# Sam McKeown of Portadown set a time of six minutes 4.7 seconds, the fastest at the Ulster Indoor Championships at Queen’s University, and a personal best for the under-23 competitor. In Limerick, Richard O’Hagan won the open and 500 metres categories at the Irish Provinces Indoor Championships, with times of 6:09.4 and 1:19.6. NUIG had a good day, and Liam Keane (also under-23) was the fastest lightweight.
Junior 18 competitor Ronan Byrne of Shandon set a new record for the 2,000 metres of 6:16.9, while fellow junior Eoghan Walls-Tuite set an excellent time of one minute 22.3 seconds for 500 metres.
Monika Dukarska of Killorglin was the fastest woman, and Siobhán McCrohan the fastest lightweight woman.
Irish Provinces Indoor Rowing Championships, University of Limerick (Selected Results; 2000 metres unless stated)
Men
Open – 1 R O’Hagan 6:09.4, 2 F Crowley 6:24.9, 3 A Prendergast 6:25.5. 30-39: G Conway 6:19.7. Open 500: R O’Hagan 1:19.6.
Under-23: A Kinneen 6:20.2. Junior 18: R Byrne 6:16.9, 500: E Walls-Tuite 1:22.3.
Jun 16: J Keating 6:33.8, 500: J McCarthy 1:29.8.
Jun 15 (1,000): R MacCurtain 3:23.6.
Freshers (1,000); G Barlow 3:05.2.
40-49: N Carey 6:24.3, 500: Carey 1:23.9. 50-59: O Short 6:46.9, 500: Short 1:29.4. 60-69: P Victory 6:57.6, 500 (60+): P Victory 1:32.6.
Lightweight – Open: D O’Connor 6:33.5, 500: L Keane 1:28.9.
Lightweight Under-23: L Keane 6:25.0, 500: Keane 1:28.9. Lightweight 40-49: J Doyle 6:29.1.
Women
Open – 1 M Dukarska 7:02.7, 2 A O’Sullivan 7:19.0, 3 M Piggott 7:34.7. 500: M Dukarska 1:33.6.
Under-23: S Bounane 7:18.7. Junior 18: M Cremin 7:23.3.
500: M Cremin 1:38.8.
Jun 16: A O’Farrell 7:32.7, 500: L Turner 1:44.1.
Jun 15: (1,000): A Doyle 3:50.6, 500: J Crowley 1:41.1
Freshers (1,000): B Chase 3:43.2.
30-39: S Kennelly 7:24.9. 40-49: P O’Brien 7:51.8, 500: R Ware 1:43.3. 50-59: M Lawlor 8:11.2, 500: Lawlor 1:55.9.
Lightweight – Open: S McCrohan 7:14.7, 500: K Wilkie 1:44.4.
Lightweight Under-23: E McGiff 7:49.2.
Lightweight 30-39: C Conway 7:48.3.
LTA – S McLoughlin 3:51.1, 500: McLoughlin 1:51.0.
Ulster Indoor Rowing Championships, Queen’s University, Saturday (Selected Results, 2,000 metres unless stated). Includes BUCS: British University Championships.
Men
Open: S McKeown 6:04.7, 2 M Christie 6:25.9. BUCS Open: 1 T Oliver 6:10.6, 2 P Doyle 6:26.9, 3 R Urquart 6:34.7. BUCS Lightweight: C Beck 6:31.2.
Under-23 Lightweight: A Laivinas 6:50.3.
Under-18: D Mitchell 6:26.0. Under-16: A Christie 6:39.3. Under-15: A Graham (1,000m) 3:32.7.
BUCS Beginners (1,000): J Lobinger 3:11.4.
Women
Open: R Maguire 7:15.4. BUCS Open: Maguire 7:15.4. BUCS Open Lightweight: R Brown 7:46.7.
Under-23: K Shirlow 7:28.3.
Under-18: F Chestnutt 7:31.0.
Under-16: L McIntyre 7:46.2. Under-15 (1,000m): A Hall 3:54.6. 30+ (1,000m): L Kerr 3:20.9.
BUCS Beginners (1,000m): A Druijff 3:45.8.
