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Pinsent's coxless fours team-mates Ed Coode and Steve Williams received MBEs and James Cracknell an OBE.

Magic Matthew and his coxless fours team were the highlight of Britain's greatest day at the Olympics so far.

Also in action today is Britain's men's coxless four which features Olympic champs Matthew Pinsent and James Cracknell.

Women's coxless pairs: 6-4 Romania, 9-4 Great Britain, 4 Belarus, 7 Canada, 14 Bulgaria, Germany, 20 bar.

Winning the coxed and coxless pairs on the same day is an awesome task that not even the legendary Steve Redgrave ever achieved.

James Cracknell and Matthew Pinsent won their heats of the coxed and coxless pairs on the first day of the world rowing championships in Lucerne yesterday.

The victory of Redgrave (right) in the coxless fours final beat Nelson Mandela's walk to freedom and England's 1966 World Cup triumph.

But rowers Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent saved British blushes by winning gold in the coxless pairs.

The Masters squad had a successful time, Andy Jaggard celebrating Masters G singles glory on both days and the Women's Masters E coxless quad of Nicola Field, Linda Forwood, Vickie Jackson and Julie Kitson also winning on both days.

1932 LOS ANGELES Hugh Edwards, Coxless fours rowing - GOLD Valerie Davies, 100m back stroke swimming - BRONZE Valerie Davies, 4x100m freestyle swimming - BRONZE

Katherine Grainger's women's quad crew and the men's coxless four - which includes Coedpoeth oarsman James - represent Britain's best chances.

Yarm School's coxless quad scullers and Tees Rowing Club veteran quad scullers provided the most exciting confrontation, with the young Yarm combination just edging out the experienced scullers of Jonny Cooper, Paul Buckworth, Hugh Pelham, and David Cooper after the re-row.