C Final Place for Jenny Egan at World Championships

24th August 2019

Jenny Egan Credit: canoeicf.com

#Canoeing: Jenny Egan took eighth in her semi-final of the K1 500 metres and moved into the C Final at the canoe sprint World Championships in Szeged in Hungary today. The top three qualified for the A Final and stayed in contention for qualifying places for the Olympic Games.

Barry Watkins finished ninth in the B Final of the men’s K1 1,000 metres, 18^th overall, while Egan had taken sixth in the C Final of the K1 200m, 24^th overall.

Canoe Sprint World Championships, Szeged, Hungary

Men

K1 1,000m – B Final: 9 B Watkins 3:47.24

Women

K1 200m C Final: 6 J Egan 6:43.49

K1 500m Semi-Final Three (First Three to A Final; 4-6 to B Final; 7-9 to C Final): 8 Egan 2:00.01.

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