Mallory Franklin roared to C1 victory and led a British one-two on home waters at the Canoe Slalom World Championships.

The Olympic silver medallist cruised through the rapids at Lee Valley White Water Centre in 108.05 seconds to reclaim her 2017 title in the event.

The Brit was joined on the podium by team-mate Kimberley Woods, who clinched her first-ever C1 world medal with silver, and Australia's Jessica Fox in bronze.

After a shock exit for defending champion Andrea Herzog of Germany in the semi-finals, both Brits were perfectly placed to challenge for medals.

But Franklin was made to sweat on the sidelines, with a nervy wait before securing her second world title in just four days having won C1 team gold on Tuesday.

"It really hasn't sunk in yet to be honest," said Franklin, who triumphed in the team event alongside Woods and Ellis Miller. 

"I went into the lead which was really cool but there were so many girls to go, including Kim which meant there were a lot of emotions in it.

"But to get the win, with both Kim and Jess on the podium with me is brilliant.

"To have come out on top in front of this home crowd, I'm so happy."

Franklin produced a controlled performance from the offset, storming through the opening gates to claim over a two-second lead on her opponents.

To the soundtrack of the chants and cheers of local schoolchildren, it was a tricky gate 22 that almost caught the paddler out, momentarily stuck in the whitewash.

But she was composed until the very end, powering over the line to a fiery finish and making a global statement less than a year shy of Paris 2024.

"Everyone has struggles in this run, it's very difficult," she added.

"All of my runs here so far have started to fall apart a bit at the end and I've had to protect myself.

"But once I came out of that final wave and could hear the crowd behind me, I knew I just had to fight for that last little bit.

"Guaranteeing that Paris 2024 quota spot is everything. We've shown over the last few years between Kim and me that we have a lot of depth in C1.

"Having us both on top of that podium is a really good steppingstone ahead of next summer."

Having witnessed Franklin’s run, Woods was ready to challenge her teammate with a fast start in the final, up 1.05 seconds after 11 gates.

But the paddler was thwarted by a late struggle against the current, crossing the line in 108.47 seconds for silver, in an emotional finish that saw her clinch her first-ever world medal in the event.

"I'm trying not to cry, this is my first senior world medal in C1," she said.

"I've come fourth and fifth so many times so to finally step it up in front of a home crowd, I'm just so pleased.

"I looked at the crowd ahead of that run and just soaked it all in with a massive smile on my face and tried to keep really calm.

"I caught my blade on a block in the middle and started to really stress and tried to keep in contact with the gate which I did.

"Hopefully we've really inspired some girls out there today."