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Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
WSU alum makes Team USA for Rowing World Cup
Washington State University alum Cedar Cunningham has earned a spot on Team USA at the World Rowing Cup. The event takes place in China in September. Last month, Cunningham competed in several World Cup events in Italy and Switzerland as part of the U.S. National Team. Advertisement He first took an interest in the sport in college, thanks to his neighbors. His first year at WSU was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing him to finish his spring semester online at home. According to a release from the university, a pair of prominent rowers moved into the neighborhood. Anna and Bob Cummins rowed at the University of Washington. Anna won a silver medal at the 2004 games and a gold one in Beijing in 2008. The couple encouraged Cunningham to pick up rowing, and he joined the Cougar Crew team in the fall. During his final year at WSU, Cunningham and his teammates earned the Paul Enquist trophy as the top club team in the Pac-12. Advertisement After graduating from WSU, he moved to Philadelphia to join the Penn AC Rowing Association. Cunningham says it helped him work and train full-time to make the national team. He says his long-term goal is to win gold at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
The Irish Sun
30-06-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Fintan McCarthy gets one over on Paul O'Donovan as Olympic teammates race AGAINST each other at World Rowing Cup
IRELAND'S rowers scooped three medals at the World Rowing Cup yesterday. Fiona Murtagh, who Advertisement 3 Murtagh celebrates after finishing second in the Women's Single Scull Final A 3 Konan Pazzaia and Fintan McCarthy picked up where they left off from their bronze medal at the European Rowing Championships 3 They actually won ahead of fellow Irish duo Paul O'Donovan and Daire Lynch Favourite Lauren Henry from Britain was first while Frida Sanggaard Nielsen from Denmark claimed the bronze medal. In the men's double sculls A final, The Irish crews went head-to-head after coming through their semi-finals on Saturday. O'Donovan, racing against Olympic pal McCarthy, and Lynch finished the race in fifth. Advertisement Read more on Irish sport Meanwhile Sarah Lavin starred — but it was not enough for Team Ireland to seal a place in Division 1 of the European Athletics Team Championships. Lavin won her event in the women's 100m hurdles to pick up maximum points. And despite other strong performances from Nicola Tuthill, Cian McPhillips and the mixed 4x400m relay team, Ireland could only secure a fifth-placed finish. Their 349-point haul saw them come behind champions Belgium on 451.5. Advertisement Most read in Athletics Slovenia claimed 402.5 and Norway got 400. Turkey recorded 382. Sharlene Mawdsley shows off makeup before Zagreb race
Yahoo
29-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Henry wins gold as GB clinch World Rowing Cup title
Lauren Henry has won gold at both of this year's World Rowing Cup events [EPA] Lauren Henry claimed another gold to help Great Britain clinch the World Rowing Cup title in Lucerne on Sunday. The 23-year-old won the women's single sculls final in Varese two weeks ago and followed that up with a hard-fought victory in Switzerland. Advertisement The Olympic quadruple sculls champion recovered from a sluggish start to win by a tight margin over Ireland's Fiona Murtagh in second. Denmark's Frida Sanggaard Nielsen was right behind in third in a repeat of the European Championships podium a month ago. "As the season progresses, people are finding more speed, so it's good to see where you're at," said Henry. GB's other gold on Sunday came in the men's quadruple sculls final, with the team moving through from fourth to second, before catching Poland in the closing stages, with the USA third. "We were down for most of the race, but we just had to trust that the Poles had put in the work and were going to be tired and we could really shift through," said GB's Matthew Haywood. Advertisement Eleanor Brinkhoff and Megan Slabbert added a bronze for GB in the women's pair final behind the Czech Republic, while Romania's European champions Maria Magdalena Rusu and Simona Radis raced clear for the win. GB did not top the medal table on Sunday or in Varese two weeks ago, but the five golds they won across the two events was enough to secure this year's overall World Rowing Cup title. This year's World Champiosnhips take place in Shanghai from 21-28 September.
BBC News
29-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Henry wins gold as GB clinch World Rowing Cup title
Lauren Henry claimed another gold to help Great Britain clinch the World Rowing Cup title in Lucerne on 23-year-old won the women's single sculls final in Varese two weeks ago and followed that up with a hard-fought victory in Olympic quadruple sculls champion recovered from a sluggish start to win by a tight margin over Ireland's Fiona Murtagh in Frida Sanggaard Nielsen was right behind in third in a repeat of the European Championships podium a month ago."As the season progresses, people are finding more speed, so it's good to see where you're at," said other gold on Sunday came in the men's quadruple sculls final, with the team moving through from fourth to second, before catching Poland in the closing stages, with the USA third."We were down for most of the race, but we just had to trust that the Poles had put in the work and were going to be tired and we could really shift through," said GB's Matthew Brinkhoff and Megan Slabbert added a bronze for GB in the women's pair final behind the Czech Republic, while Romania's European champions Maria Magdalena Rusu and Simona Radis raced clear for the did not top the medal table on Sunday or in Varese two weeks ago, but the five golds they won across the two events was enough to secure this year's overall World Rowing Cup year's World Champiosnhips take place in Shanghai from 21-28 September.
The 42
29-06-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Silver medal for Murtagh while McCarthy and Pazzaia earn bronze at World Rowing Cup
IRELAND HAVE WON a silver and two bronze medals at the World Rowing Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland. The final day of racing saw strong performances from Irish crews across both A and B Finals. Highlights included Fiona Murtagh's silver in the Women's Single Sculls and a bronze for Fintan McCarthy and Konan Pazzaia in the Men's Double Sculls, adding to the bronze medal won by Sadhbh Ní Laoighre and Tiarnán O'Donnell in Saturday's PR3 Mixed Double Sculls. Advertisement Fiona Murtagh (University of Galway Boat Club) claimed the silver medal in the Women's Single Sculls with a time of 07:18.63. Murtagh held second place throughout the race, consistently pushing the pace. At the 1000 metre mark, she trailed race favourite Lauren Henry of Great Britain by just 0.3 seconds and kept the pressure on to the finish. Olympic gold medallist Fintan McCarthy (Skibbereen Rowing Club) and Konan Pazzaia (Queen's University Belfast Boat Club) secured a bronze medal in the Men's Double Sculls, finishing third with a time of 06:11.65. Just one second separated the top three crews in a thrilling A Final. The Irish double set a strong pace from the start and led the race up until the final 250 metres. Powerful sprint finishes from New Zealand and Serbia saw them take first and second place. Paul O'Donovan (Skibbereen Rowing Club) and Daire Lynch (UCD Boat Club) finished fifth in the Men's Double Sculls with a time of 06:16.18. The crew were in sixth place with 500 metres to go in a very tight race. A strong sprint finish in the final stretch saw them overtake the Individual Neutral Athletes crew to claim fifth overall. Mags Cremen (UCC Boat Club) and Zoe Hyde (Tralee RC) finished sixth in the B Final of the Women's Double Sculls with a time of 07:01.76. It was a closely contested race from the start, with less than two seconds separating Ireland from the leading crew at the 1500-metre mark. Switzerland, the home favourites, went on to take the win in the B Final. The Women's Four of Claire Feerick (Neptune Rowing Club / Oxford Brookes), Natalie Long (Lee Valley Rowing Club), Aisling Hayes (Skibbereen Rowing Club), and Imogen Magner (Lee Valley Rowing Club) finished third in the B Final with a time of 06:41.23. In the final 200 metres, the crew made a strong push, closing the gap on Canada to less than a second at the line. The Men's Quadruple Sculls crew of Andrew Sheehan (UCC Rowing Club), Adam Murphy (UCC Rowing Club), Ronan Byrne (Shandon Boat Club), and Brian Colsh (University of Galway Boat Club) finished second in the B Final with a time of 05:50.78. Ireland sat in third at the 1000-metre mark but moved past home favourites Switzerland by 1500 metres to take second place. A sprint finish brought them within just 0.3 seconds of the winning crew from Czechia.
