It was a very successful week on the water for team Ireland in Lucerne.
It was a very successful week for team Ireland as they picked up four medals at the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta and World Cup II in Lucerne, Switzerland.
The week began with a bang as the Ireland women's four team of Emily Hegarty, Eimear Lambe, Natalie Long and Imogen Magner booked their place at the Olympic Games with their win on Tuesday in a time of 06:37.59. Both Hegarty and Lambe won bronze for Ireland in Tokyo, and with confirmation that there will be no changes to the team for Paris, they have a chance to win another medal this Summer.
Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh took home bronze in the A Final of the Women's Pair. They recovered from a poor start to improve their halfway position of fourth and finish in third spot.READ MORE:Roy Keane finally puts end to Bruno Fernandes feud as he performs Man Utd U-turn Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy also take bronze in the Lightweight Men's Double, while Tiarnan O'Donnell finished second in the men's singles sculls final to win a silver medal.Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email alerts.
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