#Rowing: The Ireland lightweight double of Sinéad Jennings and Claire Lambe are the Afloat Rowers of the Month for July. The crew won the B Final at the World Cup regatta in Lucerne, placing seventh and putting themselves firmly in the picture to secure qualification for the boat for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. This will be secured if they place in the top 11 at the World Championships. Their achievement was particularly admirable as Jennings had suffered an injury early this year and the crew was formed very late in the season.
Rower of the Month awards: The judging panel is made up of Liam Gorman, rowing correspondent of The Irish Times and David O'Brien, Editor of Afloat magazine. Monthly awards for achievements during the year will appear on afloat.ie and the overall national award will be presented to the person or crew who, in the judges' opinion, achieved the most notable results in, or made the most significant contribution to rowing during 2015. Keep a monthly eye on progress and watch our 2015 champions list grow.