READING rower Daniel Brown spoke of the 'incredible feeling' of becoming a Paralympic champion following GB's heroics yesterday.

Brown was part of the LTA mixed coxed four boat that secured gold in the final race of the regatta.

The pressure was firmly on ParalympicsGB's team and they duly delivered with cox Oliver James from Henley calling the tactics and Reading's Brown, Sheffield's Grace Clough, Peterborough's James Fox and Aylesbury's Pamela Relph providing the power.

Brown, who only made his international debut two years ago, said:

“It is an incredible feeling.

"There have been some ups and downs on the way but it just shows that perseverance pays off.”

Meanwhile, Reading-based Tom Aggar avenged the disappointment of missing out on a medal at London 2012 to claim men’s singles scull bronze, returning to the podium eight years after winning gold in Beijing.

Aggar, competing at his third Games, admitted pride in his team-mates after their regatta to remember.

And his medal goes a long way to making amends for London, when he arrived at Eton Dorney with a five-year unbeaten record, only to be edged into fourth.

He said: “I think we knew from the training we knew we had a strong team and everyone could get on the podium and it was a case of what colour the medal would be if they got it right on the day.

“It's amazing to do it on the same day, three golds and a bronze, it's a real honour to be part of the best ParalympicsGB team I've been a part of.

“I took a lot from London, the build up and the hype was huge and I probably fell foul of not rowing my own race and sticking to my own plan.

“I put that right here and I came away with a medal, so I’m so pleased.

“It's so tough, we've been working on it for four years now just keeping your head in the boat and focusing yourself. In rowing races you can only control yourself and the boat, you have to be aware of what's around you.”

The ParalympicsGB rowing gold rush on Rio’s picturesque city centre Legoa also saw Rachel Morris win singles sculls gold, eight years after she last topped the podium at the Games on a hand cycle and just three years after learning to row.

And Lauren Rowles and Laurence Whiteley led from start to finish to win mixed doubles sculls in dominant style.