Ireland Men's Crews Set For Repechages at World Under-23 Rowing

11th July 2012

# ROWING: Ireland’s lightweight pair of Shane O’Driscoll and Jonathan Mitchell came within a third of a second of direct qualification for the semi-finals at the World Under-23 Rowing Championships in Trakai in Lithuania today. In a close finish to a competitive heat, Argentina pipped them for the third qualification place. The Ireland men’s four also finished fourth in their heat and will join the pair in tomorrow’s repechages. Both crews should make it through, as three crews qualify from a line-up of four in both repechages.

World Under-23 Championships, Trakai, Lithuania, Day One (Irish interest)

Men

Four – Heat One (First Three to A/B Semi-Finals, rest to Repechage): 4 Ireland (E Mullarkey, S O’Connor, F Manning, T Lynam) 6:20.49.

Lightweight Pair – Heat One (First Three to A/B Semi-Finals, rest to Repechage): 4 Ireland (S O’Driscoll, J Mitchell) 6:58.62.

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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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