THE IRISH ROWING team’s latest day on the Olympic waters got off to a good start at the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo, with both the women’s pair and the lightweight women’s pair crews securing their places in the semi-finals.
First up were Monika Dukarska and Aileen Crowley, who secured the third-place repechage finish they needed to qualify for the semi-finals of the women’s pair.
Dukarska and Crowley’s fourth-place finish in yesterday’s heat sent them to the backdoor, and they needed a top-three finish from the four-crew repechage to capitalise on the reprieve.
They duly delivered, finishing third behind the Greek crew of Kyrdiou and Biurmpou and the United States duo of Kalmoe and Eisser but a comfortable 13 seconds clear of the Chinese boat in fourth in a time of 7:31.99.
Their semi-final is scheduled for next Tuesday morning.
A third-placed finish for lightweight pair Aoife Casey – daughter of renowned Irish coach Dominic – and Margret Cremen, meanwhile, sent them through to their semi final on Tuesday.
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The Irish pair finished behind first-placed Switzerland and a crew competing under the Russia Olympic Committee banner, but fully 20 seconds ahead of the Austrian crew in fourth place.
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Fine Irish rowing form continues with double repechage success
LAST UPDATE | 25 Jul 2021
THE IRISH ROWING team’s latest day on the Olympic waters got off to a good start at the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo, with both the women’s pair and the lightweight women’s pair crews securing their places in the semi-finals.
First up were Monika Dukarska and Aileen Crowley, who secured the third-place repechage finish they needed to qualify for the semi-finals of the women’s pair.
Dukarska and Crowley’s fourth-place finish in yesterday’s heat sent them to the backdoor, and they needed a top-three finish from the four-crew repechage to capitalise on the reprieve.
They duly delivered, finishing third behind the Greek crew of Kyrdiou and Biurmpou and the United States duo of Kalmoe and Eisser but a comfortable 13 seconds clear of the Chinese boat in fourth in a time of 7:31.99.
Their semi-final is scheduled for next Tuesday morning.
A third-placed finish for lightweight pair Aoife Casey – daughter of renowned Irish coach Dominic – and Margret Cremen, meanwhile, sent them through to their semi final on Tuesday.
The Irish pair finished behind first-placed Switzerland and a crew competing under the Russia Olympic Committee banner, but fully 20 seconds ahead of the Austrian crew in fourth place.
Elsewhere today, Sanita Puspure won her quarter-final in the women’s single sculls, while men’s pair Ronan Byrne and Philip Doyle missed out on a medal race in finishing last in their semi-final.
Results
Women’s Pair Repechage
1. GREECE 7:28.00
2. USA 7:29.87 (+1.87)
3. IRELAND 7:31.99 (+3.99)
4. CHINA 7:45.17 (+17.17)
Lightweight Women’s Pair Repechage
1. SWITZERLAND 7:22.02
2. ROC 7:22.72 (+0.72)
3. IRELAND 7:23.46 (+1.44)
4. AUSTRIA 7:42.31 (+20.29)
5. VIETNAM 7:53.69 (+31.67)
6. GUATEMALA 8:13.27 (+51.25)
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