Rower Stewart wins Olympic bronze in Paris

Welsh rower Eve Stewart has won a bronze medal in the women's eights at the Olympics in Paris.

Romania claimed the gold, while Canada won silver.

Stewart was born in the Netherlands to a proud Welsh mum who played netball for her country but it was the boats and blades which drew Eve's interest.

She rowed for the Netherlands at first, but after going to university in Iowa, the well-travelled Stewart eventually came to the UK and began rowing for Britain.

Stewart's grandmother was Pat Stewart - one of the 'Blackpool Belles' photographed in a spotty dress on Blackpool beachfront in 1951 that became an iconic photo of the time.