World Rowing Championships 2023: Day 3 Update
It was an eventful day 3 for Team Ireland at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Steven McGowan and Katie O’Brien beat Poland in the heat of 1 of the PR2 mixed doubles sculls to secure a place in the final and booked a ticket for Ireland in the event at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. O’Brien and McGowan have …
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World Rowing Championships: Day 2 Update
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Alanna Cunnane
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September 4, 2023
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Rowing
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2023 World Rowing Championships, 2024 Paris Olympic Qualification, Aifric Keogh, Alison Bergin, Aoife Casey, Eimear Lambe, Fiona Murtagh, Imogen Magner, Mags Cremen, Natlie Long, Sanita Puspure, Zoe Hyde
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All four of the Irish women’s boats competing at day two of the World Rowing Championships progressed onto the next stage, under the piercing sun in Belgrade. A duo component of the bronze Olympic medal winning four in Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh raced in their pair heat, ultimately finishing in second place behind the Netherlands. They snatched a time …
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World Rowing Championships: Day 1
Siobhan McCrohan was off to a great start on Day 1 of the the World Rowing Championships, and there are plenty more events coming in which Irish rowers will compete during their first chance to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Conditions are good and the temperature is hot over in Belgrade, Serbia. McCrohan (Tribesmen RC) cruised into the A/B Semi’s …
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2023 World Rowing Championships – Team Announcement
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HerSport Editor
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August 21, 2023
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Rowing
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Alison Bergin, Aoife Casey, Eimear Lambe, Fiona Murtagh, Imogen Magner, Irish Rowing, Irish Rowing Four, Irish Rowing Pair, Katie O'Brien, Margaret Cremen, Natalie Long, Pararowing, Sanita Puspure, Siobhan McCrohan, World Rowing Championships, Zoe Hyde
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The 2023 World Rowing Championships are taking place in Belgrade, Serbia from September 3rd to 10th. Rowing Ireland High Performance Director, Antonio Maurogiovanni, has today, August 21, announced the selection of 12 crews that will compete at this year’s event. These championships act as the first opportunity for the Irish rowers to secure Olympic qualification spots for the 2024 Paris …
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British Rowing bans transgender women from competing in female category
British Rowing has announced that “only individuals who are assigned female at birth” will be allowed to compete in the women’s category going forward. Transgender women must now compete in the newly created open category, for which all individuals are eligible. Mixed categories may also be offered at any competition as long as at least 50% of participants qualify for …
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Silver for Alison Bergin at U23 World Rowing Championships
Alison Bergin has won a silver medal for Ireland in the Single Sculls race at the U23 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Bergin moved from fifth to third place in the first 1500m before sprinting the last quarter and gaining second; however, Switzerland’s Aurelia-Maxima Katharina Janzen ultimately held onto an early-established lead to come in first. 21-year-old Bergin, who …
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Strong Performances By Team Ireland In World Rowing Cup III
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HerSport Editor
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July 10, 2023
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Rowing
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Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe, Fiona Murtagh, Imogen Magner, Irish Rowing, Margaret Cremen, Natalie Long, Rowing Ireland, Siobhan McCrohan, Tara Hanlon, Zoe Hyde
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The World Rowing Cup III concluded yesterday, Sunday 9 July, in Lucerne and Team Ireland will head home with three medals. Ireland had a strong start to the morning with Zoe Hyde racing in the Women’s Scull B final. After a hard weekend of racing, Zoe left it all out on the water, staying in touch with all of the …
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World Rowing Cup III: LW1X Silver for Siobhan McCrohan
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Grace Fisher
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July 9, 2023
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Rowing
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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 …
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European Rowing Championships: Day 4 Updates
Female Irish rowers took part in four more finals on the last day of the European Rowing Championships, but unfortunately won’t be taking home any medals. Imogen Magner and Natalie Long, however, won the B Final of the Women’s Pair in a fine performance and a sparkling debut for Magner. Coming from third place in the third 500m, the pair …
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European Rowing Championships: Day 3 Updates
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Grace Fisher
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May 28, 2023
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Rowing
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Aifric Keogh, Aoife Casey, Eimear Lambe, European Rowing Championships, Fiona Murtagh, Imogen Magner, Katie O'Brien, Margaret Cremen, Natalie Long, Sanita Puspure, Siobhan McCrohan, Steven McGowan, Tara Hanlon, Zoe Hyde
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Day 3 (May 27) of the European Rowing Championships wrapped up with Irish female rowers making appearances in two finals: Women’s Four and the Lightweight Women’s Double. Eimear Lambe, Tara Hanlon, Fiona Murtagh, and Aifric Keogh finished fifth in the Women’s Four A Final, struggling somewhat from the start but squeezing past Spain at the halfway mark. Romania, Great Britain, …
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