A HEREFORDSHIRE woman has put Herefordshire on the map as she has success in European championships.
Morgan Baynham Williams, of Ross-on-Wye, and Britain's resurgent rowers said radical restructuring is already reaping rewards after a memorable Munich weekend at the European Championships.
British stars racked four gold medals on, 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.
And they followed it up on Sunday (August 14) as Ross-on-Wye cox Baynham-Williams guided Britain to silver in the women's eight event.
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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.
Baynham-Williams, 28, helped fire the women's eight crew onto the podium and teammate Rowan McKellar believes times are changing with two years to go until Paris 2024.
The women's eight finished behind Romania in Thursday's heat before taking to the German water again on Sunday (August 14).
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And they powered onto the podium when the pressure was on to cross the line in 6:28.02 behind the Romanians and ahead of the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, and Denmark.
The team will now turn their attention to next month's World Championships in Racice, where they will bid to continue the momentum heading into the two years before Paris.
The multi-sport European Championships Munich 2022, featuring Athletics, Beach Volleyball, Canoe Sprint, Cycling, Gymnastics, Table Tennis, Triathlon, Rowing, Sport Climbing, takes place 11th-21st August on the 50th anniversary of the Olympics Games in the Germany city.
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