A strong final day has left Australia with a total of five medals from the world rowing championships in Belgrade as the team's focus turns towards Paris and the 2024 Olympics.
Australian boats added three bronze medals on Sunday to the gold and silver won earlier in the week to finish the regatta on a high.
Just as importantly, the country has qualified nine boats for next year's Olympics and three for the Paralympics.
The women’s eight of Lily Alton, Paige Barr, Georgie Gleeson, Olympia Aldersey, Georgie Rowe, Jacqueline Swick, Molly Goodman, Bronwyn Cox and cox Hayley Verbunt ignited Sunday's medal run.
After a strong start from the Australian boat, Romania pushed ahead in the last 500 metres to win well in six minutes 1.28 seconds, while a late charge earned the United States (6:03.73) the silver medal.
Australia finished third in 6:04.17 to take bronze.
The men's eight followed suit, battling with Great Britain for much of the course before finishing third after a mighty tussle with the Netherlands and Romania.
The British boat crossed the line first in 5:24.20, with the Netherlands (5:25.23) second.
Angus Widdicombe, Angus Dawson, Jack O’Brien, Jack Robertson, Tim Masters, Ben Canham, Josh Hicks, Paddy Holt and cox Kendall Brodie took bronze for Australia in 5:26.65.
“I am stoked for the boys,” Widdicombe said.
"The eight moves on every year; everyone gets a little faster. They will be going be a bit faster next year, and we proved we can throw our hats into the room for the medals.
"We just have to try to get it right on the day for the big one (in Paris).”
Tara Rigney’s bronze medal in the women’s single scull, on the back of a similar result last year and two World Cup silvers in 2023, confirmed her Olympic campaign was well on track.
Rigney finished third in 7:21.07, behind dominant gold medallist and defending champion Karolien Florijn of the Netherlands (7:14.35).
"Karolien's at a different level right at the minute," Rigney's coach Ellen Randell said.
"(Rigney) did a great third 500m and put herself in a position but she did just didn't have the legs to get over the top of her."
New Zealand's Olympic champion Emma Twigg took silver in 7:19.43.
Sunday's haul added to a silver medal collected by Annabelle McIntyre and Jessica Morrison in the women's pair, and a gold for Nikki Ayers and Jed Altschwager (PR3 mixed double).
