Perth Pair Clean Up in Liffey Descent

6th September 2010

“That was awesome fun,” said Steve Bird, after he partnered fellow Australian Jesse Phillips to a win in the Liffey Descent. The two men from Perth, competing for the first time in the Straffan to Islandbridge race, were the fastest in the K2 section, leading in Peter Egan and Pedro Lopez of Salmon Leap and Brett Irvine and Kenlea Murray from South Africa.

Kevin Pierce of Wild Water Kayak Club took the K1 title ahead of Malcolm Banks of Salmon Leap. Sean McCarthy of Salmon Leap took the junior K1 title.

Liffey Descent, Straffan, Co Kildare to Islandbridge, Dublin, Saturday

K2 (Racing Kayak Double) Senior: 1 J Phillips, S Bird (Bayswater Paddlesports/Canning River, Australia) 1 hour 54 mins 28 seconds, 2 P Egan, P Lopez (Salmon Leap) 1:56.02, 3 B Irvine, K Murray (Richmond CC, South Africa) 1:57.28. Masters: 1 J Kenny, T Dillon (Wild Water) 2:32.59, 2 J Kavanagh, A Fisher (Macclesfield CC, England) 2:42.12, 3 John Healy, Jim Healy (Wild Water) 3:01.59. Junior: 1 D Devenney, C Croc (Salmon Leap) 2:27.09, 2 F Devenney, J O’Hagan (Salmon Leap) 2:30.35, 3 A Crompton, L Stack (Leaside, England) 3:17.14.

K1 (Racing Kayak) Senior: 1 K Pierce (Wild Water) 2:01.47, 2 M Banks (Salmon Leap) 2:02.31, 3 G Van Deventer (Richmond CC, England) 2:05.28. Masters: 1 F Cooper (Irish Canoe Union) 2:05.29, 2 D O Drisceoil (Salmon Leap) 2:08.20, 3 S McCarthy (Salmon Leap) 2:08.22. Junior: 1 S McCarthy (Salmon Leap) 2:12.56, 2 A Forristal (Thomastown Paddlers) 2:13.06, 3 I Mac Giolla Phadraig (Salmon Leap) 2:13.41.

Wildwater Racer: 1 M Brennan (Thomastown Paddlers) 2:07.56, 2 C Duggan (Wild Water) 2:09.49, 3 A Redmond (ICU) 2:16.14. Junior: 1 A Smith (Wild Water) 2:24.10, 2 A Conlan (Wild Water) 2:35.58, 3 B O Casaide (Salmon Leap) 2:52.18.

Canadian Single, Senior: 1 K McGuirk (Wild Water) 2:26.27, 2 M Coleman (Wild Water) 2:39.06, 3 J O’Connor McCabe (Wild Water) 2:39.17. Double: C Smith, B McNulty (Chester CC, England) 2:41.04.

General Purpose – Men, Senior: 1 D McDonnell (Kilcullen CC) 2:32.14, 2 C Treacy (Thomastown) 2:34.03, 3 G Ryan (Salmon Leap) 2:34.56. Masters: 1 K Varley (Thomastown) 2:31.14, 2 B Keogh (ICU) 2:31.54, 3 E O Callanain (ICU) 2:32.35. Junior: 1 P Deering (Sligo Kayak Club) 2:36.01, 2 E Keyes (32nd Limerick Scouts) 2:42.55, 3 A Doyle (Trim CC) 2:43.42. Women: 1 L Shouldice (Wild Water) 2:27.01, 2 M Diggin (Salmon Leap) 2:33.15, 3 K Siekerman (University of Limerick) 2:45.40.

Touring Canadian, Double: S Goulding, M Harrison (Chester CC, England) 2:34.40, 2 P Linney, G Griffin (Barrlowine CC) 2:43.27, 3 A Magrath, P Tennant (Paddle Plus, England) 2:45.36. Triple: 1 Trim CC 3:05.20, 2 32nd Limerick Scouts 3:10.18, 3 Wild Water Kayak Club 3:11.48. Single: 1 S Martin (Richmond CC, England) 2:40.53, 2 R Figelus (Polish Canoe Federation) 3:23.37, 3 M Oakley (Llandysul Paddlers, Wales) 3:42.15.

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Liam Gorman is a writer and reporter. He is the co-author of Little Lady, One Man, Big Ocean, published in the United States and Canada as Crossing the Swell. He is the rowing correspondent of the Irish Times.

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