The fastest British time ever over 2,000 metres just got faster. Matthew Pinsent, who alongside Steve Redgrave, James Cracknell and Ed Coode makes up Britain's world champion coxless four, broke the Men's Open record just before Christmas during Olympic team testing. Matthew, who is rated by his coach Jurgen Grobler as the finest oarsman in the world, covered the 2,000 metre distance in 5:42.6. As competition for a seat in the British coxless four increases with pressure from Tim Foster and Greg Searle, who held the record before Pinsent with 5:44.1, don't be too surprised if you see the record being lowered even further. Further details on Pinsent's row can be found at our interactive world rankings where he currently heads the pile: http://www.e-row.com/ranking/home.asp.