 At the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled they staged a brilliant campaign.Second in their heat, they had to qualify for the final through a repechage and a semi-final.In the final they rowed through the field from a fifth position at the 500m mark, to be 2nd at both the 1000 and 1500 and overtook the Italians in final run to take the gold medal with a 1.2 second margin.