#WorldUnder-23Rowing: Ireland took its second good result of the morning as the men’s pair of Seán O’Connor and Fionnán McQuillan-Tolan qualified for the semi-finals with second behind Australia at the World Under-23 Rowing Championships in Linz in Austria.

Angus Moore and Alexander Hill laid down a marker with a stunning win, but there was just one other direct qualification place and the Ireland crew won their battle with Russia for this – they finished over five seconds ahead of the Russians.

World Under-23 Rowing Championships, Day Two (Irish interest, selected results)

Men

Pair – (First Two Directly to A/B Semi-Finals; rest to Repechage) – Heat Two: 1 Australia (A Moore, A Hill) 6:37.37, 2 Ireland (S O’Connor, F McQuillan-Tolan) 6:49.15; 3 Russia 6:54.42, 4 Venezuela 7:05.10, 5 United States 7:09.48, 6 Estonia 7:15.64.

Women

Lightweight Single Sculls – (First Two Directly to A/B Semi-Finals; rest to Repechage) – Heat One: 1 Belgium (E Peleman) 7:46.06, 2 Ireland (D Walsh) 7:50.87; 3 Croatia 7:52.54, 4 Germany 8:00.47, 5 Israel 8:04.22, 6 Argentina 8:06.23.

#WorldUnder-23Rowing: Denise Walsh qualified for the Semi-finals with a controlled performance which brought her the second of two qualification places in lightweight single sculls at the World Under-23 Championships this morning in Linz in Austria. The Skibbereen woman started well and led, but even when Belgium’s Eveline Peleman took over in the lead Walsh stuck to her task and held off Helena Pavkovic of Croatia for second place. Walsh was still looking fresh at the finish.

World Under-23 Rowing Championships, Linz, Austria, Day Two (Irish interest, selected results)

Women

Lightweight Single Sculls – (First Two Directly to A/B Semi-Finals; rest to Repechage) – Heat One: 1 Belgium (E Peleman) 7:46.06, 2 Ireland (D Walsh) 7:50.87; 3 Croatia 7:52.54, 4 Germany 8:00.47, 5 Israel 8:04.22, 6 Argentina 8:06.23.

#WorldUnder-23Rowing: Paul O’Donovan won his heat at the World Under-23 Rowing Championships in Linz in Austria today. The lightweight sculler controlled the race and though any of the top four places would have taken him through to the quarter-finals, his win gives him a better lane draw on Friday. Adam Ling of New Zealand was second, 2.66 seconds behind the UCD man.In the final race of the day, Adam Boreham also qualified for his quarter-final, finishing fourth of five in his heat of the single sculls.

World Under-23 Championships, Linz, Austria – Day One (Irish interest)

Men

Four – One Crew Directly to A Final, Rest to Repechage – Heat Two: 1 Romania 6:08.20; Australia 6:13.69, 3 Croatia 6:14.98, 4 Britain 6:15.40, 5 Ireland (R Bennett, M Wray, J Mitchell, R O’Callaghan) 6:18.48.

Single Sculls - First Four to Quarter-Finals, Rest to Repechage – Heat Five: 1 Germany 7:11.64, 2 Slovakia 7:13.99, 3 Montenegro 7:16.60, 4 Ireland (A Boreham) 7:28.36; 5 El Salvador 7:36.19.

Lightweight Single Sculls – First Four to Quarter-Finals, Rest to Repechage – Heat Four: 1 Ireland (P O’Donovan) 7:12.40, 2 New Zealand (A Ling) 7:15.06, 3 Germany (C Mertens) 7:18.66, 4 Slovakia (R Vanco) 7:21.20; 4 Canada (M Christie) 7:24.75.

Women

Four – One Crew Directly to A Final, Rest to Repechage – Heat One: 1 Australia 6:44.65; 2 Ireland (E Tormey, A Sheehan, A Keogh, L Dilleen) 6:54.39, 3 New Zealand 6:54.45, 4 United States 6:55.34, 5 Germany 6:57.42, 6 France 7:05.06. Heat Two (qualifier): 1 Russia 6:50.08.

#WorldUnder-23Rowing: Ireland’s men’s four of Richie Bennett, Jonathan Mitchell, Matthew Wray and Rob O’Callaghan finished fifth in their heat at the World Under-23 Championships at Linz in Austria today. Like the Ireland women’s four at the Championships this is a new crew, and they face a challenge if they are to make it to the final through tomorrow’s repechage. Romania dominated the heat and took the one direct qualification place for the A Final.

World Under-23 Championships, Linz, Austria – Day One (Irish interest)

Men

Four – One Crew Directly to A Final, Rest to Repechage – Heat Two: 1 Romania 6:08.20; Australia 6:13.69, 3 Croatia 6:14.98, 4 Britain 6:15.40, 5 Ireland (R Bennett, M Wray, J Mitchell, R O’Callaghan) 6:18.48.

Women

Four – One Crew Directly to A Final, Rest to Repechage – Heat One: 1 Australia 6:44.65; 2 Ireland (E Tormey, A Sheehan, A Keogh, L Dilleen) 6:54.39, 3 New Zealand 6:54.45, 4 United States 6:55.34, 5 Germany 6:57.42, 6 France 7:05.06. Heat Two (qualifier): 1 Russia 6:50.08.

#WorldUnder-23Rowing: Ireland’s women’s four of Emily Tormey, Ailish Sheehan, Aifric Keogh and Lisa Dilleen finished second in their first race at the World Under-23 Championships at Linz in Austria today. Only one crew qualified directly for the A Final, and Australia took this spot, finishing almost 10 seconds ahead of the Ireland crew, who were rowing in their first major event together but put crews from Germany, the United States and New Zealand behind them. The temperatures soared up into the high twenties before the race started.

World Under-23 Championships, Linz, Austria – Day One (Irish interest)

Women

Four – One Directly to A Final, Rest to Repechage: 1 Australia 6:44.65; 2 Ireland (E Tormey, A Sheehan, A Keogh, L Dilleen) 6:54.39, 3 New Zealand 6:54.45, 4 United States 6:55.34, 5 Germany 6:57.42, 6 France 7:05.06.