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Irish win heats at Women’s Henley

20th June 2009

Four Irish crews made it through to tomorrow’s semi-finals of elite events at Henley Women’s Regatta by winning their heats today. In eights events, the senior crews from Galway and Trinity made theirexits, but Portora’s junior crew won.


Henley Women’s Regatta (Irish interest), Saturday Eight – Senior: Wallingford RC bt Galway RC 2½ l; Yale University bt Trinity easily . Junior: Portora bt Tabor Academy, USA easily Pair – Elite: Belfast RC bt Lea RC 3l; Neptune bt Clyde row over Sculling Double – Elite: Marlow/Henley bt Old Collegians B 1l; Old Collegians A bt Tethys/Wallingford 4l. Junior: Bedford High bt Portora easily Single – Elite Lightweight: Queen’s (Campbell) bt Upper Thames (Leech) row over.

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