Irish crews bring stellar form to Lucerne event

The World Rowing Cup regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland, presents Ireland’s seniors with a final chance to test themselves before the year’s main event, the World Rowing Championships in September.

Nearly 700 competitors from 54 counties have travelled to the famous Rotsee regatta course this week, the largest field of the season. The event runs from tomorrow through to Sunday.

The waters of the Rotsee are ideal for competitive rowing: The lake’s size and shape enable Olympic-style six-lane racing over 2,000m and its geographical position makes the course arguably the fairest in the world.