Irish Clubs to the fore in Marlow

21st June 2009

Irish clubs did very well today in the 1,000 metre races at Marlow Regatta in England. Commercial won the senior and intermediate one eights and the elite four, while Neptune and St Michael’s took the elite titles in the quadruple and double sculls.

Marlow Regatta, England (Irish interest; selected results)

Saturday
Men, Eights – Senior: 3 Commercial 5:54.08. Intermediate Two, B
Division: 3 Trinity 5:59.70
Pair – Junior 18: 1 Carlow 7:22.41
Sculling
Double – Elite: 3 St Michael’s 6:46.77. Single – Lightweight: 3
Commercial (M Maher) 7:14.00

Sunday (Races over 1,000m)
Men
Eights – Senior: 1 Commercial 2:44.40. Intermediate One, Club: 1
Commercial 2:48.65, 3 Neptune 2:59.56. Intermediate Two, Student: 1
Trinity 2:51.93.
Intermediate Three, Club: 1 St Michael’s 2:56.57. Intermediate Three,
Student: 2 Queen’s 3:00.32. Under-23: Trinity 3:22.27 (one crew)
Four, Elite: 1 Commercial 2:59.81, 2 Neptune 3:02.25. Senior: 2
Commercial 3:02.64, 3 Neptune 3:03.79.
Pair – Elite: 2 Belfast RC 3:22.22. Intermediate One: 3 Commercial
3:30.13. Under-23: 1 Carlow 3:21.85, 2 St Michael’s 3:28.50.
Sculling
Quadruple – Elite: 3 Neptune 3:02.71. Senior: 1 Neptune 2:56.52, 3
Carlow 2:59.65. Intermediate Two: 1 Carlow 3:02.40.
Double – Elite: 1 St Michael’s 3:12.69. Under 23: 1 St Michael’s 3:13.33.
Single – Lightweight: 3 Neptune (Walsh) 3:37.42.

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