World Rowing Cup III: LW1X Silver for Siobhan McCrohan
- Grace Fisher
- July 9, 2023
- Rowing
- 2023 European Rowing Championships, 2023 World Rowing Cup III, Aifric Keogh, Annabelle McIntyre, Aoife Casey, Eimear Lambe, Emily Craig, Fiona Murtagh, Imogen Grant, Imogen Magner, Jessica Morrison, Margaret Cremen, Natalie Long, Olivia Bates, Siobhan McCrohan, Sophia Luwis, Tara Hanlon, Zoe Hyde
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Siobhan McCrohan has won a silver medal in the Lightweight Women’s Single Scull at this year’s World Rowing Cup III, ending today in Lucerne, Switzerland. She is the only woman to claim a medal for Ireland at the competition after several of her teammates missed out in competitive finals.
McCrohan, who last month missed out on a bronze at the European Rowing Championships by less than a third of a second, won her Friday heat with almost a ten-second lead and went into Saturday’s final with the second-fastest qualifying time.
That was the position she kept in the final, claiming silver in 7:36.85, four seconds ahead of Great Britain’s Olivia Bates. The event was won by American Sophia Luwis in 7:32.41.
On Sunday Zoe Hyde placed 5th in the B Final of Women’s Single Sculls in 7:39.83.
Natalie Long and Tara Hanlon placed 6th in the Women’s Pair A Final in 7:25.12. Australia’s Jessica Morrison and Annabelle McIntyre claimed gold in 7:00.84.
Margaret Cremen and Aoife Casey finished 5th in the Lightweight Women’s 2x, won by Imogen Grant and Emily Craig of Great Britain in 6:54.57. Cremen and Casey’s time was 7:02.07.
Finally, Fiona Murtagh, Aifric Keogh, Imogen Magner and Eimear Lambe finished 6th in the Women’s Four in 6:27.48. The Romanian team won in 6:18.51.
