Battling Ireland Win B Final

28th August 2009

Ireland had a stirring victory in a B Final at the World Rowing Championships in Poland this morning. The legs, trunk and arms mixed coxed four beat the United States into second after a thrilling battle. The win places Ireland's crew of Emer Patten, Shane Ryan, Kevin du Toit, Sarah Caffrey and cox Amy Judge seventh in the world. Vincent Culhane and Karen Cromie finished fourth in B Final of the trunk and arms double scull.

World Rowing Championships, Poznan, Poland.

Day Six (Irish interest) Legs, Trunk and Arms Mixed Coxed Fours – B Final (Places 7 to 11): 1 Ireland (E Patten, S Ryan, K du Toit, S Caffrey; cox: A Judge) 4:03.46, 2 United States 4:03.83, 3 Russia 4:04.58, 4 France 4:05.22, 5 Poland 4:13.94. Trunk and Arms Mixed Double Sculls – B Final (Places 7 to 11): 1 Belarus 4:57.15, 2 Russia 4:59.42, 3 France 5:00.63, 4 Ireland (K Cromie, V Culhane) 5:06.10, 5 Korea 5:20.89.

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Liam Gorman is a writer and reporter. He is the co-author of Little Lady, One Man, Big Ocean, published in the United States and Canada as Crossing the Swell. He is the rowing correspondent of the Irish Times.

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