Lowry and Coleman power to double gold for Offaly Rowing Club
Master rower Adele O’Dwyer also claimed gold
A rare short trip for Offaly rowing club on Saturday proved a successful one as they travelled to Coosan to take part in the Athlone Regatta.
With strong performances right across all the divisions, it was the double act of Finn Lowry and Caden Coleman who led the way with the medal haul.
Becoming quite a force in the double skulls, the pair had about three lengths to spare as they claimed victory over Newry, Enniskillen and Colaiste na Coiribe in the under 15 doubles event early on Saturday morning.
A few hours later and both had another gold medal in the bag with Lowry storming to victory in the Under 14 singles making light work of Bann, St Michael’s, Colaiste Iognaid and Commercial rowing club while Coleman, making the step up from the under 15 division, had a stirring victory in the J16 singles overcoming Athlone, St Michael’s, Castleconnell and Newry in a tight race.
Master rower Adele O’Dwyer also backed up her recent form with another win in the Masters singles as she had too much in the tank for New Ross.
With rowers competing right the way from J14 up to Masters and everything in between, it was a strong showing from the club overall with encouraging finishes recorded right across the board as the National Junior and Senior Rowing Championships loom on the horizon. Coaches John Ward, Baithen Mooney and Adele O’Dwyer will be happy with the day as they enter into an intense training schedule now for the next few weeks in preparation for the National championships.
The next outing for the club will be the National Junior championships held in Lough Rinn on the 27th and 28th of June while the senior championships will take place at the National Rowing Centre in Cork from Friday July 10th to Sunday July 12th.