ATTEMPTS at luring back her Beijing silver medallist rowing partner look set to have paid off for Kathryn Ross.The Warrnambool rower and John Maclean missed out on clinching gold at last year's Beijing Paralympics by an eighth of a second.Maclean retired after the event and Ross began an arduous search to find a replacement.But yesterday she said Maclean was considering a comeback."John Maclean is looking at coming back, which is a good sign," Ross said about her search for a rowing partner. "I didn't have to twist his arm that much."Ross shifted her training base from Sydney to Canberra last Saturday to begin a program with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).She said Maclean was considering taking up the oars again after he noted recent progress she made in the sport.Maclean said before Beijing that he took up rowing with Ross to win Paralympic gold."I think he wants to finish what he set out to achieve," Ross said."The gold medal was within our grasp, we only missed out by an eighth of a second and we had only being rowing together for 18 months."I told him 'imagine what we could achieve if we had a couple of years under our belt'."Maclean is yet to confirm whether he'll join Ross again in the mixed doubles. He has been competing in ironman events.Ross said it was hard to find a perfect rowing combination."John and I both know we gel,'' she said. ''We can train apart and know when we come together it works."Ross began training with the AIS on Monday. The program was similar to Sydney, she said. The timeline for finding a partner is up to Rowing Australia, Ross said. Her focus is now on the world championships which will be held in New Zealand late next year."There will be state and nationals in the meantime. I just need to try and pick up my performance and become stronger," she said.