It has been a good day for Scottish rowers Sholto Carnegie and Rowan McKellar.
Carnegie, 29, is in Team GB's men's eight and 30-year-old McKellar in the women's equivalent.
Both of their crews came first in their respective heats on Monday morning, securing automatic qualification for the finals later in the week.
They will fancy their chances of contending for a medal if they maintain their early form.
Nigel Ringland
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Sport NI Senior Journalist in Paris
Two-time Olympic champion Helen Glover and her Great Britain team-mates Rebecca Shorten, Sam Redgrave and Esme Booth are through to Thursday’s women's four final after a comfortable win in their heat.
They pulled clear early on and kept the rest of the field, led by New Zealand, at bay.
After winning Olympic gold in London and Rio but finishing fourth in Tokyo, Glover now has the opportunity for a third Games title.
The men’s four - Oliver Wilkes, David Ambler, Matt Aldridge and Freddie Davidson - finished second in their heat but also progress directly to the final.
Ollie Wynne-Griffith and Tom George reaffirmed their favourites tag in the men’s pair by winning their heat to qualify for the semi-finals, were they will be joined by Nathan Timoney and Ross Corrigan. The duo, from Fermanagh in Northern Ireland, were third in their heat, rowing for Team Ireland.
Another Team GB boat who are heavy favourites for gold are the women’s lightweight double of Emily Craig and Imogen Grant.
Beaten by the narrowest of margins into fourth place in Tokyo they haven’t been beaten since and that record remained intact as they reached the semi-finals.
The women’s pair of Rebecca Edwards and Chloe Brew were fourth in their heat and will be back on Monday to race the repechage.
