Two Irish crews qualify for World Rowing Championship semi-finals

Two Irish crews qualified for their A/B semi-finals on day three of the World Rowing Championship in Austria.

The W4- crew of Aifric Keogh (UCC), Eimear Lambe (UCD), Tara Hanlon (UCC) and Emily Hegarty (UCC) finished 2nd in their Repechage to progress to Thursday's semi-finals. The Irish Four beat Italy, Germany, and Russia to claim second behind China. A top-eight finish would qualify the W4- for the Olympics in Tokyo next year.