Henry wins gold as GB clinch World Rowing Cup title
Lauren Henry claimed another gold to help Great Britain clinch the World Rowing Cup title in Lucerne on Sunday.
The 23-year-old won the women's single sculls final in Varese two weeks ago and followed that up with a hard-fought victory in Switzerland.
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The Olympic quadruple sculls champion recovered from a sluggish start to win by a tight margin over Ireland's Fiona Murtagh in second.
Denmark's Frida Sanggaard Nielsen was right behind in third in a repeat of the European Championships podium a month ago.
"As the season progresses, people are finding more speed, so it's good to see where you're at," said Henry.
GB's other gold on Sunday came in the men's quadruple sculls final, with the team moving through from fourth to second, before catching Poland in the closing stages, with the USA third.
"We were down for most of the race, but we just had to trust that the Poles had put in the work and were going to be tired and we could really shift through," said GB's Matthew Haywood.
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Eleanor Brinkhoff and Megan Slabbert added a bronze for GB in the women's pair final behind the Czech Republic, while Romania's European champions Maria Magdalena Rusu and Simona Radis raced clear for the win.
GB did not top the medal table on Sunday or in Varese two weeks ago, but the five golds they won across the two events was enough to secure this year's overall World Rowing Cup title.
This year's World Champiosnhips take place in Shanghai from 21-28 September.
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