Cheers Jayco!

Good to be able to watch it again - even if it is still the cut down version shown by Ch4.

Pam and crew stormed to victory - from the off, it sounds like in the interview, so I have no idea what the BBC R5 commentary was making out the Germans were in the lead and it was a neck and neck race to the line?

We need a full recap from RTB when he returns of how the race was really rowed.

When he's sober!

I probably won't be around when RtB turns up on here half cut, so well done to your daughter fella. You should be, and I dare say you are, very proud.

A picture of Pam (far left) and crew on the gold medal podium position today - plus a  very brief mention of the race (with a link to the R5 commentary lower down on the left):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/19455780

What a great video of RTB's two daughters earlier this year:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rowing/17183393

Well done Monica. What a cracking help and support you must have been to Pam.

Well done Pam what a wonderful achievement. I hope you get to see this thread just to see how many people appreciate your effort and dedication.

Well done. Honours list next. A forumite at Buckingham Palace? Cripes!

Congratulations Roger, you deserve to be very proud.

pam on 4 now

I count myself very fortunate to have just caught Pam being interviewed!

Just so glad to see some of it, but it would be fantastic to see the whole race!

I know, for sure, the pride you can feel in your children's achievements,even if it was
only the "Egg & Spoon Race" at school!

Just had a chance to watch it and want to add my congratulations. Fabulous stuff, enjoy it all and be very proud.

Just back from the golf course. Great stuff Roger, can't believe I missed it.

Great cheerleading too Tommy.

Congratulations to everyone involved. Rogerthebutler must be immensely proud of his daughters and their achievements.

Congratulations - a great achievement. Just mentioned in the day summary on C4.

Aunty Post must be seething that he no longer has the most popular forumites daughter.

I've been following this story.
Roger, your girls are a credit to you and your family and their upbringing.

No need for smut.

Just read this thread in it's entirity.

So first up, a huge huge thanks for anyone who ever showed up and had a spark of positive interest inwhat Pam and her crew were doing. It's amazing the way sport at it's purest, can touch the lives in small ways, of thousands of otherwise disconnected people.

Thanks again to everyone and to the leading lights in here who appear to have done such a fantastic job keeping everyone informed as to whats been going on.

As far as I can tell, you've all got a pretty firm handle on how the Final went. The crew went down just as Tom Aggar - a giant of a man in every respect - came fourth in his final. The Germans were utterly immense and raced hard. You don't get given Medals at this level, especially Golds and I was proud more than anything else, of the way our crew responded to the challenge of Germany. Total respect to the SSilver medallists who gave it everything.

I think the winning margin was somewhat exaggerated as the Germans caught a crab in the last few strokes. Certainly where we were standing about 50 m from the finish, we were about 3 feet up when they passed us.

Dear reader, yours truly did not carry this victory off with studied nonchalance and Britsh sang froid. Tears, snot and gibberish in equal measures, were very much orders of the day.

Met up with Pam in what the Paralympic GB organizers (who deserve every praise for their attention to logistical details) called the 'Hugs and Tears' area. Had about 20 minutes with her there before she went off for drugs testing and immediate media commitments. So many tears I'm amazed she was hydrated enough for the former (there you go - the machinations of my daughter's urine sample! We indeed live in strange times) and 'together enough' for the latter.

But she gives good interview!

We all disappeared into Maidenhead afterwards for food and strong coffee (we'd been awake since 4.30) and to commandeer a TV from the Man Utd and Southampton fans, in order to catch the crew doing their C4 interview at around 6pm, which I guess some of you saw.

GB Rowing (and sponsors Siemens) had put on a party for the team, support staff et al down near Ascot, so we went down there and met some people who have become good friends during this last year. Athletes families, coaches, physios etc assigned to the team, as well as the athletes from the other crews, Tom Aggar, Nick Beighton and Sam Scowen.

Pam and her crew got back from Stratford at about 9.30, after all their media commitments there. We had a couple of hours with her, Norm (Naomi), Dave, Jimmy and Lily and Ascot rocked on a par with Frankel in the Queen Anne Stakes.

Left about 11.30 and home very tired at about 12.30.

Got a rush photo on the i-pod of the stamp the crew are having made up for them and with news they had to be up at stupid ovclock this morning to go on 'Daybreak'. AS you can tell from the time of this post, I can't sleep - still buzzing after one of the best days of my life.

Open the Thesauras at 'proud' and start reading.....

im glad you added that, "Germany. Total respect to the SS" sounded quite funny on its own.

was on the road most of yesterday and now stuck with dodgy connection and substandard equipment so missed all of this unfortunately. 

Looks like an amazing achievement for RTB and everyone involved.

Many congratulations, you must be bursting with pride.