Maher Wins at British Indoor Rowing Champs

26th March 2012

ROWING: Ireland’s Michael Maher had a fine win at the British Indoor Rowing Championships at Nottingham on Sunday. The Dubliner, who is part of the Rowing Ireland squad based at the National Rowing Centre in Cork, won gold by over three seconds in the men’s open lightweight category. Maher recently rejoined his long-time club, Commercial from Three Castles.

The British Indoors, which also incorporated the Euro Open, is a huge event. The organisers say it is the largest parrticipant indoor sporting event in the United Kingdom.

British Indoor Rowing Championships, Nottingham, Sunday (Selected Result)

Men’s Open Lightweight: 1 M Maher (Commercial, Dublin) 6:20.1, 2 I Aristotelis (Limassol Nautical Club, Cyprus) 6:23.2, 3 J McAvoy (Chislehurst) 6:26.0.

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Liam Gorman

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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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