The Rowing Ireland Beach Sprints team will be in action tomorrow, Wednesday 16 September, at the European Beach Sprint Championships in La Línea de la Concepción, Spain.
After training and getting familiar with the course on Monday and Tuesday, racing gets underway tomorrow with Time Trials and Last 16 knockouts, with the Last 8 knockouts and Finals taking place on Thursday.
We have Irish athletes racing across the Junior and Senior Singles and Mixed Doubles, with the first Irish athlete on the water at 7:42am Irish time.
Irish Racing Times – Wednesday 16 September
Shane O’Flaherty – Lee Rowing Club
Junior Men’s Single
8:42am Spain / 7:42am Ireland
Shane is first into action for Ireland tomorrow morning in the Junior Men’s Single.
Kate Dunne – Wicklow Rowing Club
Junior Women’s Single
9:13am Spain / 8:13am Ireland
Kate follows in the Junior Women’s Single at 9:13am local time.
Patrick Boomer – Loughros Point Rowing Club
Men’s Single
9:58am Spain / 8:58am Ireland
Patrick will be on the start line in the Men’s Single at 9:58am.
Miriam Sheehan – Castletownbere Rowing Club
Women’s Single
10:25am Spain / 9:25am Ireland
Miriam races in the Women’s Single at 10:25am.
Conor Kelly & Isabella Monahan
Junior Mixed Double
11:11am Spain / 10:11am Ireland
Conor and Isabella will race together in the Junior Mixed Double at 11:11am.
Thomas Sheridan & Monika Dukarska
Mixed Double
11:57am Spain / 10:57am Ireland
Thomas and Monika are the final Irish crew into action in the Time Trials, racing in the Mixed Double at 11:57am local time.
A big day ahead
The Time Trials will determine progression into the knockout stages, with the Last 16 taking place throughout Wednesday.
We will have updates and results across our social media throughout the day, so make sure to follow along and support the team from home.
Best of luck to Shane, Kate, Patrick, Miriam, Conor, Isabella, Thomas, Monika and all the Rowing Ireland team
You can watch all the action live HERE from 7.43am tomorrow
