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#ROWING: Tim Harnedy of Skibbereen claimed his first win since his return to rowing in Ireland at a wet and cool Limerick Regatta at O’Brien’s Bridge today. The 31-year-old, who took a World Championship silver medal with Ireland in 2005, put Eimantas Grigalius of Three Castles and Tiernan Oliver of Queen’s University behind him in today's racing.

Limerick Regatta, O’Brien’s Bridge (Selected Results)

Men, Eight – Junior 18: 1 St Joseph’s, 2 Col Iognaid, 3 Cork.

Junior 16: 1 Cork, 2 St Joseph’s, 3 St Michael’s. Masters: St Michael’s. Junior 15: 1 Cork, 2 St Michael’s, 3 Muckross.

Four – Senior: 1 Carlow, 2 St Michael’s. Intermediate, coxed: 1 Carlow, 2 Muckross, 3 Castleconnell. Novice, coxed: 1 Shandon A, 2 Univ of Limerick A, 3 Univ of Limerick B. Junior 18A, coxed: 1 Col Iognaid, 2 St Joseph’s, 3 St Michael’s.

Pair – Senior: 1 St Michael’s A, 2 Carlow, 3 St Michael’s B.

Sculling, Quadruple – Senior: 1 Queen’s, 2 Carlow/Three Castles, 3 Carlow. Club Two: 1 Skibbereen, 2 Carlow, 3 Clonmel. Junior 18: 1 Skibbereen, 2 Cork, 3 St Joseph’s. Junior 16, coxed: 1 Cork A, 2 Killorglin, 3 Cork C. Junior 15, coxed – A Final: Col Iognaid B. B Final: St Michael’s A.

Double – Intermediate: 1 St Michael’s A, 2 Shannon, 3 Queen’s D. Junior 15 – Final One: St Michael’s. Final Two: Lee C.

Single – Senior: 1 Skibbereen (T Harnedy), 2 Three Castles (E Grigalius), 3 Queen’s (T Oliver). Intermediate: 1 Portadown (S McKeown), 2 St Michael’s (O’Connor), 3 St Michael’s (O’Brien). Junior 18A: St Michael’s (D O’Malley). Junior 16: Graiguenamanagh (A Lennon). Masters:

Women

Eight – Junior 18: 1 Shannon, 2 St Michael’s, 3 Shandon. Junior 16: Cork. Junior 15: St Michael’s.

Four – Junior 18: 1 Muckross, 2 Shannon, 3 Shandon.

Pair: 1 Shannon/Univ of Limerick, 2 St Michael’s, 3 Muckross A.

Sculling, Quadruple – Club Two: 1 Shannon, 2 Athlunkard. Novice, coxed: 1 Clonmel, 2 St Michael’s, Athlunkard. Junior 18: 1 Cork, 2 Fermoy, 3 Portadown. Junior 16, coxed: 1 Galway, 2 Clonmel, 3 Athlone. Junior 15, coxed – A Final: Shandon A. B Final: Castleconnell.  

Double – Senior: 1 St Michael’s, 2 Castleconnell, 3 Cappoquin. Junior 15 – A Final: Fermoy A. B Final: Lee A.

Single – Intermediate: 1 Cork (A Bulman), 2 Shannon (Lane), 3 Killorglin (Joy). Novice: Clonmel (O’Loughlin). Junior 18A: 1 St Michael’s (Murphy), 2 Col Iognaid (Cushen), 3 Athlone (Curley). Junior 16: 1 Portadown (Walker), 2 Col Iognaid (Coyne) 3 St Michael’s (O’Riordan).

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