#Rowing: Fifteen athletes have been selected on the Rowing Ireland team which will compete at the World Championships in Aiguebelette, France, from 30th August – 6th September. This is the first opportunity for crews to qualify their Olympic boats for Rio 2016. There is also a paralympic athlete, Karol Doherty of City of Derry.
The Ireland team is:
Women
- Women’s single sculls; Sanita Puspure (Old Collegians BC)
- Lightweight women’s single sculls; Denise Walsh (Skibbereen RC)
- Women’s double sculls; Lisa Dilleen (Grainne Mhaol RC) & Helen Hannigan (Three Castles RC)
- Lightweight women’s double sculls; Sinead Jennings (St. Michaels RC) & Claire Lambe (Old Collegians BC)
- Women’s four; Monika Dukarska (Killorglin RC), Leonora Kennedy (Portora BC), Aifric Keogh (UCC RC) & Barbara O’Brien (UCC RC)
Men
- Lightweight men’s double sculls; Paul O’Donovan (UCD BC) & Gary O’Donovan (Skibbereen RC)
- Lightweight men’s pair; Shane O’Driscoll (Skibbereen RC) & Mark O’Donovan (Old Collegians BC)
- Arms and shoulders men’s single sculls ; Karol Doherty (City of Derry BC)
Coaches
- Don McLachlan, Lead Coach and coach of women’s single sculls, lightweight women’s double & lightweight women’s single sculls
- Giuseppe De Capua, Coach of women’s double sculls
- Dominic Casey, Coach of lightweight men’s double sculls
- Sean Casey, Coach of lightweight men’s pair & women’s four
- Declan Doherty, Para Coach of Arms and Shoulders men’s single sculls
Staff
- Morten Espersen, HPD & Team manager
- Andrew Coleman, Assistant Team manager & Towing Vehicle
Sarah Jane McDonnell, Physiotherapist