Castleconnell Shine at Home Rowing Regatta

20th May 2018

St Michael's win the Club Two Coxed Quad at Castleconnell Sprint Regatta Credit: Twitter

#Rowing: Castleconnell Sprint Regatta had a huge entry and a good day for rowing. The host club, which had amassed a set of fine results at Ghent regatta, did so again at their home regatta. They won the junior 15 eights for boys and girls. St Michael’s won the girls’ junior 16 eight. Athlunkard won the final race of the day, beating St Michael’s in the final of the men’s club two coxed four.

Castleconnell Sprint Regatta, Saturday (Selected Results)

Men

Eight – Jun 15: Castleconnell. Masters: Castleconnell.

Four – Club Two, coxed: Athlunkard. Jun 16, coxed: Castleconnell.

Sculling, Quadruple – Club Two, coxed: St Michael’s. Jun 18B, coxed: Muckross.

Double – Club Two: Workmen’s. Jun 18B: Workmen’s A.

Single – Club Two: Shandon (Diffley). Jun 18A: Castleconnell (D Martin).

Women

Eight – Masters: Univ of Limerick. Jun 16: St Michael’s. Jun 15: Castleconnell.

Four – Jun 18B, coxed: Shannon.

Sculling, Quadruple – Jun 18B, coxed: CRCC. Jun 16, coxed: Workmans.

Double – Club Two: Waterford. Jun 18B: CRCC.

Single – Club Two: Workmen’s (M Fleming). Novice: Cappoquin (B O’Rourke). Jun 18B: Muckross. Masters: Offaly (Nolan).

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