#Rowing: Ireland’s under-23 lightweight quadruple were emphatic winners of the elite quadruple at London Metropolitan Regatta at Dorney Lake today. The crew of Fintan McCarthy, Shane O’Connell, Stephen O’Connor and Colm Hennessy had 4.32 seconds to spare over second-placed Claires Court.

 Trinity College, Dublin, finished third in the elite coxed fours. Patrick Moreau, Michael Corcoran, Liam Hawkes, Mark Kelly and cox Cian Flynn were just under six seconds behind the winners, Edinburgh University.

London Metropolitan Regatta, Dorney Lake (Selected Results; Irish interest)

Men

Fours – Elite, coxed: 3 Trinity (P Moreau, M Corcoran, L Hawkes, M Kelly; cox: C Flynn) 6:34.88

Sculling – Quadruple – Elite: 1 UCC, Skibbereen, UCD, Shandon (F McCarthy, S O’Connell, S O’Connor, C Hennesy) 6:07.64.

Women

Four – Intermediate, coxed: 3 Commercial (Sinead Dolan, M Bracken, A O’Leary, E Gary; cox: E Moody) 7:38.08.