Ireland’s Adaptive Coxed Four finished second in the A/B semi-final at the World Rowing Championships in Bled in Slovenia to qualify for tomorrow’s A Final – and guarantee a place at next year’s Paralympic Games in London.

The crew of Anne-Marie McDaid, Sarah Caffrey, Shane Ryan, Kevin du Toit and cox Helen Arbuthnot finished second to Germany. The United States finished third, and also qualified. China, Italy and Russia missed out.

World Rowing Championships, Bled, Slovenia – Day Seven (Selected Results) 

Adaptive – Legs, Trunk and Arms Mixed coxed Four – A/B Semi-Final (First Three to A/B Semi-Final; rest to B Final): 1 Germany 3:30.78, 2 Ireland (A-M McDaid, S Caffrey, S Ryan, K du Toit; cox: H Arbuthnot) 3:32.63, 3 United States 3:32.98; 4 China 3:35.66, 5 Italy 3:41.51, 6 Russia 3:45.79.