With the British Olympic trials just around the corner, Glasgow rower Angus Groom insists he is fighting fit and ready to show what he can do on the world stage.

This season, which got underway last autumn, has already been a success for 23-year-old Groom, after he won the single scull at the first set of GB trials in December just weeks after undergoing rehab on a spinal disc injury.

The Durham University graduate also enjoyed a stellar year during the last season, winning World Cup gold in Varese and just missing out on a medal at the European Championships, before being selected as a spare for the 2015 World Rowing Championships.

A string of eye-catching performances has led Groom to be well in contention for a seat on the plane to Rio for the Olympic Games this summer, and he is determined to prove his worth at the British trials later this month.

“Training has been going pretty well,” he said. “At the start of the season I found out that I had a bulging disc in the base of my back and that took me out of training for about six weeks.

“Two weeks after being back in full training we had our set of trials before Christmas and I managed to win the single scull.

“That was pretty pleasing to be able to do that after the injury and a pretty troubling period for me.

“I’ve been putting in some big personal bests in testing as well so I’m just waiting for the Olympic trials now.

“I am feeling confident and I know that I’ve got the speed I need. The Olympic trials are something quite special and it would be awesome to win.

“For me, I just want to row the best race I can, and if that means I come away with the win then that would be brilliant.

“I know that’s one of our last events before we get put into boats so everyone will be gunning for blood. It’s a really good prize that I’d like to take.

“I regard the Olympics as the pinnacle of what we can achieve in the sport.

“For me, going to the Olympics would be a culmination of my whole sporting career to date, not just in rowing as I was also a swimmer and a rugby player before.

“All that rolled into one would mean the world to me.”

Groom is a member of Leander Club, the world’s most successful rowing club, and admits he feels privileged to be a part of such a significant team.

And with the club’s illustrious Olympic history so well-known on the rowing scene, Groom knows he is in the best place, training alongside Britain’s elite.

“Leander Club is the best sports club in the world,” he added. “I think we’re on 111 Olympic medals so you know that as a member, you’re going to be very hard to beat when you get to the start line of an international regatta.

“Everyone else knows that too. I think there’s a great heritage here and a lot of history, so to be a part of that is something very special.”

Invesco Perpetual is a proud supporter of Leander Club. A 14-year relationship built on a shared philosophy and commitment to investing in people, nurturing talent and taking a long term approach, with 111 Olympic rowing medals won by Leander Club members since 1908.