Great Britain win first season golds at the 2026 World Rowing Cup I

Great Britain celebrated double gold medal success at the season-opening World Rowing Cup I event in Seville.

The men’s four secured a dominant victory by 5.22 seconds from France, who took second place, with the Netherlands in third.

The women’s singles sculls was then won by Lauren Henry, who beat Lithuania’s Viktorija Senkute in a photo finish by 0.14 seconds.

Ireland’s Fiona Murtagh, who beat Henry by just 0.03 seconds at the World Rowing Championships in Shanghai last year, finished with the bronze medal.

“It was a good race. I think my first half was maybe a bit sluggish; I’m not sure I got my heat strategies right,” Henry told World Rowing.

“But I really, really trust my second half of the race, I know that if I’m within a sniff, I can do it. I just have so much belief in the training I do and my coach.”

In the women’s quadruple sculls, GB claimed a silver medal, with Germany winning by 0.43 seconds.

Great Britain also won silver in the men’s eight, as the Netherlands, who are world champions, secured gold comfortably.

In the women’s eight, GB won bronze after the Netherlands held on to claim silver, while Australia took gold.