Coleraine Man Cassells Takes Silver for Britain at World Under-23 Championships

25th July 2015

#Rowing: Coleraine man Joel Cassells won a silver medal at the World Under-23 Championships today. The 21-year-old was in the number two seat in the Britain lightweight quadruple sculls which were 2.1 seconds off the gold medal position in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. France were impressive winners, clear of the chasing pack for much of the race, though Britain pressed them over the final third. Cassells, a Bann oarsman, represented Ireland at the World Junior Championships in 2012. He has been competing on the Britain senior team this season.

World Under-23 Championships, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Day Four (Irish interest)

Lightweight Quadruple Sculls – A Final: 1 France 6:05.61, 2 Britain (S Parsonage, J Cassells, S Mottram, J Copus) 6:07.68, 3 Denmark 6:10.70.

Double Sculls – C Final (Places 13 to 18): 1 Russia 6:34.0, 2 Ireland (S McKeown, A Griffin) 6:34.79, 3 Czech Republic 6:36.81.

Lightweight Double Sculls – C Final (Places 13 to 18): 1 Turkey 6:38.05, 2 Bulgaria 6:39.71, 3 Russia 6:39.84; 6 Ireland (S O’Connor, L Keane) 6:53.0.

Single Sculls – D Final (Places 19-23): 1 Ireland (E Rowan) 7:14.21, 2 Russia 7:17.99, 3 Zimbabwe 7:18.27.

Lightweight Single Sculls – C Final (Places 13 to 18): 1 Norway 7:14.67, 2 United States 7:15.95, 3 Sweden 7:16.31; 6 Ireland (F McCarthy) 7:19.35.

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