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Casey Makes it Through

29th May 2009

Ireland’s Sean Casey qualified for the Semi-Finals at the World Cup in Banyoles today by finishing second in his repechage. The men’s pair did not make it, finishing fourth in their repechage.

World Cup Regatta, Munich, Day One (Irish interest) Men, Pair – Heat Three (First Two Directly to Semi-Finals): 1 South Africa (S Keeling, R Di Clemente) 6:44.27, 2  France One (G Chardin, D Mortelette) 6:47.85; 4 Ireland (C Folan, M Walsh) 6:59.97. Repechage One (First Three to Semi-Final): 1 Serbia One 6:36.74, 2 Belarus One 6:37.05, 3 Italy 6:40.55; 4 Ireland 6:43.62. Single Scull – Heat Three (Winner Directly to Semi-Finals): 1 Norway One (O Tufte) 7:01.85; 4 Ireland (S Casey) 7:18.86. Repechage One (First Two to Semi-Final): 1 Slovenia (I Cop) 6:53.80, 2 Ireland 6:55.56; 3 Croatia 6:57.38, 4 Serbia 7:03.00, 5 Cyprus 7:10.30

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