The reigning World Champion produced an authoritative performance as she lead the field through the halfway mark.

She soon became locked in a battle with Briton Lauren Henry.

The Irish rower fought all the way to the finish, showing remarkable composure under pressure to secure the silver medal as Henry claimed the gold medal.

The fast-finishing Tara Rigney took bronze for Australia.

A-FINAL : Women’s Single Sculls

Lauren Henry, Great Britain
Fiona Murtagh, Ireland
Tara Rigney, Australia #WRCLucerne #WorldRowingCup pic.twitter.com/pGezHVZXTm

— World Rowing (@WorldRowing) June 28, 2026

The Irish teams ends the weekend at Lucerne with silver for Murtagh as well as a bronze from Saturday’s action for Izzy Clements, with representatives having reached three A Finals and placed every crew into finals racing.

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Mexico’s Kenia Lechuga Alanís, winner of the opening World Cup in Seville, led from the first strokes in her pink boat and was never challenged for gold.

A-FINAL : Lightweight Women’s Single Sculls

Kenia Lechuga Alanis, Mexico
Femke Van De Vliet, Netherlands
Isobel Clements, Ireland #WRCLucerne #WorldRowingCup pic.twitter.com/oihgYvy6ty

— World Rowing (@WorldRowing) June 27, 2026

Behind her, Clements held second place for much of the 2,000 metres. She rowed with assurance as the field stretched behind the dominant Mexican leader.

In the closing metres, however, the Netherlands’ Van Vliet edged into silver, leaving the Irish sculler with bronze and Ireland’s first podium finish of the regatta.

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