Villers students row in together for new national record

Villers students set a new national record.
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TEN students from Villiers School on the North Circular Road have succeeded in their brave bid to set a new Irish National Record in the U19 Concept 2 Menโ€™s 100,000m row.

Art Thornbury, Cormac Welch, Tim Gouws, Noah Quinton, Seรกn Hayes, Sam Dunworth, Eoin Oโ€™Sullivan, Cace Macmillan, Barry Wilmot, and Cillian Burke achieved their goal in five hours, 30 minutes, and 41 seconds.

Each of the athletes rowed for 500m sprints twice on a rowing machine.

The attempt was supervised by teacher Kerrie Crowely and parent Simon Welch.

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Sports Minister and Limerick TD Patrick Oโ€™Donovan visited the school to congratulate the now national record holders.