NUIG/Grainne Mhaol Outpaced in Henley Final

3rd July 2011

NUIG/Grainne Mhaol were beaten by Leander/Imperial College in the final of the Visitors’ Cup for coxless fours at Henley rowing Regatta. The British under-23 lightweight crew had set a record for the course in their semi-final, and yesterday they went off very fast and gave NUIG/Grainne Mhaol no real chance to upset them. The final margin was three lengths.

Henley Royal Regatta

Sunday – Visitors’ Cup - Final: Leander/Imperial College bt NUIG/Grainne Mhaol 3l, 6:45

Diamond Sculls - Final: A Campbell bt N Hudson easily, 7:37

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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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