Synek, who claimed two silver medals at the London 2012 Olympics and one bronze at Rio 2016, posted a time of 6min 44.820sec to ensure he finished top of the podium.

Switzerland's Roman Roeoesli finished second with a time of 6:45.590 with Germany's Oliver Zeidler, who only started rowing competitively 18 months ago, completing the podium line-up in 6:46.230.

After having to settle for silver in the men's, Jeannine Gmelin, a 2017 World Championship gold medallist, made sure Switzerland went home with a title by winning the women’s sculls in a time of 07:22.780.

Ireland's Sanita Puspure and Austria's Magdalena Lobnig completed the podium lineup with times of 7:25.300 and 7:25.510 respectively.

The Netherlands dominated both the men’s and women’s four events, claiming a one-two in both competitions.

One Dutch team recorded a gold medal-winning time of 5:51.050 in the men's competition with the second claiming silver in 5:52.410.

Belarus won bronze in 5:52.420.

The winning time for the Dutch team in the women's event was 6:27.360 with the silver medal being claimed in a time of 6:28.650.

Russia rounded off the podium thanks to a time of 6:30.130.

There was more Dutch success in the women's eight competition thanks to the team's winning time of 6:07.220.

Great Britain finished second in 06:11.130 whilst China rounded off the podium in 6:14.790.

Germany's secured the title in the men's edition with a time of 5:24.910, enough to see off competition from Olympic champions Great Britain, who crossed the line in 5:26.010.

Romania won bronze in a time of 5:31.480.