and they responded marvellous.

:54:29. > :54:34.All of a sudden, I could see we were inching through the Poles and we

:54:34. > :54:38.kept the mentality going. The last word to the spokesperson for the

:54:38. > :54:43.entire team, what is it like to be here with crowds on this scale and

:54:43. > :54:47.the atmosphere? This is the biggest crowd I have ever had in a rowing

:54:47. > :54:55.event, it is fantastic. Everybody here wants us to win. You can hear

:54:55. > :55:01.the crowd roaring. It is like the Olympics, I missed out on it so this

:55:01. > :55:05.is the closest I could get. Great to finish on a victorious note and

:55:05. > :55:11.congratulations to one and all. Today we have the rowing and the

:55:11. > :55:15.athletics, more on that in a moment but tonight on BBC One... No, before

:55:15. > :55:20.that, our next running is the World Cup from Lucerne which is coming up

:55:20. > :55:25.on the 14th of July and you can see highlights on the Monday afternoon

:55:25. > :55:28.that the whole regatta live on Sunday on the red button. And I was

:55:28. > :55:32.getting ahead of myself there because I was so excited about

:55:32. > :55:37.Wimbledon starting tomorrow and wouldn't we all love it if this man

:55:37. > :55:42.won it? The worst thing that could happen to Andy Murray is he gets his

:55:42. > :55:46.teeth veneered and starts behaving like a superstar. They are really

:55:46. > :55:50.good in the house and then we take them out, they disgraced

:55:50. > :56:00.themselves! He is actually a joy to be around, hilarious. So few people

:56:00. > :56:01.

:56:01. > :56:04.see that side of him. To come so close, he made me root for him.

:56:04. > :56:08.is nice to see the evolution of someone you have seen for a long

:56:08. > :56:11.time. The turning point was winning the gold medal in the Olympics.

:56:11. > :56:18.Basher is part of the business, he is proving himself time and again.

:56:18. > :56:25.Having won the cap macro open, the press in Britain will be focusing on

:56:25. > :56:29.Wimbledon and pinky has to win that. -- thinking he has to win that.

:56:29. > :56:33.coverage begins tomorrow at 1130. James Cracknell is here popping over

:56:33. > :56:40.from the other side of the water, the use women across? I jogged

:56:40. > :56:45.around! I saw Jurgen on the way around and I said well done to him,

:56:45. > :56:54.and he said I was looking slow. He hasn't changed much. Did you enjoy

:56:54. > :56:59.doing the commentary? I would rather be racing but you can only racing if

:56:59. > :57:02.you are doing it all year. You were forthright in your opinions and lots

:57:02. > :57:06.of people you are commenting on people you know extremely well, it

:57:06. > :57:12.is sometimes difficult to be as honest as you would like to be.

:57:12. > :57:16.try to take the opinion that whether I am writing or commentating, if I

:57:16. > :57:20.am prepared to say it to their face, I am prepared to say it on camera.

:57:20. > :57:23.You want to give a real insight to people watching who may not

:57:23. > :57:28.understand rowing in the same way they would football, rugby or

:57:28. > :57:32.cricket, what it is like. And the British guys in that boat would not

:57:32. > :57:38.have wanted to lose to Poland or France, they are better than that

:57:38. > :57:42.and the best crews in the world, the Australians and the Germans would

:57:42. > :57:47.have watched it on Friday and thought the eggs were all in one

:57:47. > :57:50.basket and it is not working. impression of the last three days

:57:50. > :57:55.and specifically today, Katherine Grainger? I would have liked but the

:57:55. > :57:59.weather, we would all have liked that. There is some brilliant stuff

:58:00. > :58:02.in it, not enough gold medals for the British team but it is early in

:58:02. > :58:06.the season and the Olympiad and the fact that lots of people were

:58:06. > :58:11.second, third, fourth is a good sign. A huge amount of time to go

:58:11. > :58:16.and that is where they will get it. A huge wave and they cheer behind us

:58:16. > :58:23.as for the men's hate holding the union flag aloft after their victory

:58:23. > :58:28.in the last race -- the men's eight. Thank you very much to both of you,

:58:28. > :58:33.it has been great to be back here at Eton Dorney to relive memories with