Rowing Ireland crews got their World Rowing Championships campaign underway in Shanghai this morning, with strong performances across the board in tailwind conditions. The Men’s Pair have qualified for Tuesday’s semi-final while the Women’s Pair and Men’s Quad have qualified for Tuesday’s C finals.
The Championships were officially opened with Opening Ceremony taking place after racing. Watch the Opening Ceremony here.
W2- | Emily Hegarty & Aoife Casey
The Women’s Pair of Emily Hegarty and Aoife Casey finished fourth in their heat with a time of 7:13.17. The pair held a lead on the Individual Neutral Athletes crew. Their time was just outside the semi-final qualifying mark, and they will now race in the C Final.
C Final: 23rd September – 4:38am IST (Lane 2)
M2- | Nathan Timoney & Ross Corrigan
Nathan Timoney and Ross Corrigan finished second in their heat of the Men’s Pair to directly qualify for the semi-final. The crew remained in second behind Romania throughout the race. They responded to a push in the last 200 metres from third place Denmark.
Semi Final: 23rd September – 3:57am IST (Lane 2)
M4x | Andrew Sheehan, Adam Murphy, Brian Colsh & Ronan Byrne
The Men’s Quad finished fourth in their heat with a time of 5:51.97, seeing them progress to Tuesday’s C Final. The Men’s Quad maintained fourth position throughout and mounted a late push on Croatia in the final 500m but missed out on a semi-final spot.
C Final: 23rd September – 4:50am IST (Lane 2)
Irish Crews Racing on Monday 22nd September:
W2x (Mags Cremen & Zoe Hyde) – 3:43am IST (Lane 4)
M2x (Philip Doyle & Fintan McCarthy) – 3:49am IST (Lane 1)
W4- (Natalie Long, Emma Waters, Imogen Magner & Aisling Hayes) – 4:21am IST (Lane 3)
W1x (Fiona Murtagh) – 7:17am IST (Lane 4)
M1x (Konan Pazzaia) – 7:43am IST (Lane 6)
The Opening Ceremony took place after racing, officially marking the start of the Championships. Watch the ceremony highlights here.
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Rowing Ireland congratulates today’s athletes and looks ahead to another exciting day of competition tomorrow.
