Claire Cooney and Ruth Morris of Commercial led the way for Ireland at the KRSG regatta in Ghent, Belgium. They were the fastest junior women’s pair on both Saturday and Sunday. Cork’s Marie O’Neill took gold on Saturday and silver yesterday in the senior single scull. Adrian Sheehan of Castleconnell was an impressive second yesterday in the junior 18 single scull.
KRSG Regatta, Ghent, Belgium (Selected Results)
Saturday
Men, Eight – Junior: 1 France 6:00.0, 2 Abingdon School (Britain) 6:01.50, 3 St Joseph’s 6:18.15.
Four – Junior: 4 St Joseph’s 6:44.60. Junior, coxed: 2 St Joseph’s 7:17.53.
Sculling, Single – Junior: 6 Castleconnell (A Sheehan) 7:44.76.
Women, Eight – Junior: 1 France 6:51.88, 2 Methody, Belfast 7:26.56.
Four – Senior: 3 Commercial 7:24.72. Junior: 2 Commercial 7:42.93, 3 Cork 7:54.81.
Pair – Junior: 1 Commercial (C Cooney, R Morris) 8:22.56.
Sculling, Single – Senior: 1 Cork (M O’Neill) 8:08.79,
Sunday
Men,
Eight – Junior 18: 3 St Joseph’s 6:24.28. Junior 16: 2 St Joseph’s 6:53.78.
Four – Junior: 5 St Joseph’s 7:06.88. Four, coxed: 1 France 6:42.94, 2 St Joseph’s 7:17.53.
Sculling, Double – Junior: 4 Castleconnell (A Sheehan, E O’Connor) 7:15.91.
Single – Junior 18: 1 France 7:38.22, 2 Castleconnell (Sheehan) 7:39.02
Women
Eight – Junior: 1 France 7:01.75, 2 Commercial 7:39.81, 3 Methody 7:44.56.
Four – Junior: 3 Commercial 7:45.53.
Pair – Junior: 1 Commercial (Cooney, Morris) 8:29.38; 4 Cork (Fehily, L Murphy) 8:40.04.
Sculling, Double – Senior: 3 Offaly (J Moran, E Moran) 7:46.03. Junior 18: 6 Cork (G Collins, N Fehilly) 8:18.44
Single – Senior: 2 Cork (M O’Neill) 8:24.44.
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