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| | | | | | | | | Junior World Rowing Championships | Racice, Czech Republic - August 2010 | | |  |
Following his 1st place ranking at the National Trials at Easter and a subsequent 4th place at Munich International Regatta in May, Turlough Hughes was selected as Ireland's sole representative at the Junior World Rowing Champioships in Racice, Czech Republic from 5th - 8th August.
He became only the 6th King's Hospital rower to represent Ireland at this level, and the first as a single sculler! He was coached by a former world junior oarsman, senior Irish Champion, Henley winner, and past president of the PPU, Alan Thomas.
Following a successful camp training alongside Belgian and Dutch U23 crews at Hazewinkel, near Mechelen in Belgium, Turlough returned to complete his preparations at the National Rowing Centre in Cork before flying out to Prague on Sunday 1st August.
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| | |  | | Turlough at the start of Heat 3 on 5th August |
| | | | | | | | | Thursday 5th August
Turlough Hughes finished 3rd in his heat to qualify for quarter - final on Friday 6th August
Friday 6th August
Turlough Hughes (The King's Hospital) moved up into a top twelve ranking at the world junior championships at Racice, Czech Republic. Starting much more positively than in his heat, Turlough was well in contention, but in 5th position, as the scullers moved into the middle phase of the race. It was in the second half that the Irish sculler began to make an impact, recording one of the fastest final 500 metre splits in what Performance Director Martin McElroy desribed as 'a very well executed race plan' to row down both Albania and Hungary and close on Estonia to gain the prized third qualification place in a personal best time, and a lane in tomorrow afternoon's A/B semi-final.
| | |  | | | | 'Difficult conditions !' | | | | | | | Saturday 7th August
Turlough improved his first 500 metre split yet again today and improved his personal best time by another six seconds, but finished 5th (9th overall) behing World Champion, Felix Bach (Ger), Czech Republic, USA, Estonia, but well ahead of Croatia in semi-final 2 of the junior men's sculls at th world rowing championships in Racice, Czech Republic. He goes for one final time in the B Fianl at 11.06 CET (Sunday) to gain his final world ranking (7th-12th).
| | | | | | | Sunday 8th August
A titanic battle saw Turlough move from 5th ahead of Croatia early on, passing out Luthuanua and locked in a nose to nose race with Estonia which by 1500 metes saw the Irish sculler move clear in third. The last quarter was a charge for the line as first Ireland challenged Serbia and Portugal and then in the final twenty strokes the Lurhyanuan moved right back to claim third on the line. 2.5 seconds covered first to fifth, just over a length!Result: 7th POR 8th SRB 9th LTH 10th IRL 11th EST 12th CROThe King's Hospital boarder from Westport, a proud Mayoman finishes 2010 as the 10th ranked single sculler in world rowing! Many, many congratulations to Turlough and his Coach, Alan Thomas. You have done the country proud!
| | | | | | Many thanks to 'our man at the course' for the thorough reports ! |
| | |  | | | | |  | | | | Ireland's Trinity in Racice ! | | |  | | | | B final lines up | | |  | | | | Fetching ! | | |  | | | | A nation once again ! | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Many congratulations
to Turlough Hughes
and all involved !
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