Dilleen Fights Her Way to Semi-Final

23rd July 2010

Lisa Dilleen produced a terrific performance to finish third in her repechage and qualify for the A/B semi-finals of the women’s single scull at the World Under-23 Championships at Brest in Belarus.

The Galway woman moved into third place just before halfway, but to hold it she had to fight off the challenge of Russia’s Mayya Reznikova, who had drawn level by 1750 metres.

The Czech Republic’s Denisa Cvancarova won, with Britain’s Rosamund Bradbury second. Dilleen was .15 of a second ahead of Reznikova in third.

Under-23 World Championships, Brest, Belarus. Day Two (Irish interest):

Women’s Single Scull, Repechage, Repechage One (First Three to A/B Semi-Final; rest to C Final): 1 Czech Republic 7:46.08, 2 Britain 7:48.18, 3 Ireland (L Dilleen) 7:49.47; 4 Russia 7:49.62, 5 Greece 8:02.35, 6 Latvia 8:06.38

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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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