A number of rowers from the South will be rowing in the Olympic final of the women's pair and the men's eight later today. Many of those taking part come from Leander club in Henley.
The men's eight rowing at Eton Dorney have won bronze for Great Britain.
James Foad, from Southampton, Richard Egington, Matthew Langridge and Alex Partridge from Henley, and Tom Ransley, from Ashford, all starred in the race, at one point hitting the lead, before Germany stormed to a finish.
The men's eight are now rowing at Eton Dorney, with James Foad, from Southampton, Richard Egington, Matthew Langridge and Alex Partridge from Henley, and Tom Ransley, from Ashford, going for gold!
Frances Houghton and Debbie Flood, who both train at the Leander club in Henley, couldn't quite match the success of Helen Glover and Heather Stanning.
They've come sixth in the final of the women's quadruple sculls.
Great Britain celebrated their first gold medal of the London Olympic Games after Helen Glover and Heather Stanning, based in Reading, stormed to victory in the final of the women's pair.
Glover and Stanning destroyed the field, winning by more than a length to make history at Eton Dorney as the first British female rowers to be crowned Olympic champions.
Australia pipped world champions New Zealand to win silver but neither crew was able to live with the blistering pace set by the British pair.
Great Britain's (right to left) Melanie Wilson, Debbie Flood, Frances Houghton and Beth Rodford in action in the women's quadruple sculls. Credit: Stephen Pond/PA Wire
A number of rowers from the South will be competing in Olympic finals today - as the women's pair, quadruple sculls and the men's eight take to the water in the next few hours.
Many of those taking part come from Leander club in Henley, including Frances Houghton and Debbie Flood in the women's quadruple sculls.