McCarthy and Murtagh safely through to rowing semis
Day three at the World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam saw Fintan McCarthy and Fiona Murtagh secure their semi-finals spots in their respective single sculls events.
On the third day of the World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, Fintan McCarthy and Fiona Murtagh advanced to the semi-finals of their respective single sculls events. McCarthy, who has claimed five world medals in the double sculls, finished second in his heat with a time of 7:20.69, trailing heat winner Samuel Melvin by four seconds.
The Skibbereen clubman, a two-time Olympic gold medallist, has earned one of the automatic spots in Saturday's semi-finals. Fiona Murtagh, the reigning gold medallist in the women's single sculls, also secured a berthing in the semi-finals. In heat 5, she posted a time of 8:01.18, finishing just behind Paige Badenhorst from South Africa.
Fiona Murtagh, who took home a silver medal in the World Rowing Cup in Lucerne earlier this summer, will join McCarthy in the semi-final races on Saturday.
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