Hinksey Sculling School produced a gold medal-winning performance in the Thames Valley Trial Head at Dorney Lake on Sunday.

Their crew of Dan Bowen, Johnny Kruip, Freddie Myatt, Tim Swan (pictured left to right) won the J16 coxless fours, beating six other teams in a time of 6mins 5secs.

This was 1.6secs better than runners-up and their great rivals, Windsor Boys.

Hinksey’s Luke Hiles came sixth in the J17 singles, while Johnny Kruip was fourth in the J15 singles.