Ireland Qualify All Six Boats for A Finals at Coupe de la Jeunesse

1st August 2015

#Rowing: Ireland had a very successful first session at the Coupe de la Jeunesse in Szeged in Hungary this morning. All six crews qualified for A Finals. The junior women’s double of Aoife Casey and Emily Hegarty won their heat, while the men’s quadruple and single sculler Dervla Forde finished in second place in their heats. Forde looked strong, making light of the hot conditions, as she finished second to Alice Bowyer of Britain. The first day’s finals take place in the afternoon.

Coupe de la Jeunesse, Szeged, Hungary, Day One (Irish interest)

Men

Junior Pair – Heat Two: 3 Ireland (A Johnston, B Rix) 7:21.83.

Junior Quadruple – Heat Two: 2 Ireland (C Hennessy, E Whittle, P Munnelly, A Goff) 6:03.82

Junior Double – Heat Two: 3 Ireland (S O’Connell, R Byrne) 6:40.35.

Women

Junior Pair – 3 Ireland (E Glover, E Clarke)

Junior Double – Ireland (A Casey, E Hegarty) 7:21.72

Junior Single – Heat One: 2 Ireland (D Forde) 8:03.58

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