GB rowers add two golds to World Championships haul

At the 2025 World Rowing Championships in Shanghai, Great Britain won two gold medals, including the PR1 men’s single sculls and the men’s four.

The impressive performances of Daniel Graham, James Robson, Douwe de Graaf, and George Bourne, who were competing as a pair for the first time at this regatta, kept their impressive form as the new-look quartet defeated Romania and the Netherlands to take the men’s four podium.

As the Paralympic and European champion from beginning to end, Benjamin Pritchard continued to dominate the PR1 single sculls field, adding another gold to his collection.

After the race, Robson said, “We came here believing we could do it, but we wanted to concentrate on getting better each time we hit the water.”

In that final, we had a fantastic row. We’re just so happy to have crossed the line and accomplished it, even though it was a lot of work.”

Prior to winning the European Championship for the first time in Plovdiv earlier this year, Pritchard established a new Paralympic record at Paris 2024.

The Welshman’s statement, “This project is an undisputed success,” was true of his form.

I compete in the Paralympics, Europe, and World. I’ve broken world records for world championships, Paralympic records, and European records. I’ll be honest with myself about it all!

I wanted to leave quickly and take the lead, but I ended up holding on dearly. In those final five strokes, I was undoubtedly going to pass away.

“This place has a wild temperature.” It’s genuinely like in an inferno to row! My support staff and I have done a lot of heat preparation in the UK, which has been fantastic. You won’t be prepared for these circumstances, though. This is “something else”!

Lauren Henry also advanced to the women’s single sculls final after winning her semi-final.