Casey Secures Place in C Final

26th August 2009

Ireland’s Sean Casey took second place in this morning’s C/D Semi-Final at the World Rowing Championships in Poland. The race was won by Mario Vekic of Croatia, while Chile’s Oscar Vasquez Ochoa took the third qualification place. The three will compete in the C Final for places 13-18 on Friday.

World Championships, Poznan, Poland,

Day Four (Irish interest) Men’s Single Scull, C/D Semi-Finals (First Three to C Final; rest to A Final): 1 Croatia (M Vekic) 6:55.21, 2 Ireland (S Casey) 6:58.49, 3 Chile (O Vasquez Ochoa) 7:01.48; 4 India 7:02.09, 5 Iraq (J Nozad) 7:16.19.

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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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