Two rowers who train in Henley won gold at this summer's Paralympic Games in Paris.
Giedre Rakauskaite and Erin Kennedy, who both train at Henley Leisure Centre, were part of the winning team for the PR3 mixed coxed four event.
Kennedy said: "Coming back from the Paris Paralympics as a gold medallist is honestly a dream come true.
"I was diagnosed with breast cancer in-between Tokyo and Paris and at times, I never thought I would make it back to competing.
"It was such a tough cycle for so many of my teammates, so to come out on top and with the win is honestly amazing.
Kennedy, aged 32, is a three-time world champion, three-time European champion, and world best time holder.
For 33-year-old Giedre, it is the latest achievement in an illustrious career, having won a gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics and been world champion on four occasions.
Kennedy and Giedre are two of the four para-athletes in South Oxfordshire and Vale currently supported by the GLL Sport Foundation (GSF), the athlete support programme run by GLL in partnership with South Oxfordshire and Vale District Council.
Kennedy added: "I am grateful to the GLL Sport Foundation for their support throughout the past two years - access to the gym helped me through my rehab after multiple surgeries and their ongoing support means so much."
The GLL Sport Foundation supported 42 athletes competing at the Paralympic Games in Paris, with current and former GSF para-athletes bringing home 15 gold, 14 silver, and 10 bronze medals across a range of sports.
Peter Bundey, chair of the GLL Sport Foundation, said: "We are delighted that these GSF-supported Paralympic athletes delivered such fantastic medal-winning performances for Great Britain.
"Not only will their success directly inspire future generations to excel in sport but the ‘GSF effect’ goes significantly further into driving local communities to become more active and engaged in sport and physical activity, thereby boosting health and wellbeing."
The athletes supported by the GSF compete in more than 117 Olympic, Paralympic, Deaflympic, and Special Olympic sports, with 65 per cent of all awards going to athletes aged under 21.
The foundation works in partnership with SportsAid to ensure funding reaches emerging talent.
Eighty-eight per cent of all award recipients receive no other sport funding.
Supported athletes benefit from financial training grants of up to £1,250, as well as training memberships at GLL and partner-operated venues.
Athletes also have access to further support opportunities targeted towards sports science, physiotherapy, and mental health and wellbeing resources.
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