After coming third in the semi-finals of the double sculls earlier on Sunday, Cremen and Pazzaia delivered another excellent performance to claim the silver medal.
Pazzaia, who is from Switzerland and has a Belfast-born mother, has become an increasingly important member of Ireland’s sculling group.
He came through Club de l’Aviron Nyon before he joined the Irish High Performance pathway while studying Biological Sciences at Queen’s University Belfast.
Pazzaia won Under-23 world bronze in the double sculls in 2022 and the U23 world title in the same event the following year.
In 2025 he won European Championship bronze in the men’s double with Fintan McCarthy, and a World Cup bronze in the same boat.
Earlier in these championships, Pazzaia didn’t hide his disappointment with the performance of the men’s quad sculls, who were eliminated in the heats and were nine second slower than every other boat,but he leaves Amsterdam with world silver as the Irish crew finished second behind the Dutch crew.
Reigning world champion Murtagh produced another outstanding performance in the Women’s Single Sculls final as she finished second behind Henry, with Olympic champion Karolien Florijn of the Netherlands in third.
The silvers on the final day left Ireland seventh in the medal table with a gold and two silvers, with the Netherlands topping the standings on home water with four golds, three silvers and a bronze medal.
The silver for Hannah Scott and Finnola Stratton in the women’s quad sculls helped Great Britain to fifth place with two golds, four silvers and two bronzes.
