Athletics Ireland, Cycling Ireland, Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA), Rowing Ireland and Triathlon Ireland have collaborated to host the second Women in Coaching Network event.

Female coaches from all sports are invited to participate in the networking event which will take place on Saturday 14th October at the Clayton Hotel, Liffey Valley, Dublin.

Over the last five years our NGB’s have built a community with hundreds of women across each sport, all who enjoy connecting in a more intimate and welcoming environment. Therefore, if you are a female coach in sport, join us at this year’s Coaching Network Event, where we will share knowledge, experience & best practice from world class coaches & leaders!

The cost of the event is €20, and tea, coffee, snacks, and lunch are all included.

Time: 9:30am – 3pm

Coaches who are interested in attending this event are asked to sign up via the following link: https://eventmaster.ie/event/MkjrsbdiBz 

Vicky Huyton has been announced as the second speaker of this event. Vicky is the founder of The Female Coaching Network (FCN) and she will be giving us an Introduction to the FCN PRO System and practical ways of improving your coaching career prospects.

An Introduction to the FCN PRO System is an interactive workshop filled with practical tips to improve your own coaching careers and advise your Federation to create change for women.  

The workshop will take you through ways to improve your PERFORMANCE as a coach, your RELATIONSHIPS in the coaching world and readiness to take up OPPORTUNITIES when they arise.

This event has been funded by the Women in Sport fund from Sport Ireland, a special thank you to Sport Ireland for the continued support.

A Message from the Captain of New Ross Boat Club:

It is with much disappointment that we have reached a decision to CANCEL this year’s Barrow Challenge due to unfavourable weather conditions predicted for Saturday. The safety of crews and support volunteers is paramount.

To all of you who hoped to row this year, we are so sorry for the anticlimax after all your training. We were really looking forward to seeing old friends and making some new. Thanks to all of you for your continued support of the Barrow Challenge. We look forward to seeing you in the near future.

Regards,

David Nolan,

Captain,

New Ross Boat Club

Trial Cancellation

Unfortunately, due to the poor weather forecast the decision has been made to cancel the high performance trails scheduled for this weekend.

An update on the possibility of running the trial next weekend will be posted tomorrow.

Reminder: Erg monitoring scores from the 18th to the 21st of September should be submitted to leah@rowingireland.ie by this afternoon.

Team Announcements 2023

Everything is ready in Marina di Castagneto Carducci, also known as Marina di Donoratico, Italy for the first edition of the Coupe de la Jeunesse Beach Sprints 2023.

The Inaugural Coupe de la Jeunesse 2023 Beach Sprints take’s place from the 23rd to the 24th of September. The Irish team will be competing in four events – JM1x, JWx2, JMix2x and JMx lead by team manager Seamus Maguire.

Results will be shared on our social media platforms and we would like to wish all the athletes competing the very best of luck!

Crew Announcement:

JM1x

• Micheal O Boyle – Loughross Point RC

JW2x

• Grace Masterson – Donegal Bay Rowing Club
• Méabh McNamara – Donegal Bay Rowing Club

JMix2x

• Seléena Connolly – Rosscarbery RC
• Jack Hehir – Rosscarbery RC

JM2x

• Frank Beechinor – Ring RC
• Jack O’Donovan – Ring RC

Team Manager

• Séamus Maguire – Donegal Bay Rowing Club

Rowing Ireland is delighted to announce the re-launch of our online GreenBlades shop.

After the disappointment at the cancellation of the 1k Classic event we are offering 1k Classic T-Shirts with all athletes names from “the event that didn’t happen” at a 25% discount – use discount code 1KClassic25 at checkout.

As we are feeling generous all other items in the shop are being offered at a 10% discount rate for the next 10 days, please use code 1KClassic10 at checkout.

All profits from sales are re-invested in Greenblades which will go directly to support our High Performance athletes and their journey’s (junior/U23 and senior).

Visit the site here https://www.greenblades.ie/

Social and Recreational Rowing is growing and making clubs stronger and more diverse, benefiting the community and membership alike. Running a social regatta can bring another event to the club; read more about Sligo RC’s successful social regatta last weekend below.

Sligo Rowing Club held its first Social regatta in ideal conditions with over 40 club rowers taking part along with 5 rowers from Ballina Rowing club. Rowers rowed in the clubs 2 kanghua recreational boats over a distance of 350m . Each crew got to row twice with crews being drawn at random and as it happened 3 Ballina rowers were in the winning boat. The crew were presented with the inaugural Sligo Social Rowing Cup . The club hope to expand on this in the next number of years and hope that other clubs can come along to what promises to be a fun and relaxed regatta .

The club held a Her Outdoors Day on Saturday 19th of August with a try rowing day and are currently running a learn to row programme with some of the participants that showed an interest . Sligo Rowing Club would like to thank Sligo Sports and Recreation Partnership for their continued support. 

“I couldn’t be prouder of our athletes and the entire team for their outstanding performance at the 2023 World Rowing Championships. This remarkable achievement, with seven crews securing their place at the Paris 2024 Olympics and four crews clinching medals, including two gold and two bronze, and two fourth places is a testament to the dedication, resilience, and unwavering commitment of our rowers, coaches, and support staff.

This is the largest number of boats that Ireland has qualified for an Olympic games at the World Championships, and with the Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne next year we will hopefully secure some more.

Our journey to excellence has been marked by countless hours of hard work, determination, dedication, sacrifices, and a shared vision of success. As we look forward to the road ahead, our focus remains on continued growth and improvement. We need to enjoy the results and relax to then put everything in the draw and get back in the zone.

All the boats behind us are already reflecting and planning how to cover the gap. We will build on this success, fine-tuning our strategies, and raising our standards even higher as we prepare for the Paris Olympics. With the support of our dedicated athletes, coaches, and all those who believe in our mission, I am confident that Rowing Ireland will continue on this upward trajectory.

I want to give a big thanks to all the coaches: Dominic qualifying two boats and winning a gold with the LM2x and LW1x; Fran leading the men’s team and winning a bronze with the M2x; Nicolo’ coaching the M2- winning a bronze; Giuseppe leading the women’s team with Ashlee, qualifying two boats both finishing in fourth; David coaching the Para double that has also qualified for Paris. Thanks to Michael our team manager and the two Physios Heather and Orla, who are always there to help the team. Thanks also to Clara for her support from the media point of view.

Big thanks to Sport Ireland, Sport Institute, the Board, the Federation, and our sponsor. Their support is invaluable.

I extend my heartfelt congratulations to every member of our team, and I want to express my gratitude to our supporters and families who have been with us every stroke of the way. Together, we will continue to strive for excellence, and together, we will achieve even greater heights in the future.”

Rowing Ireland, Cycling Ireland, Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA), Athletics Ireland
and Triathlon Ireland have collaborated to host a Women in Coaching Network event, open
to all females in sport.

For the second year, female coaches from sport are invited to participate in our networking
event which will take place on Saturday 14 th of October at the Clayton Hotel, Liffey
Valley, Dublin.
Following on from our research conducted with DCU with Dr Aine McNamara and Liam
Sweeney, female coaches expressed a desire for a coaching network and coaching
mentorships to facilitate further coach development. As a result, the Women in Coaching
Network event was established.
Over the last five years our NGB’s have built a community with hundreds of women across
sport, all who enjoy connecting in a more intimate and welcoming environment. Therefore, if
you are a female coach in sport, then join us at this year’s Coaching Network Event, where
we will be sharing knowledge, experience & best practice from world class coaches &
leaders!

Noelle Morrissey has been announced as the first speaker in a line up of world class speakers who will be announced over the coming weeks. She will speak about Long Term Athlete Development which will be of interest to rowing coaches.

The cost of the event is €20, and tea, coffee, snacks and lunch are all included.
Coaches who are interested in attending this event are asked to sign up via the following
https://eventmaster.ie/event/MkjrsbdiBz and QR CODE-
https://eventmaster.ie/event/MkjrsbdiBz/qrcode
Your Women in Sport Lead will be in touch prior to the day, but if you have any questions
please do not hesitate to contact them. We look forward to seeing you on the day.

Athletics Lilly Ann O’Hora Lillyannohora@athleticsireland.ie
Boxing Sophie Doolin Sophie@iaba.ie
Cycling Elaine Cahill elaine.cahill@cyclingireland.ie
Rowing Lucy Hanrahan womeninsport@rowingireland.ie
Triathlon Anna Grealish anna@triathlonireland.com
This event has been funded by the Women in Sport fund from Sport Ireland, a special thank
you to Sport Ireland for the continued support.

It is with a heavy heart that we have to inform our members that due to adverse weather conditions, we have been compelled to cancel the Rowing Ireland 1K Classic event due to take place this Saturday 16th of September at the National Rowing Centre in Cork.

The safety of our participants is our foremost concern. We understand that this will be disappointing to many, but we believe it is the responsible choice given the circumstances. We deeply appreciate your enthusiasm for rowing and your continued support for this event. Due to Calendar pressure, regrettably we cannot stage this event in 2023.

Refunds will be made to clubs over the coming days. We would like to thank all the volunteers who
once again made themselves available to assist in the running of this event.

In regard to the 1K Classic regatta event on Saturday, we wanted to inform all clubs and rowers that we are closely monitoring the weather forecast.

Given our commitment to ensuring the safety and enjoyment of all participants, a final decision regarding the event status will be made at 9 am on Thursday morning.
We understand the importance of timely communication and will promptly update everyone accordingly.
Your understanding and patience are greatly appreciated as we prioritize the well-being of all
involved. Rest assured, we aim to make the best decision possible to ensure a successful and safe
event.
Thank you for your support and stay tuned for Thursday’s announcement.

Volunteers in our sport play a vital role in the enjoyment, participation and safe organisation of our sport. We wish to recognise the significant part played by our legion of volunteers, by each month highlighting the efforts of the individuals and awarding them with the ‘Volunteer of the Month’ Award.

Whether it’s in your club or at committee or board level, being a volunteer can be immensely rewarding. And although it can seem that the altruistic intent puts the focus on helping others, volunteering also provides the volunteer with lots of benefits. Volunteering is a great way to gain new skills or try out a new activity. Recent research also shows that helping others can be a deeply fulfilling experience that’s positive for your wellbeing.

The following definition comes from Volunteer Ireland; What is volunteering? To put it simply, volunteering is doing more than you have to, because you want to, because you care.

We in rowing have an abundance of enthusiastic, experienced and motivated Volunteers. We would like your help to give formal recognition to those that go above and beyond to support our clubs and our sport.

Each month in 2023 we will award one volunteer with the title of ‘Volunteer of the Month’.

To do this we need your input, we are asking clubs and individuals to nominate their volunteer of the month. This award is open for all affiliated rowing clubs in Rowing Ireland. Nominations will open on the 11^th of each month and close on the 21^st of each month. The winner of the monthly award will be announced on the 24^th of each month. There will be a prize every month for 12 months, and an overall ‘Volunteer of the Year’, selected from one of the 12 monthly winners.

Eligibility:

• All nominees must be members of Rowing Ireland and a paid member of an affiliated Club.
• Nominations must be submitted by a member of an affiliated Rowing Ireland Club.
• Must be an active volunteer in the sport.

Volunteer Annual Recognition and Celebration

We hope to hold an event at the end of this year that will celebrate all our volunteers, coaches and athletes. All 12 monthly winners will be invited to this awards ceremony.

*Please note that the email address for Leah O’Regan was incorrect in the previous post. If you have expressed interest in trailing can you please email Leah at leah@rowingireland.ie. Due to this error the deadline is now open until September 18th*

September Erg Monitoring 

September erg monitoring for non NRC based athletes is to be carried out between September 18th-21st. Testing must be carried out over two consecutive days in this four day period, following the format below.

• 100m + 500m at open rate on Day 1 am. A 20 minute break should be taken between the 100m and 500m. Time to be recorded.

• 6k (3k for adaptive) at open rate on Day 1 pm. Time to be recorded.

• 30 minutes at open rate on Day 2 pm. Meters to be recorded.

Erg scores should be submitted to leah@rowingireland.ie no later than September 21st. Coaches, please take note of the timing format required in the attached Excel. Please follow the example for each section attached.

Water Trial

The September time trial will be held at the NRC on the 23rd and 24th.

•  Athletes and coaches are reminded that while this is an open event, we are looking for athletes with the potential to be selected as part of the World Championship team (Senior, U23, U19 and Adaptive) as well as U19 athletes with the potential to win a medal at the Coupe. It is the responsibility of each club coach to ensure athletes entered into the time trial are of a suitable standard to complete a competitive 6k in possible challenging conditions  

•  Athletes are invited to attend this 6k (Adaptive 3k) time trial in 1x or 2- on both days. Lightweights in sculling boats only.

•  In some cases, athletes may be asked to move into crew boats on day 2 if deemed appropriate by the HPD. This will be communicated to clubs and individuals after racing on day 1.

Coaches are asked to enter their athletes by 5pm Monday 18th of September by emailing Leah@rowingireland.ie also indicating their category for the 2024 season (Senior lightweight/heavyweight, U23 lightweight/heavyweight, U19 and Adaptive) and the boat class (1x or 2-) to be entered. Please use the subject heading September Open Trial Entries 

Lightweight bodyweight will be checked on the morning of racing, but there is no minimum weight requirement for this first event.

Once entries are in, we will publish start times and a start list for those entered. All rowers entered are expected to undertake the September erg monitoring.

All athletes and their clubs are required to be affiliated and registered with Rowing Ireland. 

Bann Rowing Club successfully ran a Women on the Water Programme this July and August. You can read more about it and how to get involved in this initiative below.

Bann Rowing Club recruited 13 women to try rowing for the first time at their club in Coleraine this summer. The women were coached the basics of water safety, how to launch a boat to the full rowing stroke. 7 of the women have taken up membership in the club following the programme and some have joined the Masters Squad.

Well done to Bann Rowing Club, in particular Sue McLauglin for facilitating an excellent initiative for women in the community.

Running a Women on the Water programme can be very beneficial for your club. There is support available from Rowing Ireland’s women in sport officer to help you to do this.

You can read about Women on the Water under the ‘Women in Sport’ tab on the Rowing Ireland website, where you can fill in an expression of interest to take part or host a programme. Alternatively, you can email womeninsport@rowingireland.ie

It was the last day of racing today at the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade and what a week it has been. It was another big final day for the Irish crews as we still had the men’s and women’s doubles both racing in the A final.

Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch did not disappoint. They had a fantastic race and crossed the line in third position to claim the bronze medal. It was a strong start for all the crews and saw Doyle and Lynch at the back of the pack for the first 1000 metres. It was an incredibly tight race but the crew from the Netherlands made an earlier push out to lead the pack. Doyle and Lynch began their push for the finish getting themselves into bronze position ahead of the Italian double. It was a tight finish at the end as they crossed the line just marginally behind the Sinkovic brothers from Croatia.

It was a quick turnaround after the men’s double as Alison Bergin and Zoe Hyde were up next in the women’s double. They were up in the top group of the pack for the whole race they absolutely put on their best performance showing the other crews they are ones to watch. Unfortunately Bergin and Hyde just narrowly missed out on a medal position finishing in fourth place behind the crews from Romania, Lithuania and the USA.

That concluded the racing for the Irish crews here in Belgrade. It was an incredible performance from all the crews and we are returning home now with 7 boats qualified for the Olympics and Paralympics and four more medals to add to the collection.

Day 7 Results

• Men’s Double -> BRONZE
• Women’s Double – > 4th

Overall Results

• Lightweight Men’s Double -> GOLD and OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION
• Lightweight Women’s Scull -> GOLD
• Men’s Pair -> BRONZE and OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION
• Men’s Double -> BRONZE and OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION
• Women’s Pair -> 4th and OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION
• Women’s Double -> 4th and OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION
• PR2 Mixed Double -> 5th and PARALYMPIC QUALIFICATION
• Lightweight women’s Double -> 1st B Final and OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION
• W4- -> 3rd B Final
• M4x -> 1st C Final
• M4- -> 3rd C Final
• LM1x -> 5th D Final

Far from Belgrade in Serbia, Rowing Ireland had another team competing today in Saundersfoot, Wales at the Home International Rowing Beach Sprints. We are delighted to say Ireland had more fantastic performances finishing second overall in the team standings

Results:

CMix2x- 3rd (winners B final )-Luke Keaney (Donegal Bay/ Commercial) & Niamh Kilgallen (Neptune RC)

CJMix2- 3rd (winners B final )- Finnian Mannix & Grace Hurley (Rosscarbery RC)

CW1 – 2nd- Miriam Sheehan (Castletownbere RC)

CJM1x – 1st- Eoin O’Connell (Lee Rowing Club)

Special well done to Eoin Mc O’Connell (Lee RC) on his 18 birthday winning Junior men’s 1x.

Special thanks to all boat handlers and family members who travelled in support and to our sponsors swift racing for providing the boats for the team.

Another boat qualified for Paris 2024 and two more medals for the Irish crews on Day 7 of the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. It brings Ireland to a total of seven Paris 2024 qualifications at this event; the largest in Rowing Ireland’s history.

Paul and Fintan have done it again, keeping their title of Lightweight Men’s Double Scull World Champions for another year with another dominant performance to take the gold medals. The Swiss went out strong in the first half of the race taking a length on the rest of the crews, but McCarthy and O’Donovan went into the second half fighting and showed their strength crossing the line ahead of Switzerland and Italy. This makes it their third consecutive World Championship win.

Enniskillen’s Nathan Timoney and Ross Corrigan have secured another medal for Ireland with a bronze in the Men’s pair. Taking the lead for the first half of the race, Timoney and Corrigan made their move early, taking the Swiss and Great Britain by surprise. Favourites for the gold medal Tom George and Ollie Wynne-Griffith from GB came back into it in the third quarter and went down to the line with Timoney and Corrigan for second place after Switzerland took the lead. Ireland just missed out on the surge and had to settle for the bronze medal. 

Aoife Casey and Margaret Cremen have qualified the Lightweight Women’s Double for Paris 2024! Nerves were high before they took to the water as it was just one boat in the B final to get the golden ticket. Casey and Cremen looked cool, calm and collected as they showed the world their incredible quality and stamina throughout the entire race. It was a tough battle against the French and the Polish doubles but it was Ireland who came through at the end, finishing with clear water over the field. They finish up their World Championships as seventh in the world and qualified boat for next year.

It was A final day for Katie and Steven in the PR2 Mix2x. After their qualification for the Paralympics on Tuesday, it had been four days since they took to the water to race. It was Great Britain and China who first broke away from the pack but there was nothing splitting the doubles from Poland, the Netherlands and Ireland for that bronze medal. Unfortunately after catching a crab in the second half of the race O’Brien and McGowan lost a bit of ground but quickly picked it up and held their composure. They take fifth in the world this year but they’re definitely a crew to keep your eye on next year.

Aifric Keogh and Fiona Murtagh just missed out on the podium as they crossed the line in 4th position.They fought hard to get into medal position coming into the last 500 meters but were narrowly beaten by the crews from Netherlands, Australia and Romania.

Eimear, Sanita, Imogen and Natalie finished in 3rd place behind New Zealand and Denmark in the B final and they are now 9th in the world! They were hot on the heels of the four from Denmark but the crew from New Zealand had a great lead and claimed the qualification position in the end.

John, Jack, Adam and Fionnán finished in 3rd place in the C final of the men’s four. They showed incredible perseverance in the last 500 metres and made a big comeback from the back of the pack and finished nearly neck and neck to the Chinese four but China managed to claim second position across the line.

Brian, Andrew, Ronan and Konan also had a great performance winning the C final of the men’s quad. They were leading for almost the whole race with the Chinese quad hot on their heels. That didn’t stop them though as they had a fast final 500 metres and they crossed the line in first position ahead of the Chinese quad and finishing 13th in the world.

Follow the Racing

All races will be live streamed on the World Rowing website HERE. A Finals will be played on the RTÉ News Channel. Follow the Rowing Ireland social media for live updates on results.

Day 7 Results

• Lightweight Men’s Double A Final -> GOLD
• Men[‘s Pair A Final -> BRONZE
• Lightweight Women’s Double B Final ->1st and OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION
• Women’s Pair A Final -> 4th
• PR2 Mixed Double A Final -> 5th
• Women’s Four B Final -> 3rd
• Men’s Quad C Final -> 1st
• Men’s Four C Final -> 3rd

Sunday Schedule (IST)

• 12:39pm – Men’s Double A Final
• 12:54pm – Women’s Double A Final

Siobhán McCrohan is World Champion and two more boats have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Another successful day in the books for the Irish crews at the 2023 World Rowing Championships.

Siobhán McCrohan is the 2023 Lightweight Women’s Scull World Champion. The Tribesmen rower put in an amazing performance, taking the gold medal with clear water ahead of the other competitors. It was a close race for the first 1000 metres going back and forth between McCrohan and the rowers from the USA and Mexico, but in the second half, McCrohan showed her strength in the tough conditions and pulled into the lead.

After taking a significant break in her rowing career, Siobhán has made huge improvement from when she first competed this year at the European Championships. In 2010 and 2011 Siobhán rowed in the lightweight double with Claire Lambe in the hopes to qualify for the London Olympics. Since then the Galway rower hasn’t done much rowing until just last winter. She leaves the 2023 World Championships as the World Champion and has the gold medal to show for it.

Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch progress to the A Final have qualified the men’s double for the Paris Olympics next year. It’s an incredibly competitive event but with a close second place finish behind the Croatian double, the Sinkovic brothers, the chances of a medal on Sunday are high. Valent Sinkovic and Martin Sinkovic are household names in the rowing scene being Olympic Champions in the double in Rio 2016, and again in the pair in Tokyo 2020. On Sunday, Doyle and Lynch are up against China, Netherlands, Croatia, Italy and Spain in the race for the podium.

Alison Bergin and Zoe Hyde did it again in the women’s double finishing second in their Semi to progress to the A Final booking another ticket for Paris 2024. Sitting in second position from the start, Bergin and Hyde held their position, not allowing the French double to break through in their final charge for the line. Ireland are the second fastest boat going into the A final just behind the USA double of Sophia Vitas and Kristina Wagner. They face New Zealand, Lithuania, Romania, USA and France in Sunday’s Final.

Skibbereen’s Jake McCarthy took to the water again today in the D Final of the lightweight men’s single. It was tough conditions on the water but he came home to take fifth place, putting him 23rd in the World.

Follow the Racing

All races will be live streamed on the World Rowing website HERE. A Finals will be played on the RTÉ News Channel. Follow the Rowing Ireland social media for live updates on results.

Day 6 Results

• Lightweight Women’s A Final -> GOLD
• Men’s Double A/B Semi 2nd -> A Final and Olympic Qualification
• Women’s Double A/B Semi 2nd -> A Final and Olympic Qualification
• Lightweight Men’s D Final -> 5th

Saturday Schedule (IST)

• 9:33am – M4- C Final
• 9:40am – M4x C Final
• 10:30am – LW2x B Final
• 10:50am – W4- B Final
• 12:05pm – PR2 Mix2x A Final
• 12:34pm – W2- A Final
• 12:51pm – M2- A Final
• 1:23pm – LM2x A Final

The Home International Rowing Beach Sprints 2023 is hosted by Welsh Rowing and takes place in Saundersfoot this Saturday, 9th of September. The traditional four home nations of Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales will be joined this year by guests Jersey in last years venue for the World Rowing Coastal Championships and Beach Sprint Finals.

The Irish team will be competing in four events, CJM1x, CW1x, CJMix2x and CMix2x.

Keep an eye on the results HERE!

Irish Rowing Beach Sprints Team 2023

CJM1x – Eoin O’Connell (Lee Rowing Club)

CW1x – Miriam Sheehan (Castletownbere RC)

CJMix2x – Finnian Mannix & Grace Hurley (Rosscarbery RC)

CMix2x – Luke Keaney (Donegal Bay/ Commercial) & Niamh Kilgallen (Neptune RC)

Three more crews have confirmed their place at the Paris Olympics next Summer after today’s Semi-finals.

Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh have made sure that there will be an Irish women’s pair competing next year at the Olympic Games. Ireland moved into second position after the first 500 behind the Romanian pair of Roxana Anghel and Ioana Vrinceanu. The Romanian pair have been moving well all season winning the European Championships and finishing second at World Cup III. With a second place finish the two Galway rowers are into the A Final. Murtagh and Keogh have shown good speed throughout this Championships and will be leaving it all on the line this Saturday in the hopes to make it on to that podium.

22 year old Nathan Timoney and 24 year old Ross Corrigan have been on top form this week and have today qualified a men’s pair for Ireland at Paris 2024. Timoney and Corrigan grew up rowing together with Enniskillen Royal BC in Fermanagh and are putting themselves up there with the top crews here at the World Championships. Ireland went out hard and held second position right from the start. With South Africa hot on their heels coming into the final sprint, they took it up another gear finishing with the fastest final 500. Their second place result sends them through to Saturday’s A Final where they’ll race the best of the best.

Reigning Olympic and World Champions Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy have secured a spot at Paris for the lightweight men’s double. Making it look easy, O’Donovan and McCarthy held their composure through the first half of the race, passing the first marker in fifth place and the halfway mark in second place. Relying on their incredible strength and fitness, they were able to focus on their own race and one by one came through the other crews. In the end they finished with clear water ahead of the field with Czechia and Norway coming in behind them to take the remaining two spots to the A Final.

The lightweight women’s double of Margaret Cremen and Aoife Casey were unlucky in their A/B Semi, just narrowly missing out on the A Final. Throughout the entirety of the race there was never more than two seconds separating the top four doubles. coming to the line Cremen and Casey really closed in on Mary Jones and Michelle Sechser of the USA for that third qualifying spot but running out of water Ireland missed out by just .35 of a second. They race the B Final on Saturday where there is still one spot up for grabs for Paris 2024.

Eimear Lambe, Sanita Puspure, Imogen Magner and Natalie Long finished in fifth place in the women’s four sending them through to the B final. They held third position through to the third quarter of the race but after giving it everything there wasn’t enough left to squeeze back into the A Final positions. They face Germany, Poland, Denmark, New Zealand and Canada in the B Final this Saturday with one crew coming away with the final spot available at the championships for next year’s Olympics.

Tribesmen’s Siobhán McCrohan is into the lightweight women’s scull A Final after a win in her A/B Semi. Handling the tough conditions like a pro, McCrohan sailed over the waves and held a consistent speed throughout the race. Moving into the leading position in the third quarter, there was no looking back as she continued to pull away from the other crews. She will race the A Final tomorrow afternoon where she will be looking for a place on the podium.

This afternoon Jake McCarthy took to the water again for the lightweight men’s scull C/D Semi. In extremely challenging conditions, McCarthy finished in 6th place which sends him through to tomorrow’s D Final against New Zealand, Norway, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Finland.

Follow the Racing

All races will be live streamed on the World Rowing website HERE. A Finals will be played on the RTÉ News Channel. Follow the Rowing Ireland social media for live updates on results.

Day 5 Results

• Women’s Pair A/B Semi 2nd -> A Final and Olympic Qualification
• Men’s Pair A/B Semi 2nd -> A Final and Olympic Qualification
• Lightweight Men’s Double A/B Semi 1st -> A Final and Olympic Qualification
• Lightweight Women’s Double A/B Semi 4th -> B Final
• Women’s Four A/B Semi 5th -> B Final
• Lightweight Women’s Scull A/B Semi 1st -> A Final
• Lightweight Men’s Scull A/B Semi 6th -> D Final

Friday Schedule (IST)

• 9:45am – Men’s Double A/B Semi
• 9:55am – Women’s Double A/B Semi
• 12:05pm – Lightweight Men’s D Final
• 13:15pm – Lightweight Women’s A Final

We are delighted to announce Michelle McDonagh as August Volunteer of the Month!

Michelle has been an outstanding member of Shannon Rowing Club since she started rowing at a young age. She has held a number of roles in Shannon Rowing Club including Captain and Secretary. She has volunteered as Volunteer Manager for the Irish Championships for a number of years and has an incredible way of dealing with all the volunteers and organising them in a manner which only supports the events.

Michelle’s unwavering enthusiasm and willingness to go above and beyond her duties have not gone unnoticed. Her passion for the event and her dedication to supporting both participants and fellow volunteers have significantly contributed to the overall positive atmosphere and success of the Irish Championships.

Michelle has consistently demonstrated remarkable leadership and organizational skills in her role. She has been instrumental in coordinating and managing volunteers effectively and ensuring the smooth operation of the Irish Championships. Her ability to handle various responsibilities, manage teams, and resolve challenges has been crucial in making the event a success year after year.