Eights and Fours Crowns for NUIG/Grainne Mhaol Rowers

3rd July 2011

NUIG/Grainne Mhaol capped off a successful weekend with a win in both the men’s Division One fours and eights at Cork Regatta at the National Rowing Centre. John Keohane pipped Paul O’Donovan in the men’s Division One final of the single scull, while Denise Walsh won the women’s equivalent. UCD were the best women’s eight, but Muckross won the women’s Division One fours.

Cork Regatta, National Rowing Centre, Cork

Men

Eight – Division One: 1 NUIG/Grainne Mhaol (senior) 6:05.15, 2 UCD (intermediate) 6:05.35, 3 Trinity 6:21.18, 4 UCD (under 23) 6:32.12. Division Two: 1 Trinity (nov) 6:30.72, 2 Galway (jun 16) 6:40.13, 3 Cork (jun 16) 6:47.30.

Four – Division One: 1 NUIG/Grainne Mhaol (sen) 6:32.24, 2 University of Limerick/Garda (sen) 6:34.87, 3 St Michael’s (sen) 6:43.19.

Four, coxed – Division One – A Final: 1 UCD (sen) 6:48.34, 2 Carlow (inter) 6:56.66, 3 NUIG (inter) 6:58.81. B Final: Neptune 6:52.18. Division Two – A Final: NUIG (nov) 6:52.99, 2 Cappoquin 6:56.4, 3 UCC (nov); 5 Tribesmen (jun 16) 7:16.7. B Final: 1 Cork (nov) 7:26.7, 2 Presentation (jun 18B) 7:34.4.

Pair – Division One – A Final: 1 St Michael’s (sen) 7:22.40, 2 UCD (u23) 7:24.52, 3 NUIG (inter) 7:25.36. B Final: Commercial (sen) 7:31.54.

Sculling, Quadruple – Division One – A Final: 1 Univ of Limerick/Garda (sen) 6:23.34, 2 Cork (jun 18) 6:25.65, 3 Lee (jun 18) 6:27.93; 5 Skibbereen (u23) 6:43.92. Division Two (coxed) – A Final: 1 Cork (jun 16) 7:17.55, 2 St Michael’s (jun 18B) 7:25.10, 3 Castleconnell (jun 18B) 7:27.90.

Double – Division One – A Final: Muckross (sen) 7:02.11, 3 Skibbereen (sen) 7:06.12, 3 Lee (sen) 7:08.34; 4 Three Castles (inter) 7:23.73; 6 Presentation (Jun 18) 7:57.80. B Final: Clonmel (int) 7:10.03. Division Two – A Final: 1 Shandon (jun 16) 7:32.33, 2 Shandon (jun 18) 7:37.06, 3 Univ of Limerick (nov) 7:40.53. B Final: St Michael’s (jun 16) 7:57.60. C Final: Tralee (jun 16) 8:29.82.

Single – Division One – A Final: 1 Lee Valley (J Keohane, sen) 7:26.58, 2 Skibbereen (P O’Donovan, jun 18) 7:27.37, 3 Muckross (Casey, sen) 7:33.73; 6 St Michael’s (O’Connor, lightweight) 8:03.11. B Final: Lee (O’Connell, u23) 7:55.82, 2 Carlow (Brady, inter) 7:59.56. C Final: Skibbereen (Leonard, u23) 7:53.40. D Final: Three Castles (Folan, u23) 7:49.63. E Final: Lee (Sinnott, jun 18) 8:00.37. F Final: Killorglin (Clifford, u23) 8:18.22. Division Two – A Final: 1 Castleconnell (Quinlan, nov) 8:15.12, 2 Cork (Crowley, jun 18B) 8:16.94, 3 St Michael’s (Moore, jun 18B) 8:20.38; 6 Shandon (Harrington, jun 16) 9:09.69. B Final: Skibbereen (Ryan, jun 16) 8:18.68. C Final: Shandon (Casey, jun 16) 8:27.18. D Final: Col Chiarain (Malone, jun16) 8:32.77. E Final: Tralee (Farrell, jun 18B) 8:41.67. F Final: Fermoy (Myres, jun 16) 8:50.18.

Women

Eight – Division One: 1 UCD (senior) 6:57.71, 2 Muckross (sen) 7:00.84, 3 St Michael’s (intermediate) 7:11.93. Division Two: 1 Galway (jun 16) 7:14.93, 2 Cork (jun 16) 7:43.99, 3 Shannon (jun 16) 7:45.24.

Four – Division One: 1 Muckross (sen) 7:32.97, 2 Shannon (u23) 7:44.98, 3 Trinity (sen) 8:02.48.

Four, coxed – Division Two: Shannon (nov) 8:09.59.

Pair – Division One – A Final: 1 St Michael’s (u23) 8:18.79, 2 Trinity (sen) 8:31.95, 3 Trinity (u23) 8:33.02.

Sculling, Double – Division One – A Final: 2 Skibbereen (u23) 7:45.36, 2 Skibbereen (sen) 7:48.32, 3 Old Collegians (sen) 7:52.70; 5 Skibbereen (jun 18) 8:09.19. B Final: Cork (Deasy, Higgins) 8:14.16. Division Two – A Final: 1 Skibbereen (jun 16) 8:26.97, 2 Lee (nov) 8:31.12, 3 Cork (jun 16) 8:33.42; 4 Shandon (jun 18B) 8:47.06. B Final: Cappoquin (jun 16) 8:56.68.

Single – Division One – A Final: 1 Skibbereen (D Walsh, lightweight) 8:21.86, 2 Killorglin (M Dukarska, sen) 8:26.57, 3 Skibbereen (O Hayes, ltwt) 8:29.85. B Final: 1 Fermoy (H Shinnick) 8:35.32; 4 Skibbereen (Fitzgerald, inter) 8:47.55. C Final: Skibbereen (Dineen, jun 18) 8:34.61. D Final: 1 Shandon (Horgan, jun 18) 9:01.35; 3 Trinity (Rodger, u23) 9:23.70. Division Two – A Final: 1 Lee (Hamel, jun 16) 9:09.15, 2 Trinity (Dowling, nov) 9:34.97, 3 Shandon (Lingwood, jun 18B) 9:51.57 (winner junior 18B); Muckross (Doyle, jun 16) 9:51.57. B Final: Col Chiarain (Malone, jun 16) 9:51.66.

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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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