SELKIRK rowing sensation Maddie Artlett had to settle for silver on Saturday at Scotland's largest ever indoor rowing championships.

Glasgow Club Bellahouston was home to more than 20 extremely competitive races throughout the weekend, with Individual competitors racing up to 2,000m and teams up to 3,000m in the quickest possible time.

Edinburgh University dominated the women's open light heavyweight championship with Robyn Hart-Winks defeating teammate Maddie Artlett in a thrilling final.

Laura Macdonald, also from Edinburgh Uni, took third place.

Mairi Buchan, a former basketball international, took 2.5 seconds off the championship record on her way to Gold in women’s open heavyweight competition, defeating teammates Emily Bowie  and Anne Rodahl who finished second and third respectively.

She finished the 2K race in 6 minutes and 56 seconds.

In an impressive day for the Uni, Matthew Curtis was the Men’s Uni Open lightweight winner. Tanaka Duke and Harry Newmark, both also from Edinburgh University, were the women’s and men’s fresher’s race winners.

In the team races for both men and women, Edinburgh Uni also claimed victory.

In the schools’ championships, Jane Hardie from Heriots was the S5 girls winner while George Watson’s Fergus Mainland was the S5 boys winner. Heriot’s were the S5 boys team and Open girls team winners, while George Watsons narrowly defeated their Edinburgh rivals in the open boys team race.

More than 1,000 athletes turned up at Bellahouston to compete, meaning the event has gone from strength to strength in recent years.

Mark Senter, coaching and development manager for Scottish Rowing, said: “Both from a performance and a participation standpoint, it was a hugely encouraging weekend for Scottish Rowing.

“Not only was it astounding to see the event double in size, but the calibre of performance shows the sport is in an extremely good place in this country.

“Hopefully many of the athletes who enjoyed their experience, and the level of competition, will now make their way on to the water to give it a try with one of our affiliated rowing clubs, who do a fantastic job in getting people involved in the sport.”

The Scottish Indoor Rowing Championships managed to attract competitors from across Scotland, including those from rowing and non-rowing backgrounds across UK and Europe.