Paul O'Donovan Finishes Well in Open Sculls Final in Sydney

21st March 2018

Paul O'Donovan

#Rowing: Paul O’Donovan took fifth place in the eight-man final of the Open Single Sculls at the Sydney International Rowing Regatta. The Skibbereen man held seventh place through much of the early part of the race, but closed up to the leaders in the second 1,000 metres. However, he was sculling into a headwind and he did not completely close the gap to the medal positions.

Sydney International Rowing Regatta, Day Four (Thursday; Irish interest)

Men

Open Single Sculls – A Final: 1 Adelaide-NTC (A Hill) 7:05.49; 5 Skibbereen (P O’Donovan) 7:13.46.

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Liam Gorman

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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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