Adaptive Coxed Four are Rowers of the Month

26th June 2009

The Ireland Adaptive crew which made history by taking a bronze medal at the World Cup regatta in Munich are the Afloat Rowers of the Month for June. Emer Patten, Shane Ryan, Kevin Du Toit, Sarah Caffrey and cox Laura Purdy formed a Legs, Trunk and Arms mixed coxed four which was competing for the first time at this level. They held off a late challenge from Poland to hold on to their third place. They are fitting winners of the award.

Rower of the Month awards: The judging panel is made up of Liam Gorman, rowing correspondent of The Irish Times, President of Rowing Ireland Tony Dooley 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 who, in the judges' opinion, achieved the most notable results in, or made the most significant contribution to rowing during 2009. Keep a monthly eye on progress and watch our 2009 champions list grow. Thanks for your interest!

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