McCrohan and Maher Fastest in Newry Test

13th February 2011

Lightweight scullers Michael Maher and Siobhan McCrohan were the fastest man and woman at the five-kilometre time trial at the Rowing Ireland National Assessment in Newry today. McCrohan won her battle with fellow lightweight Claire Lambe, and her time of 21 minutes 19 seconds was also two seconds faster than heavyweight Sanita Puspure. Lambe, who is 20, is an under-23 athlete and came out on top overall when her performance was ranked on percentage of projected gold medal winning time in her discipline.

Rowing Ireland National Assessments, Newry (Selected Results)

(Percentage is ranking with reference to projected World Championships gold medal winning time)

Men – Heavyweight: Under-23: E Mullarkey 20:38 (81.0).

Lightweight: 1 M Maher 19:46 (84.3), 2 M O’Donovan 19:51 (84.0), 3 A English 20:00 (83.3), 3 C Moynihan 20:18 (82.18), 4 J Brinn 20:34 (81.1). Under-23: 1 N Kenny 19:52 (86.0), 2 J Ryan 19:56, 3 S O’Driscoll 19:57 (85.6), 4 S Prendeville 20:02 (85.2), 5 J Mitchell 20:03 (85.2), 6 S Egan 21:28 (79.6).

Junior: 1 P O’Donovan 20:01 (86.2 per cent), 2 A Sheehan 20:32 (84.0), 3 N Prendiville 20:35 (83.8), 4 D Quigley 20:37 (83.7), 5 C Egan 20:38 (83.6), 6 L Seaman 2o:42 (83.3).

Women

Heavyweight: 1 S Puspure 21:21 (83.0), 2 E Moran 21:46 (81.4). Under-23: 1 L Dilleen 21:34 (84.1), 2 M Dukarska 22:09 (81.8), 3 S Bennett 22:49 (79.4).

Lightweight: 1 S McCrohan 21:19 (86.0), 2 O Hayes 21:53 (83.8). Under-23: 1 C Lambe 21:36 (87.0), 2 D Walsh 22:15 (84.4), 3 S Dolan 22:32 (83.4), 4 G Hosford 22:38 (83.0).

Junior: 1 S Dineen 22:05 (85.7), 2 K Cromie 22:55 (82.5), 3 K O’Brien 23:00 (82.2), 4 B Jacques 23:01 (82.2), 5 L Connolly 23:20 (81.1), 6 S Allen 23:28 (80.6). Under-23: 1 C Lambe 21:36 (87.0), 2 D Walsh 22:15 (84.4), 3 S Dolan 22:32 (83.4), 4 G Hosford 22:38 (83.0).

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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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