Britain's double rowing gold medallist Helen Glover could change disciplines in her quest for a place at Paris 2024 ©Getty Images

Helen Glover's potential return to Olympic rowing is set to be in a different category than she is used to, with Great Britain's head coach Andrew Randell suggesting a switch to the women's coxless four is likely.

The 36-year-old London 2012 and Rio 2016 gold medallist, the first mother to represent Britain in rowing, has enjoyed every medal of her elite career in the coxless pair, and has not competed in any other category.

Glover also dominated the discipline at the British Trials with Rebecca Shorten but, although not confirmed, Randell feels a switch may be the best chance of a podium place in the French capital next year.

"We don't know, we haven't made a decision yet," he said, as reported by Sportsbeat.

"We will probably just try and build on the crews that won medals last year, so if I was to give you a hint, it's likely to be the four.

"There's no reason why we would move away from that, we're world champions in that event, so you'd have to look at something really outstanding to move away from that."

Helen Glover won the first of her two Olympic gold medals, with Heather Stanning in the coxless pairs, at London 2012 ©Getty Images
Helen Glover won the first of her two Olympic gold medals, with Heather Stanning in the coxless pairs, at London 2012 ©Getty Images

Shorten combined with Heidi Long, Rowan McKellar, and Samantha Redgrave in the coxless four to win Britain's third World Championships title in the event last year in the Czech municipality of Račice.

However, neither Long nor Redgrave participated in the Trials earlier this month in Caversham.

Glover has made it clear that it does not matter to her which boat she is placed in.

"I've never set out to row in a pair, I've just been lucky to have amazing pairs partners," she said, as reported by Sportsbeat.

"I've had Heather [Stanning], Polly (Swann) and now Rebecca and if I could cherry-pick those partners, I would have chosen those three every time.

"I've been really fortunate and that has made pairs go fast.

"I would choose whichever boat goes fastest, I came back open to a single, a pair, a four, whatever's going to go fast."

Helen Glover was the first mother to row for Britain at the Olympics at Tokyo 2020 after returning to the sport following three children with her husband, Steve Backshall, centre, a British explorer and television personality ©Getty Images
Helen Glover was the first mother to row for Britain at the Olympics at Tokyo 2020 after returning to the sport following three children with her husband, Steve Backshall, centre, a British explorer and television personality ©Getty Images

Glover will compete for selection for Paris 2024 and must impress in May's European Championships in Slovenia, followed by two World Cup events, and then the World Championships in Serbia.

The September event will see boats qualify for the Olympics next year.

Glover competed at the re-arranged 2020 Olympics in Tokyo after taking four years away from the sport after having three children with her husband, British naturalist, explorer, presenter and writer Steve Backshall.

She finished fourth in the coxless pairs with Swann, narrowly missing a medal.