LAUREN Henry, from Rugby, won gold for Great Britain in the women’s single sculls at the European Rowing Championships.
Henry dominated the event from start to finish and claimed gold in a time of 7 minutes 17.8 seconds in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
The Team GB athlete previously raced in the quadruple sculls and won Olympic gold at the Paris 2024 Games last summer.
And after making the switch to the single sculls event, the 23-year-old wants to become the most successful British sculler ever in the sport.
Henry said: “I’ve done three championships in the single, one at juniors and one at under-23s and both times I made the A final but came fourth twice.
“So to make the podium and get a gold medal is really, really special.
“I wanted to come here and make a mark and make a name for myself and I feel like I’ve done that.
“I want to be world champion, I want to be Olympic champion, I want to break the world best time, I want to be the most successful British single sculler ever.
“That’s my aim. I’ve still got many years to go but watch this space.”
Henry set a new British record on the opening day of the championships with a time of 7 mins 9.76 secs in the heats.
The Rugby sculler also set a new European best time in a stunning start to the event.
And Henry then comfortably won her semi-final in a time of 7 mins 12.1 secs to qualify fastest for the final.
Henry finished more than three seconds ahead of Ireland who took silver while Denmark claimed bronze.
She is now a two-time European gold medallist after previously topping the quadruple sculls podium in Szeged, Hungary last year.
