FIVE members of Pershore Phoenix represented Great Britain at the 12th European Dragon Boat Federation Nations Championships in Rome.

Andrew Forrest, Emily Forrest, Matthew Spink, Linda Morris and Michael Dacombe were among around 170 GB paddlers.

With temperatures of around 35 degrees, Spink won three gold medals and three bronzes with the under 24s team.

Dacombe secured one silver and five bronzes with the under 18s.

Racing in the premier team, there were bronzes for Morris and the Forrests, who both live in Worcester.

Competitors now look forward to next year’s world championships in China.