Castleconnell Head of the River Casts Net Wide

22nd October 2011

Two foreign oarsmen who are studying at the University of Limerick, Rob Weitemeyer from Canada (a double World Championship medallist) and Christian Vennemann from Germany, teamed up with rowers from University of Limerick, Athlone and Neptune to win the Bulls and Bears event at the Castleconnell Head of the River today at O'Brien's Bridge.

The men’s senior pair was won by the Garda/University of Limerick crew of Niall Kenny and James Brynn and UL/Garda also won the senior fours.

Castleconnell Head of the River (List of Winners; Times to Be Finalised)
mens intermediate I 1X   University of Limerick RC B (Sheehan)
mens intermediate I 2-   Neptune RC   0:12:59
mens intermediate I 2X   Clonmel RC   0:12:10
mens intermediate I 4+   St. Michaels Rowing Club   0:11:42
mens J14 1X   Colaiste Chiarain RC B (O'Connor)
mens J14 2X   Athlone BC
mens J14 4X+   Castleconnell BC C
mens J16 1X   Colaiste Iognaid RC A (Mc Carthy)   0:13:51
mens J16 2X   Colaiste Iognaid RC   0:13:00
mens J16 4X+   St. Michaels Rowing Club   0:12:04
mens J16 8+   Clonmel RC   0:11:58
mens J18A 1X   Athlone BC B (Molloy)   0:13:23
mens J18A 2-   Castleconnell BC   0:13:10
mens J18A 2X   St. Michaels Rowing Club D
mens J18A 4X-   St. Michaels Rowing Club   0:11:30
mens J18A 8+   Fermoy RC   0:11:08
mens masters 8+   St. Michaels Rowing Club (e 433)   0:12:28
mens novice 1X   Clonmel RC A (Allen)
mens senior 2-   University of Limerick RC E - Garda Siochana BC/University of Limerick RC   0:11:04
mens senior 2X   St. Michaels Rowing Club   0:11:53
mens senior 4-   University of Limerick RC - Garda Siochana BC/University of Limerick RC   0:11:11
mens senior 8+   St. Michaels Rowing Club
U23 (ns) mens senior 1X   Castleconnell BC (O'Connor)
womens intermediate I 1X   Garda Siochana BC A (Holden)
womens intermediate I 2X   University of Limerick RC   0:14:13
womens intermediate I 4+   St. Michaels Rowing Club   0:12:58
womens J14 1X   Shannon RC A (Nash)   0:25:15
womens J14 2X   Colaiste Chiarain RC
womens J14 4X+   Shannon RC   0:16:12
womens J16 1X   Castleconnell BC B (Russell)
womens J16 2X   Castleconnell BC D
womens J16 4X+   Shannon RC   0:13:54
womens J16 8+   Shannon RC   0:14:03
womens J18A 1X   St. Michaels Rowing Club A (Sherin)   0:13:10
womens J18A 2X   Castleconnell BC
womens J18A 4X-   St. Michaels Rowing Club   0:12:56
womens J18A 8+   Clonmel RC   0:15:32
womens novice 1X   Castleconnell BC (Mc Devitt)
womens novice 8+   Clonmel RC   0:13:33
womens senior 1X   University of Limerick RC (O'Sullivan)   0:15:19
womens senior 2X   University of Limerick RC
womens senior 4X-   University of Limerick RC - Lee RC/University of Limerick RC   0:12:55
Womens Novice 4X+   Athlunkard BC   0:15:01
Womens Novice 4X   Garda BC   0:14:24
mens J16 4X+   Clonmel RC   0:12:50

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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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