Ireland’s Zoe Hyde and Margaret Cremen claimed a superb World Rowing Championships gold in the women’s double sculls final in Amsterdam on Friday evening.<\/p>\n
The duo had impressively won their semi-final on Wednesday to earn a crack at making the podium.<\/p>\n
Such was the quality of their performance midweek, expectations were high that they could bag a medal today – and so it proved.<\/p>\n
In lane one, Ireland made a solid start, sitting fractionally behind the Dutch crew after 500 metres.<\/p>\n
As the Netherlands upped the pace around the 1000m mark, Hyde and Cremen responded, with Switzerland back in third.<\/p>\n
\ud83e\udd47Gold for Ireland!!<\/p>\n
Ireland’s Margaret Cremen and Zoe Hyde claimed a superb and dramatic World Rowing Championships gold in the women’s double sculls final in Amsterdam on Friday evening<\/p>\n
Live on RT\u00c9 Player pic.twitter.com\/lSrXPu59P5<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 RT\u00c9 Sport (@RTEsport) August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Netherlands remained in front with 1500m gone, but the Irish pair produced a magnificent final 300 metres to reel them in and take the glory.<\/p>\n It was a sweet and emotional moment for a strong partnership, as U2’s ‘Beautiful Day’ blared over the tannoy to celebrate their success.<\/p>\n In May, Hyde and Cremen won bronze at the World Cup I in Seville.<\/p>\n “It’s unbelievable, we just worked hard all winter,” Cremen told RT\u00c9 Sport’s David Gillick afterwards. “We just made every session count. Just in such shock right now to be honest.<\/p>\n “World champion, whaaat??!” – Zoe Hyde and Mags Cremen are in a state of disbelief after their magnificent performance to clinch gold at the World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam \ud83c\udfc5 #rtesport<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/HbOazxw2A6<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 RT\u00c9 Sport (@RTEsport) August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n “From the second we got to Amsterdam, we just had this undeniable belief in ourselves and in each other. We just kept that momentum throughout the week.<\/p>\n “It’s just paid off and it’s incredible.”<\/p>\n “We’re in complete disbelief,” Hyde said. “World champion! Whaaat?<\/p>\n “We knew it was going to be a fight. In the last 250, I had a look – and I think Mags did too – and saw they’re [the Dutch] right there. We can do it, we can go. We just horsed it down the course and we got over first!”<\/p>\n Ireland’s Zoe Hyde and Mags Cremen receive their gold medals and stand for Amhr\u00e1n na bhFiann after winning the women’s double sculls at the World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam pic.twitter.com\/xnDS18uJjr<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 RT\u00c9 Sport (@RTEsport) August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n