Irish Rowers Win Multiple World Rowing Bronzes

At the World Rowing Championships in Shanghai, Jake McCarthy (twin of Fintan McCarthy) won bronze in the men's lightweight single sculls. Fintan McCarthy and Philip Doyle also claimed bronze in the men's double sculls, with Poland's Miroslaw Zietarski and Mateusz Biskup taking gold and Serbia silver. Uruguay’s Felipe Kluver won the lightweight single and Austria’s Julian Schoeberl took silver in that event. The double was the pair's fourth race together, and Fintan — a double Olympic lightweight gold medallist — continues to compete as Ireland reshapes crews across classes. Other Irish results included Siobhán McCrohan finishing fourth in the women's lightweight single, Tiarnán O’Donnell and Sadhbh Ní Laoghaire placing third in the PR2 mixed B final, and Fiona Murtagh advancing to the women's single sculls A final. Competitors and coaches noted punishing heat and tough conditions but praised the Irish performances and progress.