The Sligo Champion

Igo Rowing Club regatta

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nted on the day and won the Sligo the men’s master doubles. Aiden club was on hand to present the Athlone Boat Club who won the The Yeats Cup was also presentgni­tion of their Junior 12 crews gest participan­ts of the regatta. n their home stretch of water with dual categories including Glenn on the men’s intermedia­te double, ters single sculls, Andrew Waters he men’s junior 16 doubles with illian McCarthy, Naoise Walsh & men’s junior 16 quads. The men’s ng oarsmen Cian Hough and Ben on the men’s intermedia­te single Cian Hough also won the club h Donohue winning the women’s

Club introduce to their regatta schedule for the first time 500 metre racing for the club’s leisure rowers which proved to be a resounding success with some fun and exciting races. Sligo Rowing Club have over the last 11 months through voluntary fund raising, private sponsorshi­p and through funding received from Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnershi­p under the Sport Ireland Dormant Accounts Urban Outdoor Adventure Initiative have now procured two social leisure rowing boats to accommodat­e introducti­on to rowing for those adults who wish to try out the sport of rowing and to enjoy the nature and beauty of the Garavogue and Lough Gill as a leisure pursuit. The club is now offering a Learn to Row programme. If interested, please come along to the club to see firsthand leisure rowing or alternativ­ely see the clubs facebook page for details.

The club now looks forward to racing at the Carrick On Shannon sprint regatta next weekend which is the last competitiv­e event of the 2018 rowing season.

Training for the 2019 season will commence in September and plans are already being discussed for a Head of the River event in February with a sprint regatta in the summer of 2019.

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 ??  ?? Brian Colsh in action.
Brian Colsh in action.
 ??  ?? Ann conway, Emily Mullen, Gearldine Duignan, Amy O’Hara.
Ann conway, Emily Mullen, Gearldine Duignan, Amy O’Hara.
 ??  ?? Cora and Ailish Hackett.
Cora and Ailish Hackett.

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