Dorney and Cremen Top Rankings at Cork Sculling Ladder Trial

10th October 2017

Jack Dorney is presented with his prize by Pat Hickey.

#Rowing: Jack Dorney of Shandon Boat Club was the fastest at the Cork Sculling Ladder time trial at the Marina. More than 170 single scullers participated on Sunday in the 46th running of the event, which is sponsored by Argos Fire and Safety Ltd and BioAugmentation Systems Ltd. Dorney won in a time of seven minutes and 7.2 seconds. Three other Shandon scullers filled the next three spots: Alex Byrne, Stephen O’Sullivan and Eoin Gaffney.

Margaret Cremen, who won last last year, was again the fastest woman – the Lee Rowing Club competitor finished 10th overall; Cork Boat Club’s Lisa Dilleen was the next fastest woman. Conditions on the river were calm.

The 2017-2018 Cork Sculling Ladder continues until April 1^st.

Cork Sculling Ladder, Time Trial, October 8^th. Selected Results:

Jack Dorney, Shandon Boat Club. 7 min 07.2 sec
Alex Byrne, Shandon Boat Club. 7:15.8
Stephen O’Sullivan, Shandon Boat Club. 7:17.7
Eoin Gaffney, Shandon Boat Club. 7:18.5
Cian O’Sullivan, Cork Boat Club. 7:25.1

10. Margaret Cremen, Lee Rowing Club. 7:37.9

23. Lisa Dilleen, Cork Boat Club. 8:06.3 (8:07.6)

31. Aoife Lynch, Lee Rowing Club. 8:19.6

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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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