Olympic champion Hannah Scott says she is targeting a gold medal at this week's World Rowing Championships after health issues delayed her return to the boat.
Scott, who has not competed since winning quadruple sculls gold for Great Britain at last year's Paris Games, returns in Sunday's Worlds heats (04:03 BST) in Shanghai alongside Becky Wilde, Lola Anderson and Sarah McKay.
While the Coleraine native had planned to return to racing earlier this year, she was forced to take more time out because of PoTS (postural tachycardia syndrome), which she was diagnosed with in the build-up to the Olympics.
PoTS is a condition that causes quick heart rate increases after getting up from sitting or lying down, with symptoms including dizziness or light-headedness, fainting, noticeable heartbeats, chest pain and shortness of breath.
"I got it in Olympic year which people don't know, and I kept that very quiet because it was incredibly stressful at the time," said 26-year-old Scott.
"They [the doctors] think it is post-Covid related and basically when I'd stand up, blood flow wouldn't go to my head. It just wouldn't go upward through my body."