ROWING: Hannah Read won gold for England in the junior coxless pairs at the Home Countries International Regatta at Cardiff Bay.

The Hazlemere resident rowed to victory against Lucy Lewington in her last race of the season and was delighted with her row.

She said: "That was probably the best race of my life. I thought Ireland were going to catch up to us but we didn't realise we were well out in front until we'd won."

Read, 18, now goes into the senior events next year and is looking to push her way into the reckoning for the GB teams.

But rowing success has not be confined to Hannah.

Brother David won the Thames Challenge Cup for Henley Rowing Club at this year's Henley Royal Regatta.