Rowing Ireland Announces Senior Crews for 2025 European Rowing Championships

Rowing Ireland has announced the senior crews selected to represent Ireland at the 2025 European Rowing Championships, taking place from 29 May to 1 June in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. This championship marks the beginning of a new Olympic cycle, as Ireland’s top rowers take to the international stage in the lead-up to Los Angeles 2028. Selected Crews W2x • Mags Cremen …

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Seven crews named for the rowing regatta at this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris 2024

Photo credit: Sportsfile The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the rowing team that will compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. A record number of crews has qualified for Team Ireland at these Games, with sixteen athletes to compete across seven boats. The rowing events occur in Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, to the southeast of the city, …

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ROWING WORLD CUP III TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Murtagh and Keogh to star in the women’s pair

Rowing Ireland’s High-Performance Director, Antonio Maurogiovanni has announced the athletes that will represent Ireland at World Cup III. Racing will take place from the 14th June – 16th June in Poznan, Poland. Selected Crews Women’s Pair Fiona Murtagh (University of Galway BC) Aifric Keogh (Grainne Mhaol) Men’s Pair John Kearney (University College Cork RC) Jack Dorney (Shandon BC/Harvard) Men’s Double …

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Team Ireland Return From Rowing World Cup II With Four Medals

Ireland rounds out World Cup II with four medals; one gold, one silver and two bronze. After a long week in Lucerne between Final Olympic Qualification Regatta and World Cup II it’s finally time for the high performance team to return to Ireland for the last lead up to the Olympic Games. It’s bronze for Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh …

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Sanita Puspure and Women’s Four into Finals at last chance saloon Olympic Qualification Regatta

Final Olympic Qualification Regatta – Day 2 The crews from Ireland continue to tick the boxes at the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland. Another good day of racing now sees all three boats progress to their respective A Finals, and in with a shot of Olympic qualification. Konan Pazzaia, coached by Head Men’s Coach Fran Keane, had a …

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Irish W4- and W1x crews progress in last chance at Olympic Qualification

It was a successful start for the crews from Ireland as the Women’s Four and Women’s Single boats progress directly into the next round at the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Switzerland. The weather stayed good all Sunday morning on the Rotsee, with calm conditions and clear skies. The Women’s Four of Emily Hegarty, Eimear Lambe, Natalie Long and Imogen …

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Ireland’s ones to watch at the European Rowing Championships

With the competition looming from the 25th to the 28th of April 2024, here’s Ireland’s ones to watch at the European Rowing Championships, taking place in Szeged, Hungary. There are plenty of events on offer at the meet, with Irish women competing in two events. More specifically, Margaret Cremen will hope to impress in the Lightweight Women’s Single Sculls (or …

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Aifric Keogh explains how Rowing Ireland decide who’s going to the Olympics in which boat

Aifric Keogh will be a name familiar to many as one of the Women’s Rowing Four that won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games, but the Galway woman isn’t willing to stop there in terms of aiming to increase her medal haul at the prestigious competition. She’s ready to ‘Dare to Believe’ in the build up to this …

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World Rowing Championships: Day 6 Update

Day 6 of the World Rowing Championships saw more qualifications for Paris 2024 for Team Ireland and a first-place finish. Alison Bergin and Zoe Hyde have qualified the Women’s Double for Paris 2024. After finishing in second place, just behind the USA, Bergin and Hyde will progress to the A Final on Sunday. OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION 🇫🇷 Alison Bergin and Zoe …

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World Rowing Championships: Day 5 Update

It was a very successful day 5 for Team Ireland at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia with many confirmed qualifications to the finals and to the Paris 2024 Olympics. In the Women’s Pair, Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh have qualified for the event for Paris 2024 after their second place finish in their semi-final and are through to …

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