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The Irish Sun
18-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Eve McMahon makes Irish sailing history by snagging bronze medal at ILCA World Championships in China
EVE McMAHON won bronze at the ILCA World Championships in China yesterday. McMahon finished third in the women's ILCA 6 event behind Poland's Agata Barwinska, while Louise Cervera of France took gold. It is the first time an Irish female sailor has medalled at senior world championships. And Irish Sailing coach Vasilij Zbogar said: 'It was a difficult day with strong winds but Eve made three solid races. 'She is sailing really well and we're looking forward to the days and months of competition ahead.' Irish Sailing high performance director James O'Callaghan added: 'This is another historic moment for Irish sailing. Read More On Irish Sport "Eve is the first female sailor to win a senior world championship medal.' Sienna Wright was further back in the field but was able to secure an impressive mid-fleet position in 44th. Meanwhile, Finn Lynch finished 15th in the ILCA 7 men's event. The Carlow man bounced back from a poor start on Friday with three top-six results including second in the final race. Most read in Other Sports Those results moved him to 15th. Ewan McMahon — who is Eve's brother — finished just four spots behind Lynch in 19th in the large 138- boat event. 1 She posted an excellent third-place finish at Saturday's event Sharlene Mawdsley's exotic training camp doesn't go to plan at all
Irish Examiner
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Historic World Championship medal for Ireland's Eve McMahon in China
Howth sailer Eve McMahon has claimed an historic bronze medal at the ILCA World Championships in Qingdao in China on an epic final day. McMahon finished the women's ILCA 6 event in third behind Poland's Agata Barwinska who finished second with France's Louise Cervera taking gold. She becomes the first Irish female sailor to medal at the senior World Championships and the 22-year-old already has back-to-back U21 World Championships to her name. It is a step-up for McMahon who competed in her first Olympics in Paris after just two years at senior level and recent results have seen her record good placings mixed with costly errors but that has changed this week. In the six races McMahon placed in the top six places in the 99-boat event while avoiding penalties. "We were struggling in the last few events but we've worked really hard to fix that before coming to China," commented Irish Sailing coach Vasilij Zbogar. "We spent time in Lymington training in (tidal) current with the British team and that really helped us fight for a medal - and get a medal.' "It was a really difficult day, very strong winds but Eve made three solid races," said Zbogar who won silver for Slovenia at this venue in the 2009 Beijing Olympics. "She is sailing really well and we're looking forward to the days and months of competition ahead." In the ILCA 7 men's event, Carlow's Finn Lynch (National Yacht Club) bounced back from a faltering start on Friday with three top six results including second place in the final race. He finished 15th overall though a longer regatta would likely have seen him in a more familiar top ten result. Teammate Ewan McMahon (Howth YC) counted a ninth and a tenth in their 138-boat event to finish 19th overall and just four points behind Lynch. Like his sister, his regatta counts only top 10 results reflecting a very close points difference at the top of the fleet. "This is another truly historic moment for Irish Sailing. Eve is the first female sailor to win a senior world championship medal' commented James O'Callaghan, Irish Sailing's Performance Director. "Massive credit goes to Eve's determination and coach team of Vasilij Zbogar and Rory Fitzpatrick." Meanwhile, on her first senior level world championship, Sienna Wright (Howth YC) ended in an impressive mid-fleet position though a ninth place in her opening race on Friday plus several top 20 results are indicators of her growing form.
RTÉ News
17-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Eve McMahon claims historic sailing bronze at World Championships
Irish sailor Eve McMahon claimed the bronze medal at the ILCA World Championships on Saturday after an epic final day in Qingdao, China. McMahon finished third in the women's ILCA 6 event behind Poland's Agata Barwinska and Frenchwoman Louise Cervera. It's the first time an Irish female sailor has medalled at a senior World Championships. It's also another massive feather in the cap for 22-year-old McMahon who also has two Under-21 World Championships to her name. Paris Games Olympian McMahon never fell outside the top six places in the 99-boat event in any of the six races sailed. She also avoided any penalties. "It's a pretty amazing feeling," McMahon said afterwards. "It's all kind of just set in now. I always kind of had a feeling that it close, I never knew exactly the points or anything like that. "My coach came up to me just as the five-minute gun went and said I needed to be top five in this race, then he drove off! So I was like, 'oh my God there's obviously a chance for a medal here'." In the ILCA 7 men's event, Carlow's Finn Lynch bounced back from a slow start on Friday with three top-six results including second place in the final race. That moved him back up the leaderboard to end 15th overall. Team-mate Ewan McMahon - Eve's brother - counted a ninth and a tenth in the 138-boat event to finish 19th overall and just four points behind Lynch. Meanwhile, on her first senior level world championship, Sienna Wright ended in a mid-fleet position, though a ninth place in her opening race on Friday plus several top-20 results are indicators of her growing form.
Irish Daily Mirror
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Historic Worlds medal for Howth sailor Eve McMahon
Eve McMahon has become the first female Irish sailor to claim a world championships medal. McMahon, 22, made her Olympic debut last year after a stellar underage career and the Howth woman has won the bronze medal at the ILCA World Championships during an epic final day in Qingdao, China. McMahon finished a remarkable series in third place in the women's ILCA 6 event behind Poland's Agata Barwinska in second while Louise Cervera of France took gold. It is the first time an Irish female sailor has medalled at the senior World Championships and a huge achievement for McMahon, who already has two back-to-back under-21 World Championships to her name. "This is another truly historic moment for Irish Sailing, Eve is the first female sailor to win a senior world championship medal,' commented James O'Callaghan, Irish Sailing's Performance Director. "Massive credit goes to Eve's determination and coach team of Vasilij Zbogar and Rory Fitzpatrick." In the six races sailed in China, McMahon recorded results within the top six places in the 99-boat event while also avoiding any penalties. "We were struggling in the last few events but we've worked really hard to fix that before coming to China," commented Zbogar. "We spent time in Lymington training in (tidal) current with the British team and that really helped us fight for a medal - and get a medal. "It was a really difficult day with very strong winds but Eve made three solid races. She is sailing really well and we're looking forward to the days and months of competition ahead." In the ILCA 7 men's event, Carlow's Finn Lynch (National Yacht Club) bounced back from a faltering start on Friday with three top six results including second place in the final race. Those results moved him back up the leaderboard to end 15th overall, though a longer regatta would likely have seen him in a more familiar top 10 result. Team-mate Ewan McMahon (Howth YC) - Eve's brother - counted a ninth and a tenth in the 138-boat event to finish 19th overall and just four points behind Lynch. Like his sister, he scored only top 10 results reflecting a very close points difference at the top of the fleet. Meanwhile, on her first senior level world championship, Sienna Wright (Howth YC) ended in an impressive mid-fleet position though a ninth place in her opening race on Friday plus several top 20 results are indicators of her growing form.
United News of India
17-05-2025
- Sport
- United News of India
Winds fill in for Qingdao's sailing ILCA World Championships after four-day calm
Qingdao, May 17 (UNI) The dense fog in Qingdao was finally cleared by strong winds after four days of stillness, allowing more than 230 athletes to set sail on Friday for the 2025 Women's ILCA 6 and Men's ILCA 7 World Championships. Poland's Agata Barwinska leads the ILCA 6 standings with six points after three rounds, followed by France's Louise Cervera with nine points. Fellow Polish sailor Wiktoria Golebiowska is currently in third place. The ILCA 7 class has completed two rounds. British sailor Finley Dickinson and Germany's Ole Schweckendiek are tied for first with five points, while Olympic silver medalist Pavlos Kontides of Cyprus is third. The prolonged calm had nearly drained the athletes' morale. Paris Olympics ILCA 7 bronze medalist Stefano Peschiera, who currently ranks 23rd, remarked, "This has been a challenge for all the athletes and judges. However, I don't want to leave empty-handed. I always focus on my mindset and adjust my thoughts under pressure." According to the latest weather forecast, a 20-knot northern wind is expected on Saturday, when the final race takes place - promising a true test of the sailors' skill and determination. UNI/XINHUA BM
