Ireland’s Monika Dukarska and Leonora Kennedy finished 10th overall at the World Rowing Championships in Korea with a solid fourth place in their B final.
It was their first major event in this Olympic-class discipline. The United States crew of Meghan O’Leary and Ellen Tomek were impressive winners, seeing off Russia and the Ukraine, who were closest to them down the course.
Morten Espersen, Ireland’s High Performance Director, hopes the good performances can be a base for the crew to progress further.
He said “Overall the World Championship has been an excellent fight to get in the ranks in the top class crews of the world.”
Ireland coach Don McLachlan, said “It is early days but I am proud of their performance in their first senior World Championships. ”
Espersen noted the performance at the World Championships of small countries such as Denmark and Norway (who both won two gold medals), Lithuania and Greece, which have similar potential to Ireland. “The next year will be very important, to organise our potential with crews (and) coaches.”
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