Killorglin Rower Overjoyed At Winning World Championship Gold

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Killorglin’s Zoë Hyde says she’s delighted about becoming a world champion rower.

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

Zoë Hyde and Mags Cremen took gold for Ireland ahead of the Netherlands and Switzerland.

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Speaking to John Drummey, she first discussed how the pair managed the pre-race weather delay.

Another Killorglin Olympic Rower, Monika Dukarska has been giving her reaction to the gold medal to John Drummey.

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Mags Cremen will be back the water today in the Mixed Double Sculls alongside Konan Pazzaia ((pron: Patz-eye-ah)) from five-past-three.

Also today, Olympic champion Fintan McCarthy and Fiona Murtagh will look for a spot in the medal race of the men’s and women’s single sculls respectively.