Pair among medals won by GB and Welsh crews

IMOGEN Hill coxed the Welsh junior women’s eight to a gold medal at the Home International Rowing Regatta at Lough Rinn, in Ireland, beating crews from Scotland, England and the host nation.

And there was also success for Harriet Noyes, rowing in the Great Britain coxless four as they won two silver medals at the Coupe de la Jeunesse in Amsterdam, beating 14 other countries.

After some very close races, GB was just denied first place by a strong Polish crew but similar excellent results across the other boat classes secured overall victory for the GB team for the second year running.

Stratford coach Sam Hill said: “It’s fantastic to see our athletes medal on the international stage. Their achievements represent the constant hard work and dedication the whole squad has put in over the past five years.”