Keohane Wins Men's Single Scull at Ghent Rowing Regatta

6th May 2012

#ROWING: John Keohane of Lee Valley won the men’s senior single scull at Ghent Regatta in Belgium today. The women’s single was won by the great Ekaterina Karsten. Keohane was one of a collection of Irish winners, with Three Castles impressing in the women’s events.

Ghent International May Regatta, Belgium (Selected Winners, Irish interest)

Saturday:

Men, Sculling, Quadruple – Lightweight: 1 Carlow 7:04.93.

Women, Sculling, Quadruple: Three Castles 7:20.68.

Sunday:

Men, Sculling, Quadruple – Lightweight: 1 Carlow 7:15.36. Under-23 Lightweight Double – Carlow 7:47.39. Single – Senior: Lee Valley (J Keohane) 7:32.08

Women, Eight – Junior: Methodist College, Belfast 8:02.34. Sculling, Quadruple: Three Castles 7:20.63.

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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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