Ireland Miss Out on A Finals at World Under-23 Rowing

23rd July 2011

Ireland will not have an A Finalist at the World Under-23 Rowing Championships. Lisa Dilleen finished fifth in the semi-final of the women’s single scull and Sarah Dolan and Claire Lambe sixth in their semi-final of the lightweight double scull in Amsterdam this morning. They will compete in the B Final tomorrow. The two men's crews did not reach the A/B semi-finals.

World Under-23 Rowing Championships, Amsterdam - Day Four (Irish interest)

Women

Lightweight Double Scull – Semi-Final One (First Three to A Final; rest to B Final): 1 Greece 7:03.80, 2 Spain 7:05.59, 3 Netherlands 7:06.49; 4 Romania 7:12.98, 5 Austria 7:14.20, 6 Ireland (S Dolan, C Lambe) 7:14.86.

Single Scull – Semi-Final One (First Three to A Final; rest to B Final); 1 Serbia (I Filipovic) 7:36.42, 2 Estonia (K Pajusalu) 7:36.89, 3 Azerbaijan (I Angelova) 7:36.94; 4 Ukraine 7:38.55, 5 Ireland (L Dilleen) 7:43.02, 6 Denmark 8:14.00.

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Liam Gorman

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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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