Esme Booth relishing second European Championships double - 'It's exciting to push those boundaries'

Esme Booth is relishing stretching the limits of rowing as she once again doubles up at the European Championships. The Stratford-upon-Avon star won silver medals in the pair and the eight on debut in 2022. Ad She had a day to recover last year but this time there are only 90 minutes between the two finals, a challenge that she is meeting head on.

RowingBrayshaw challenging Britain's quad to back up successful 2022AN HOUR AGO «We've done a few things in training to get used to that turnaround and recovery, asking the questions around warm-ups and nutrition, there's a lot to factor in,» said Booth. «It's exciting to push those boundaries and it shows how much the body can do. »You can go out and blast it in the pair for five or six minutes, you're keeled over at the finish line and you've got no more, and then an hour later, you go again.

«The fact that your body can turn itself around and get yourself in a state to go again, it's a good showcase for the sport.» The European Championships will be staged at Lake Bled, Slovenia from May 25-28. Buoyed by Booth, Great Britain finished top of the medal table last time out in Munich with ten medals and six golds. Booth rowed with Emily Ford last year and they took the pair on to the World Championships, where they reached the A final but missed out on a medal.

«Last year was a fifth — that was fine, that's where we're at, now it's about where we can step on to,» said Booth. «The project was completely fresh last year and we stepped into it for the first time. Now we've got a season under our belt and we know where we need to improve.