Masters rowers produced a string of first-place finishes at the 2025 World Rowing Masters Regatta in Banyoles, Spain (10\u201314 September). With over 3,700 athletes from 747 clubs worldwide, this year\u2019s regatta was the second largest in history, and Rowing Ireland clubs made their presence felt across the full programme of racing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Athletes from Commercial, St. Michael\u2019s, Lee, Tribesmen, Shandon, Cappoquin, Athlone, Killorglin, Old Collegians, Clonmel, Fermoy, Muckross, and others secured impressive wins, often in collaboration with international crews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First Place Finishes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s A 1x \u2013 Sophie Connolly (Commercial RC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s D 2x \u2013 Elzbieta Pasinska (St. Michael\u2019s RC) with Samantha Johnson (Victoria Lake, RSA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Men\u2019s F 1x \u2013 Denis Crowley (Commercial RC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Men\u2019s A 1x \u2013 Luke Hannon (Athlone BC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s C 4- \u2013 Killorglin \/ Old Collegians \/ St. Michael\u2019s (Naomi Fearon, Fiola Foley, Sheila Clavin, Vanessa Lawrenson)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s F 2x \u2013 Julia Wood (Exeter, GBR) & Caroline Crowley (Cappoquin RC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Men\u2019s E 8+ \u2013 Shandon BC, Belfast BC, Commercial RC, Cork BC, Neptune RC, Shannon RC, Belfast RC (Kenneth McDonald, William Hunter, Oisin McGrath, Colm Butler, Gary O\u2019Neill, Brian Crean, Gerard Murphy, Denis Crowley, Joy McAleer)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s A 2- \u2013 Sophie Connolly (Commercial RC) & Molly Varley (Nottingham, GBR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s B 8+ \u2013 Commercial \/ Killorglin \/ Old Collegians \/ St. Michael\u2019s (Eimear Corcoran, Aoife Feeley, Sophie Connolly, Naomi Fearon, Breanna Larsen, Fiola Foley, Sheila Clavin, Vanessa Lawrenson, Kate Rooney)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s E 1x \u2013 Sally Cudmore (Lee RC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Men\u2019s D 4- \u2013 Commercial \/ Neptune (Gerard Murphy, Colm Butler, Gary O\u2019Neill, Denis Crowley)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s C 2x \u2013 Sheila Clavin & Vanessa Lawrenson (St. Michael\u2019s RC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s D 4x \u2013 Composite: Victoria Lake (RSA), BRV (GER), Lee RC (IRL), RHKYC (HKG) (Anna Fisher, Sally Cudmore, Susanne Sch\u00e4fer, Samantha Johnson)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Men\u2019s C 4+ \u2013 Muckross RC & Fermoy RC (Brendan O\u2019Neill, John Buckley, Paul Kennedy, John Hurley, Siobh\u00e1n Joy cox). The composite of Castleconnell & University of Limerick finished a close second in this event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s B 1x \u2013 Sheila Clavin (St. Michael\u2019s RC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s E 8+ \u2013 Lee RC\u2019s Sally Cudmore in an international composite with Calgary (CAN), Sport Gent (BEL), Montreal (CAN), Pocock (USA), SMARK (FIN), Strathclyde Park (GBR), Delftsche Sport (NED)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s E 8+ \u2013 Tribesmen \/ Commercial \/ Old Collegians \/ St. Michael\u2019s composite (Anne Grete Gormley, Monica McAnena, Gillian Carolan, Elzbieta Pasinska, Eimear Corcoran, Heidi Sohlberg Siltanen, Sheila Clavin, Vanessa Lawrenson, Kate Rooney)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s C 8+ \u2013 Commercial \/ Old Collegians \/ St. Michael\u2019s \/ Tralee (Eimear Corcoran, Naomi Fearon, Breanna Larsen, Aoife Feeley, Elzbieta Pasinska, Paula Moloney, Sheila Clavin, Vanessa Lawrenson, Kate Rooney)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Men\u2019s F 2x \u2013 John O\u2019Neill (Shandon) & Paul Nugent (Clonmel)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s A 4+ \u2013 Nottingham (GBR) \/ Commercial (IRL) (Catherine Beaumont, Anna Beaumont, Molly Varley, Sophie Connolly, Hannah Lagorio Price)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Men\u2019s D 1x \u2013 Denis Crowley (Commercial RC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Men\u2019s H 1x \u2013 Paul Gallen (Athlone BC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Men\u2019s C 4x \u2013 Tribesmen \/ Lagan Scullers (Phillip Beattie, Kevin Boyle, Peter Scott, Neil Darby)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s C 1x \u2013 Sheila Clavin (St. Michael\u2019s RC) & Sally Cudmore (Lee RC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s A 2x \u2013 Sandra Wall (Clonmel) & Eimear Corcoran (Commercial)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s B 4- \u2013 Old Collegians \/ St. Michael\u2019s (Naomi Fearon, Aoife Feeley, Breanna Larsen, Vanessa Lawrenson)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s C 2- \u2013 Fiola Foley (Killorglin) & Vanessa Lawrenson (St. Michael\u2019s)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Men\u2019s E 1x \u2013 Denis Crowley (Commercial RC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s B 4+ \u2013 Old Collegians \/ Tralee (Naomi Fearon, Aoife Feeley, Breanna Larsen, Paula Moloney, Kate Rooney)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Men\u2019s F 4x \u2013 Shandon \/ Sport Gent (BEL) \/ Galway \/ Clonmel (Hein Timmerman, John O\u2019Neill, John Heaney, Paul Nugent)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s C 4x \u2013 Commercial RC (Rachel Smith, Elisabeth Van Nulck, Eimear Corcoran, Cliodhna O\u2019Connor)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s C 4x \u2013 Commercial \/ Killorglin \/ St. Michael\u2019s (Sophie Connolly, Sheila Clavin, Fiola Foley, Vanessa Lawrenson)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s A 8+ \u2013 Nottingham (GBR) \/ Commercial (IRL) (Rachel Mathewson, Marlene Ortiz Rivas, Josephine Bowman, Anna Beaumont, Molly Varley, Sophie Connolly, Catherine Beaumont, Laura Boddy, Tamsin Jones)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s D 1x \u2013 Sally Cudmore (Lee RC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Men\u2019s E 4- \u2013 Shandon \/ Cork \/ Neptune \/ Shannon (Kenneth McDonald, Colm Butler, Oisin McGrath, Brian Crean)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Men\u2019s F 8+ \u2013 Shandon \/ Belfast BC \/ Commercial \/ Cork \/ Neptune \/ Shannon \/ Belfast RC (Kenneth McDonald, William Hunter, Oisin McGrath, Colm Butler, Gary O\u2019Neill, Brian Crean, Gerard Murphy, Denis Crowley, Joy McAleer)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Men\u2019s D 4x \u2013 Lagan Scullers (Daniel Meanley, Peter Scott, William Gilbert, Neil Darby)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alongside these first-place finishes, there were also a number of close second and third places, reflecting the depth and competitiveness of Masters crews. Crews were hugely successful across the five days of racing, with wins in every boat class from singles to eights. The breadth of participation \u2014 and the scale of victories secured both independently and in international composites \u2014 reflects the strength of Ireland\u2019s Masters rowing community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n