{"id":31450,"date":"2025-06-13T17:04:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rowingireland.ie\/?p=31450"},"modified":"2025-06-13T17:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:15:13","slug":"tiarnan-odonnell-wins-his-opening-race-at-the-2025-world-rowing-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rowingireland.ie\/tiarnan-odonnell-wins-his-opening-race-at-the-2025-world-rowing-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiarn\u00e1n O\u2019Donnell Wins His Opening Race at the 2025 World Rowing Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There was a slight tailwind on the first day of racing at the World Rowing Cup in Varese, creating fast conditions and quick times on the water. Tiarn\u00e1n O’Donnell capitalised on the favourable conditions, recording a 15-second personal best in his preliminary heat with a time of 08:41.80 in his preliminary heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to forecasted adverse weather conditions on Sunday, the original programme has been updated, and the PR2 M1x A Final has been moved to Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PR2 M1x<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiarn\u00e1n O\u2019Donnell finished first in his preliminary heat at the World Rowing Cup in Varese. Racing in lane 1, traditionally considered a difficult lane, Tiarn\u00e1n took control from the very start. He established a 10-metre lead by the 500-metre mark and went on to win with a five-second margin over second-place Uzbekistan. He now heads into Saturday\u2019s A Final as a strong favourite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Final: Saturday, 14th<\/sup> June \u2013 2:00pm IST (Lane 4)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow all the latest from this weekend\u2019s racing:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025 WRC Varese \u2013 Programme<\/a> <\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday Results Summary<\/mark><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday Start List Summary<\/mark><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday’s Live Stream<\/mark><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We would like to congratulate Tiarn\u00e1n on an excellent performance today and wish him the very best of luck in Saturday\u2019s A Final. We also extend our sincere thanks to the High-Performance coaching and support staff, whose tireless work behind the scenes enables Tiarn\u00e1n and all our athletes to compete at the highest level. Finally, we are deeply grateful to our partners and sponsors, whose continued support makes our High-Performance Programme possible. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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