#Rowing: Castletownbere, representing Ireland, finished 14th in the A Final of the women’s coxed quadruple at the World Coastal Rowing Championships in Thonon on Lake Geneva in France.
Greece won an exciting race, recovering from a mistake to take over the lead from Germany by the eighth buoy. Italy pushed into second, while Germany clung on to third. They held off Russia, who had led early in the race, by .36 of a second. Galley Flash won the B Final, and Cairndhu finished second.
Jessica Lee had finished second in the B Final of the women’s solo.
World Coastal Rowing Championships, Thonon, France, Day Two (Selected Results; Irish interest)
Women
Quadruple, Coxed – A Final: Greece (Nautical Club of Thessaloniki) 27 min 34.98, 2 Italy (CC Saturnia) 27:41.49, 3 Germany (Erster Kieler RC v 1862e V) 27:49.29; 14: Ireland (Castletownbere: E Hanley, C O’Regan, O Gilsenan, M Sheehan; cox: C Connolly) 30:42.58. B Final: 1 Ireland (Galley Flash) 20:46.06, 2 Ireland (Cairndhu) 20:56.34.
Solo – B Final: 2 Killorglin (J Lee) 23:39.30.