Third Medal of day for Ireland at International Rowing Regatta

15th April 2018

Aileen Crowley and Aifric Keogh

#Rowing: Ireland took its third bronze medal of the day through the pair of Aifric Keogh and Aileen Crowley in the Memorial Paolo d’Aloja in Italy this morning. The race developed into a battle between two Italian crews, with Ireland holding off two more crews to take their spot on the podium.

Memorial Paolo d’Aloja International Regatta, Piediluco, Italy (Irish interest)

Sunday

Women

Pair – A Final: 1 Italy Soc 7:37.41, 2 Italy 7:40.95, 3 Ireland (A Keogh, A Crowley) 7:53.41.

Double Sculls – A Final: 1 Lithuania 7:07.04, 2 South Africa 7:09.36, 3 Ireland (S Puspure, M Dukarska) 7:09.88.

Single Sculls – A Final: 1 Ukraine (D Dymchenko) 7:52.35, 2 Lithuania (L Saltyte-Masilione) 8:11.90, 3 Ireland (E Hegarty) 8:14.76.

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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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