Shorten credits radical restructure with boosting Britain's rowing fortunes

Rebecca Shorten reckons radical restructuring within British Rowing is already reaping rewards after a memorable Munich morning at the multi-sport European Championships. British stars racked up a red-hot four gold medals on Saturday morning — including three in a row — in the women's and men's four, women's quadruple sculls and men's eight events at the city's 1972 Olympic Regatta Centre. Ad And they followed it up on Sunday as Belfast star Shorten also helped Britain to soar to silver in the women's eight event.

RowingEmotional Kennedy leads Britain's para rowers to glory in Munich29 MINUTES AGO Team GB endured a torrid time at the Tokyo Olympic Games last summer as just one silver and bronze medal marked their worst Games return for almost half a century. But widespread internal change in the months that followed looks to have steadied the ship as Britain returned to the international top table on a golden weekend in Germany. Shorten, 28, helped fire the women's four crew to the summit of the podium and believes times are changing with two years to go until Paris 2024.

Shorten, who joined forces with Heidi Long, Samantha Redgrave and Rowan McKellar to topple Ireland in the four final, said: «There has been a change. »Louise [Kingsley, director of performance] is very on top of everything. «You know that she's very organised and very clear on what she's wanting from the team and from her staff.