Team Ireland Return From Rowing World Cup II With Four Medals

Ireland rounds out World Cup II with four medals; one gold, one silver and two bronze. After a long week in Lucerne between Final Olympic Qualification Regatta and World Cup II it’s finally time for the high performance team to return to Ireland for the last lead up to the Olympic Games. It’s bronze for Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh …

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Gold for Siobhan McCrohan at World Cup II

Reigning World Champion Siobhán McCrohan (Tribesmen Rowing Club) was heading into Saturday’s Lightweight Women’s Single A Final as the favourite at the World Cup II, and there was no getting past McCrohan once she got going, taking the lead from the first strokes and holding her position right through to the finish. Holding a consistent rate at 33 to 34 …

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Irish rowing team makes progress on Day 1 of World Cup II

World Cup II is off to a good start for Ireland, as the weather stayed good Friday morning for the majority of the racing. However the Rotsee saw a big change in the afternoon with strong winds, rain and thunder, which saw the afternoon session postponed. 2023 World Champion, Siobhán McCrohan, dominated her heat of the Lightweight Women’s Single, leading …

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Ireland’s ones to watch at the European Rowing Championships

With the competition looming from the 25th to the 28th of April 2024, here’s Ireland’s ones to watch at the European Rowing Championships, taking place in Szeged, Hungary. There are plenty of events on offer at the meet, with Irish women competing in two events. More specifically, Margaret Cremen will hope to impress in the Lightweight Women’s Single Sculls (or …

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Aoife Casey and Margaret Cremen qualify Lightweight Women’s Double for Paris 2024

Aoife Casey and Margaret Cremen have qualified the Lightweight Women’s Double for Paris 2024! Nerves were high on Day 7 of the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia before they took to the water as just one boat in the B final would get the golden ticket. Casey and Cremen looked cool, calm and collected as they showed the world …

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2023 World Rowing Championships – Team Announcement

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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Strong Performances By Team Ireland In World Rowing Cup III

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

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 3 Updates

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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European Rowing Championships 2023: Day 2 Updates

Day 2 of the European Rowing Championships 2023 is underway. Ireland’s women’s teams all participated in the repechage races this morning. Aoife Casey and Margaret Cremen were first to race this morning in the Lightweight Women’s Double Sculls Repechage 1. They finished 2nd with a time of 07:01.95 – two seconds behind Greece. They will now advance to the Final A …

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