NEWS

After securing European gold in the men's quadruple sculls earlier this month Great Britain continued their momentum by edging out the Polish in a tightly fought contest in Lucerne today. With a familiar line up of Rory Harris at stroke, Cedol Dafydd, Twickenham's Callum Dixon and Matthew Haywood the GB quad found themselves trailing both the Polish and USA crews after 500m . The middle section saw Great Britain pass through the USA to set up a final sprint for top honours

Callum Dixon kicked on from last years Olympic disappointment to help secure a first-ever European gold medal win for Great Britain in the Men’s Quadruple Sculls. The crew of Cedol Dafydd, Callum Dixon, Matt Haywood and Rory Harris came from almost a length behind to eventually dominate the race in the last quarter and achieve a European best time of 05:35.02 in the process. “We’re very, very happy with that,” Callum said, adding, “It’s been an aim for a while, so it feels sp