Paris 2024: Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch impress in reaching double sculls final

Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch are through to double sculls final after an impressive showing to win their semi-final.

The Irish pair, bronze medallists at the 2023 World Championships, made their move 600m from the line and came home in a time of 6:13.14 to finish ahead of New Zealand and the USA respectively.

It was Germany who made a strong start but they faded after 1000m, leaving the USA in front, with Ireland in second and it was then a case of Doyle and Lynch picking their moment to hit the front.

Zoe Hyde and Alison Bergin finished fifth in their double sculls semi-final and so will contest the B final.

The Irish duo finished just shy of six seconds behind the winners New Zealand, with Netherlands and France taking the other spots in the A final. Hyde and Bergin rowed strongly throughout, and at one stage were just a length behind the French in third, but they could not sustain that effort.

Czechia and Italy will also join Ireland in the B final on Thursday.

In the women's four repechage, Emily Hegarty, Natalie Long, Eimear Lambe and Imogen Magner took fourth spot, not enough to secure a place in the final, with only two boats progressing from their race.

Racing third early on with the USA in their sights and China in the leading position, the Irish could not maintain that push and were eventually passed by Denmark.

It was the USA and China who progressed, with Ireland coming home in a time of 6:38.20.