The 2026 World Rowing Shanghai Sprints will take place on 26-27 September with a strong Irish contingent one of eight nations competing at the inaugural event in China, which will see over eighty athletes take to the 500m two-lane course in the heart of Shanghai city. Rowing Ireland will be captained by Cork’s Jack Dorney in a team that includes recent World Championship gold medallists Mags Cremen (Cork) and Zoe Hyde (Kerry).

Team:

Jack Dorney (Shandon Boat Club)

Zoe Hyde (Tralee Rowing Club)

Mags Cremen (UCC Rowing Club/ Lee Rowing Club)

Natalie Long (Lee Valley Rowing Club)

Imogen Magner (Lee Valley Rowing Club)

Konan Pazzaia (Queen’s University Belfast Boat Club)

Alison Bergin (Fermoy Rowing Club)

Nathan Timoney (Queen’s University Belfast Boat Club)

Andrew Sheehan (UCC Rowing Club/ Lee Rowing Club)

Adam Murphy (Shandon Boat Club / UCC Rowing Club)

Cox: Eoin Finnegan (University of Galway Boat Club)

Schedule:

Saturday, 26 September:

  • Women’s Single Sculls (W1x)
  • Men’s Single Sculls (M1x)
  • Women’s Double Sculls (W2x)
  • Men’s Double Sculls (M2x)

START: 1:45 Irish time (2:45 CEST)

START OF MEDAL RACES: 8:30 Irish time (9:30 CEST)

Sunday, 27 September:

  • Mixed Double Sculls (Mix2x)
  • Mixed Eight (Mix8+)

START: 1:45 Irish time (2:45 CEST)

START OF MEDAL RACES: 7:45 Irish time (8:45 CEST)

For more information see https://worldrowing.com/event/2026-world-rowing-shanghai-sprints/.