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Fran is writing on the BBC Blogs page and summarises how she feels as time passes about the Silver Medal she won with the W4x. 

^{Gradually putting silver in perspective}

^{The dust has been settling over the past few days and although I don't think our disappointment at not winning the gold will ever go away, I am beginning to put things into more perspective day by day.}

^{We actually had a great race and I honestly don't know what we could have done to go faster.}

^{If I had my day again I wouldn't change what we did; physically and tactically we put together the best race we ever have; we went as fast as we possibly could on the day. And as an athlete this is the most I have ever asked of myself.}
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Frances is in the Great Britain W4x and is writing on the BBC Sport website

Women's quad enter final countdown

It's so hard to describe how it feels as we make the final preparations for Sunday's final.

We have spent the week working on all the aspects of rowing and our racing that we think could possibly give us more boat speed.

We were pleased with our heat, and it was a good win for us, but we know that the final will be on an entirely different level.
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Fran is writing on the BBC blogs site .  Seems missing the opening ceremony was the only option for the rowing crews!

Rowers having our own opening ceremony

It is now pre-pre-race day - two days to go for us, one day for the smaller boats, and just a few hours until the opening ceremony. Unfortunately, we cannot march in the stadium though, as the ceremony goes on until very late; it would be like going out for a big night out two days before racing.
It is a real shame, as the opening ceremony in Sydney was absolutely awes-inspiring and an experience I will never forget.

It has inspired me every time I've thought about it since then, for everything it stands for within the Olympic movement, and for also being a moment when every athlete can say to him or herself, "Wow, I'm really here, I really have got here, I am a part of this; this is a dream come true."

Hopefully the rest of Team GB will be there in force, and gathering massive inspiration from the whole occasion.

It is a reminder for us though that the rowing comes first.
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