Paralympic champion Pritchard sets world record at Euros

Great Britain's Paralympic champion Benjamin Pritchard group a world grounds connected time 1 of nan European Rowing Championships successful Plovdiv.

Pritchard, 33, won golden successful Paris successful nan PR1 men's azygous sculls successful a clip of 9 minutes 3.84 seconds but smashed that connected Thursday to scope nan last of nan arena successful Bulgaria.

The Welshman's caller world grounds of 8:47.88 hit Ukrainian Roman Polianskyi's erstwhile champion of 8.50.38.

Pritchard said his capacity was portion of a "performance reset" for nan LA 2028 Games cycle.

"We've sewage a mantra backmost astatine British Rowing, wherever erstwhile nan 2024 play was done, it was backmost to zero," he said.

"Yes, I'm nan Paralympic champion, but this is simply a full caller cycle. You don't cognize what anyone other has done successful nan winter, you don't cognize what caller athletes are coming through, truthful you person to support up nan training to support moving on.

"I still consciousness for illustration I'm early successful my play preparations, but to spell retired location and get that world champion time, it shows that nan difficult activity that I'm doing - juggling being an athlete, trying to do immoderate activity successful nan metropolis and besides to beryllium a dada - it shows that it's worthy it."

Olympic champion Lauren Henry besides group a British grounds successful nan women's azygous sculls

Henry, who won golden successful Paris past twelvemonth arsenic portion of nan quadruple sculls, recorded nan 3rd fastest clip ever to triumph successful 7:09.76.

The Englishwoman will title successful nan semi-final connected Friday.

The 23-year-old said: "It's an breathtaking consequence for my first elder world azygous race. I'm truthful happy to execute my plan.

"I've been focused this twelvemonth connected coming successful and making myself a amended and hopefully a much competitory athlete."