Rowers have certainly played their part in Team GB’s most successful opening Olympic week. Boats flew over water, tears flowed off the water and more British athletes celebrated on the podium than ever before.
The outstanding performance of the regatta came from Imogen Grant and Emily Craig, who led their lightweight double sculls final from start to finish. Their story began in Tokyo where they set a world-best time in the semi-final but finished fourth in the final by 0.01 seconds.
