Killorglin’s Zoe Hyde and Cork’s Mags Cremen are new World Rowing Champions

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Killorglin’s Zoe Hyde  has become a world rowing champion.

The 29-year-old and her team-mate Mags Cremen from Cork have won the women’s doubles sculls final at the World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam.

Zoe Hyde and Mags Cremen took gold for Ireland ahead of the Netherlands and Switzerland in a time of 6 minutes 43.48 seconds.

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Earlier today, Fiona Murtagh won her women’s singles sculls quarter-final and Fintan McCarthy finished in third in his men’s singles sculls quarter-final as they both book their places in tomorrow’s semi-finals.