Irish rowers cover over 27 million metres on record-breaking weekend

Aifric Keogh (L) and Sanita Puspure (R) broke the half marathon world records in their categories.

Irish rowers set six world records on an incredible weekend for the sport with competitors nationwide covering over 27 million metres.

Rowing Ireland chiefs were "blown away" by the interest in their first virtual regatta which was sponsored by Kinetica.