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| | 56th ERNE HEAD OF THE RIVER |
| | Saturday 2nd March 2013 |
| | Timed |
| | Finishing Crew Mins:Secs |
| | Position No. Crew Identity Class Rowing Time |
| | 1 1 GM/NUIG/St.JoesMS 8 19:30 |
| | 2 3 U.C.D. BC MS 8 19:33 |
| | 3 2 QUBBC MS 8 19:49 |
| | 4 4 DUBC MS 8 19:52 |
| | 5 8 DUBC MI 8 20:08 |
| | 5 = 9 U.C.D. BC A MI 8 20:08 |
| | 7 6 NUIG BC MI 8 20:09 |
| | 8 5 St Michaels RC MS 8 20:30 |
| | 9 13 Neptune RC MJ18 8 20:55 |
| | 10 12 UCD BC B MI 8 21:03 |
| | 11 20 U.C.D. BC A MN 8 21:10 |
| | 12 25 DUBC B MN 8 21:11 |
| | 12 = 14 Portora BC MJ18 8 21:11 |
| | 14 19 QUBBC A MN 8 21:23 |
| | 15 21 NUIG BC MN 8 21:37 |
| | 16 10 St Michaels RC MI 8 21:46 |
| | 17 15 MCB BC MJ18 8 22:09 |
| | 18 30 Garda BC MI 4x 22:11 |
| | 19 18 DUBC A MN 8 22:17 |
| | 19 = 22 Portora/BBC/CAIBC MS 4x 22:17 |
| | 21 33 Bann RC MJ16 8 22:18 |
| | 22 24 U.C.D.L B.C A WS 8 22:24 |
| | 23 16 RBAI BC MJ18 8 22:26 |
| | 24 11 CAIBC MI 8 22:35 |
| | 25 27 QUBBC B MN 8 22:36 |
| | 26 35 MCB BC MJ16 8 22:47 |
| | 27 40 Portora BC MI 4+ 22:57 |
| | 28 23 LSC MS 4x 23:06 |
| | 29 28 DUBC C MN 8 23:08 |
| | 30 17 Blackrock BC MJ18 8 23:19 |
| | 31 41 BBC MM 8 E 23:22 |
| | 32 32 Portora BC MJ16 8 23:36 |
| | 33 42 BRC A MM 8 C 23:38 |
| | 34 43 BRC/BBC B MM 8 E 23:39 |
| | 35 29 U.C.D. BC MI 4x 23:41 |
| | 36 47 Bann RC WI 8 23:44 |
| | 37 45 QULBC WI 8 23:51 |
| | 38 31 U.C.D.L.B.C B WS 8 23:58 |
| | 39 34 CAIBC MJ16 8 24:08 |
| | 40 63 CAIBC MJ18 4+ 24:09 |
| | 41 38 BBC MS 4+ 24:10 |
| | 42 48 Portora BC WJ18 8 24:13 |
| | 43 50 Bann RC MM 8 C 24:31 |
| | 44 49 LVBC MM 8 E 24:42 |
| | 45 44 OCBC/TCBC MM 8 F 24:47 |
| | 46 60 St Michaels BC WS 4+ 24:52 |
| | 47 53 QULBC A WN 8 25:11 |
| | 48 57 BBC WM 8 D 25:13 |
| | 49 59 Portora BC WS 4x 25:19 |
| | 50 62 Bann RC MJ18 4+ 25:42 |
| | 51 52 Molesey B C MM 8 G 25:56 |
| | 52 37 MCB BC B MJ16 8 26:14 |
| | 53 54 BRC WN 8 26:33 |
| | 54 55 QULBC B WN 8 26:48 |
| | 55 58 Neptune BC WS 4x 27:04 |
| | 56 51 Portadown BC MM 8 D 27:09 |
| | 57 66 Portora BC A WJ16 8 27:16 |
| | 58 36 Portora BC B MJ16 8 27:22 |
| | 59 61 BRC WS 4+ 27:29 |
| | 60 65 CAIBC MJ16 4x 27:53 |
| | 61 67 Portora BC B WJ16 8 28:52 |
| | 62 56 QULBC C WN8 29:55 |
| | 63 = 7 QUBBC MI 8 Did Not Row |
| | 63 = 26 U.C.D BC B MN 8 Did Not Row |
| | 63 = 39 DUBC MI 4+ Did Not Row |
| | 63 = 46 NUIG BC WI 8 Did Not Row |
| | 63 = 64 Blackrock BC MJ18 4x Did Not Row |
| | The positions given are those relative to all crews participating. |
| | Positions within a Class are to be determined by inspection. |
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# ROWING: Adam Boreham of Belfast Boat Club, a heavyweight under-23 athlete, topped the rankings in ergometer (rowing machine) times on the first day of the Rowing Ireland Assessment in Newry today. Justin Ryan of Skibbereen was the fastest lightweight, with a time of six minutes 14 seconds, seven seconds slower than Boreham for the 2,000 metres. Gareth McKillen of RBAI topped a very competitive junior grade, clocking a remarkable six minutes 22 seconds.
The fastest woman was Sanita Puspure, clocking 6:40.5, and junior athlete Bridget Jacques clocked 7:04.4. The fastest lightweight was under-23 athlete Denise Walsh. Claire Lambe and Siobhan McCrohan were exempted on sick notes.
Tomorrow’s time trial on Newry Canal, scheduled for 11 o’clock, has been brought forward at least a half an hour because of concerns about the weather.
Rowing Ireland |
Newry Assessment |
2K Erg Test Results - 9th February 2013 - OVERALL |
Category Time |
Adam Boreham HM U23 06:07.0 |
David Neale HM 06:09.5 |
Matthew Wray HM U23 06:10.7 |
Jonathon Mitchell HM U23 06:11.9 |
Justin Ryan LM 06:14.0 |
Fionnan McQuillan-Tolan HM U23 06:15.2 |
Sean O Connor HM U23 06:18.1 |
Colm Keenan HM 06:18.4 |
Niall Kenny LM 06:18.4 |
Gareth McKillen JM 06:22.0 |
Paul O'Donovan LM U23 06:22.8 |
Paddy Hegarty JM 06:23.5 |
Andy Harrington JM 06:24.6 |
Jack Casey JM 06:24.9 |
Gary O'Donovan LM U23 06:25.0 |
Shane O'Driscoll LM U23 06:25.1 |
Alan Prendergast LM U23 06:33.1 |
Aodhan Burns LM U23 06:34.1 |
Eoghan Whittle JM 16 06:34.8 |
Aidan Kinneen JM 06:35.9 |
James Egan JM 06:35.9 |
Jack Silke JM 06:37.5 |
Conor Camody JM 06:37.9 |
Kai McGlacken JM 16 06:38.2 |
Andrew Bell LM U23 06:38.8 |
David O Malley JM 06:38.9 |
Brian Keohane JM 06:39.2 |
Sam Keogh JM 06:39.3 |
William Yeomans JM 06:39.7 |
Sanita Puspure HW 06:40.5 |
Daniel Buckley JM 06:41.1 |
James Blackwell JM 06:41.8 |
Philip McCullough JM 06:42.5 |
Rory O Sullivan JM 06:42.9 |
Matthew Ryan JM 06:43.6 |
Karl Anderson JM 06:43.6 |
Eoghan Fogarty JM 06:44.9 |
John Mitchel JM 06:46.8 |
David Keohane JM 06:47.4 |
Aidan Murray JM 16 06:48.0 |
Neil McCarthy JM 06:48.2 |
Evan Stone JM 06:48.4 |
Kevin Keohane JM 06:49.0 |
Kevin Fallon JM 06:49.3 |
Evan Despard JM 06:49.3 |
Ewan Murry JM 06:49.4 |
Charlie Murray JM 06:49.5 |
Ger McNamera JM 06:49.5 |
Christopher Laffey JM 06:50.0 |
Jack Smyth JM 06:51.7 |
Patrick Munnelly JM 16 06:52.4 |
Thomas Cregan JM 16 06:54.8 |
Eoghan O'Connor LM U23 06:55.3 |
Mark Breen JM 06:56.4 |
Ewan Gallagher JM 16 06:57.2 |
Monika Dukarska HW 06:57.8 |
Kevin Hogan JM 16 06:57.8 |
Alex Chadfield JM 06:59.3 |
Nathan O Reilly LM U23 07:00.3 |
Mike O'Hanlon JM 16 07:02.1 |
Andrew GOFF JM 16 07:02.8 |
Colin Finnrty JM 16 07:03.3 |
Eoghan Walls JM 16 07:03.8 |
Bridget Jacques JW 07:04.4 |
Hilary Shinnick JW 07:05.6 |
Stephen Murphy JM 07:07.6 |
Erin Barry JW 16 07:10.8 |
Jasmin English JW 07:15.5 |
Clodagh Scannell JW 07:26.8 |
Denise Walsh LW U23 07:26.9 |
Fiona Murtagh JW 07:27.3 |
Hannah McCarthy JW 07:30.1 |
Phoebe Mulligan JW 07:30.7 |
Leonie Hamel JW 07:31.9 |
Claire Beechinor JW 16 07:32.1 |
Sinead Dolan LW U23 07:33.6 |
Sarah Dolan LW 07:33.8 |
Amy Bulman LW 07:34.3 |
Zoe Hyde JW 16 07:34.4 |
Megan Blackburne JW 07:34.8 |
Eimear Lambe JW 16 07:36.4 |
Ruth Gilligan JW 07:40.5 |
Daisy Callanan JW 07:40.9 |
Elizabeth Clarke JW 16 07:41.8 |
Kara O Connor JW 16 07:41.9 |
Aisling Rodger JW 07:42.2 |
Kirstie Turner JW 07:43.8 |
Lauren McHugh JW 07:44.2 |
Sally O Brien LW U20 07:47.0 |
Megan McLaughlin JW 07:47.1 |
Sarah Murphy JW 16 07:54.0 |
# ROWING: One hundred and twenty rowers are listed to compete at the Rowing Ireland Assessment in Newry tomorrow and Sunday. The ergometer test will be on Saturday and the on-the-water time trial is set for 11 o’clock on Newry Canal on Sunday.
This will be the first assessment since Morten Espersen has taken over as High Performance Director.
Rowing Ireland 2000m Ergo Assessment |
Newry, February 9th 2013 |
HP Team |
07/02/2013 |
Row Labels Testing Time Ergo Number |
Athlone BC |
munnelly, patrick 13:20 6 |
Athlunkard BC |
Gallagher, Ewan 13:20 7 |
McNamara, Ger 13:20 8 |
Bann RC |
Barry, Erin 12:00 2 |
Wray, Matthew 13:20 1 |
Belfast BC |
Boreham, Adam 13:20 2 |
English, Jasmin 12:00 3 |
Jacques, Bridget 12:00 4 |
Mitchell, Johnathan 13:20 3 |
Taggart, Emily 12:00 9 |
Turner, Kirsty 12:00 1 |
CAIBC |
McCullough, Philip 13:20 5 |
Castleconnell Boat Club |
O'Connor, Eoghan 11:20 8 |
Whittle, Eoghan 11:20 9 |
CIT RC |
O'Donovan, Gary 12:40 9 |
O'Driscoll, Shane 12:20 11 |
Clonmel RC |
Chadfield, Alex 13:20 10 |
Channon, Stewart |
Lonergan, Sean 13:20 11 |
Prendergast, Alan 13:20 9 |
Colaiste Chiarain RC |
Hogan, Kevin 11:20 11 |
Colaiste Iognaid RC |
McGlacken, Kai |
Walls-Tuite, Eoghan |
Commercial RC |
Dolan, Sarah 13:00 4 |
Lambe, Eimear 13:00 10 |
Rodger, aisling 13:00 9 |
yeomans, william 11:20 12 |
Cork BC |
Beechinor, Claire 12:40 1 |
Hamel, Leonie 12:40 3 |
Kilbane, Laura 12:40 4 |
McCarthy, Neil 11:00 2 |
McClaughlin, Megan 12:40 2 |
Murphy, Stephen 11:00 3 |
Murray, Charlie 11:00 1 |
DUBC |
Flaherty, Paul |
DULBC |
Dolan, Sinead 13:00 5 |
O'Brien, Sally 13:00 6 |
Fermoy RC |
Blackburne, Megan 12:00 11 |
Shinnick, Hilary 12:00 10 |
Galway RC |
Murtagh, Fiona 12:40 6 |
Garda RC |
Laffey, Christopher 12:40 5 |
Killorglin RC |
Dukarska, Monika 12:00 7 |
Hyde, Zoe 12:00 12 |
Lagan Scullers Club |
Hethertington, Thomas |
Lee RC |
Breen, Mark 11:00 8 |
Buckley, Daniel 11:00 5 |
Keogh, Sam 11:00 6 |
Mitchel, John 11:00 4 |
O Sullivan, Rory 11:00 7 |
Stone, Evan 11:00 9 |
Molesey BC |
Keenan, Colm 12:20 7 |
Muckross RC |
O'Connor, Kara 13:00 11 |
Neptune RC |
Fogarty, Eoghan 11:40 9 |
Horan, Conor 11:40 8 |
Mulvaney, Shane 11:40 10 |
NUIGBC |
Keogh, Aifric |
Mullarkey, Edward 12:20 2 |
O'Connor, Sean 12:20 1 |
Old Collegians BC |
Puspure, Sanita 12:00 8 |
Portadown BC |
McKeown, Sam 11:40 12 |
Portora BC |
Anderson, Karl 13:40 1 |
Beacom, Alice 13:40 5 |
Clarke, Elizabeth 13:40 3 |
Finlayson, Chloe 13:40 4 |
Mulligan, Phoebe 13:40 6 |
Murry, Ewan 13:40 2 |
Presentation College RC |
Cregan, Thomas 14:00 6 |
Keohane, Brian 14:00 4 |
Keohane, David 14:00 5 |
Keohane, Kevin 14:00 3 |
QULBC |
Leahy, Aoife |
RBAIRC |
McKillen, Gareth 13:20 4 |
Robinson, Ben 11:40 11 |
Shandon B.C. |
Callanan, Daisy 11:40 6 |
Carroll, Luke 11:40 4 |
Casey, Jack 11:40 2 |
Harrington, Andy 11:40 1 |
Hennessy, Colm 11:40 5 |
O'Sullivan, Clodagh 11:40 3 |
Scannell, Clodagh 11:40 7 |
Shannon RC |
Blackwell, James 14:00 2 |
Carmody, Conor 14:00 1 |
Coll, Erin 13:00 3 |
Gilligan, Ruth 13:00 1 |
McHugh, Lauren 13:00 2 |
Skibbereen RC |
Burns, Aodhan 12:40 7 |
Dineen, Shelly |
Hegarty, Paddy 12:40 8 |
Ryan, Justin 12:20 8 |
Ryan, Matthew 12:40 10 |
Walsh, Bernadette 12:40 12 |
Walsh, Denise 12:40 11 |
St Michaels RC |
Clavin, Sheila |
Despard, Evan 12:20 4 |
McCarthy, Hannah 13:00 7 |
Murphy, Sarah 13:00 8 |
O Malley, David 12:20 5 |
O'Brien, Kate |
St.Josephs RC |
Egan, James 11:20 2 |
Fallon, Kevin 11:20 5 |
Finnerty, Colin 11:20 6 |
Kinneen, Aidan 11:20 1 |
Mcquillan-Tolan, Fionnan 11:20 7 |
Silke, Jack 11:20 3 |
smyth, jack 11:20 4 |
Tribesmen RC |
McCrohan, Siobhan |
UCCRC |
Kenny, Niall 12:20 9 |
UCDBC |
Bell, Andrew 12:20 12 |
Bennett, Siofra |
Collins, Grace |
Finnegan, Orla |
Lambe, Claire 12:00 6 |
Neale, David 12:20 6 |
Ni Reachtagain, Claire |
O'Donovan, Paul 12:20 10 |
ULRC |
Penny, Stephen 11:20 10 |
University of Surrey |
O'Reilly, Nathan 12:20 3 |
Waterford BC |
GOFF, Andrew 11:00 10 |
O'HANLON, Mike 11:00 11 |
(blank) |
Bulman, Amy 12:00 5 |
# ROWING: Sanita Puspure produced her customarily excellent performance to win the 5,000 m time trial at the National Assessment in Newry today, but the rise of young female talent was reflected in the performances of Bridget Jacques and Denise Walsh. Jacques, who is 17, was the fourth fastest woman and Walsh, who just turned 20 and is a lightweight, was just one place further back. Incoming Ireland performance director Morten Espersen said the level of performance he had seen today was comparable to that in Denmark.
Rowing Ireland |
5000m Time Trial |
25th November 2012 |
HP Team |
Nov 2012 |
Sex W |
Values |
Row Labels Time Senior % GMT Age % GMT |
Sanita Puspure (Old Collegians BC) HW 21:13.3 83.4% 83.4% |
Claire Lambe (UCD) LW 21:40.9 84.6% 84.6% |
Amy Bulman (UCDBC) LW 22:02.4 83.2% 83.2% |
Bridget Jacques (Belfast BC) WJ18 22:20.8 79.2% 84.7% |
Denise Walsh (Skibbereen RC) LWU23 22:24.6 81.8% 83.9% |
Sinead Dolan (DULBC) LWU23 22:41.3 80.8% 82.8% |
Hilary Shinnick (Fermoy RC) WJ18 22:41.3 78.1% 83.4% |
Siobhan McCrohan (Tribesmen RC) LW 22:44.1 80.6% 80.6% |
Kate O'Brien (SMRC) HWU20 22:46.1 77.8% 79.6% |
Cliona Hurst (NUIGBC) LW 23:11.0 79.1% 79.1% |
Bernadette Walsh (Skibbereen RC) WJ18 23:21.2 75.8% 81.0% |
Jasmin English (Belfast BC) WJ17 23:24.4 75.7% 80.8% |
Aoife Leahy (QULBC) LWU23 23:24.6 78.3% 80.3% |
Phoebe Mulligan (Portora BC) WJ18 23:32.3 75.2% 80.4% |
Aifric Keogh (NUIGBC) HWU23 23:35.5 75.1% 76.8% |
Claire Beechinor (Cork BC) WJ16 23:45.4 74.5% 79.6% |
Hannah McCarthy (St. Michaels RC) WJ18 23:59.5 73.8% 78.8% |
Kara O'Connor (Muckross RC) WJ16 24:07.7 73.4% 78.4% |
aisling Rodger (Commercial RC) WJ17 24:13.8 73.1% 78.1% |
Zoe Hyde (Killorglin RC) WJ16 24:14.9 73.0% 78.0% |
Laura Kilbane (Cork BC) WJ16 24:16.2 73.0% 77.9% |
Ruth Gilligan (Shannon RC) WJ18 24:22.0 72.7% 77.6% |
Eimear Lambe (Commercial RC) WJ16 24:29.7 72.3% 77.2% |
Daisy Callanan (Shandon B.C.) WJ18 24:31.8 72.2% 77.1% |
Alice Beacom (Portora BC) WJ16 24:51.0 71.3% 76.1% |
Erin Barry (Bann RC) WJ16 24:52.5 71.2% 76.0% |
Ellie Sherin (St. Michaels RC) WJ18 24:57.3 71.0% 75.8% |
Sarah Murphy (St. Michaels RC) WJ16 25:02.0 70.7% 75.6% |
Clodagh Scannell (Shandon B.C.) WJ18 25:13.7 70.2% 75.0% |
Erin Coll (Shannon RC) WJ16 25:24.7 69.7% 74.4% |
Helen Ryan (Shannon Rowing Club) LW 25:35.2 71.7% 71.7% |
Clodagh O'Sullivan (Shandon B.C.) WJ16 25:44.5 68.8% 73.5% |
Chloe Finlayson (Portora BC) WJ16 25:46.4 68.7% 73.4% |
Megan Blackburne (Fermoy RC) WJ18 26:01.0 68.1% 72.7% |
Elizabeth Clarke (Portora BC) WJ16 26:28.5 66.9% 71.4% |
# ROWING: Rowing Ireland have chosen Morten Espersen to be their new High Performance Director. The 61-year-old served as HPD in Denmark from 1993 to 2001 and went on to chair Denmark’s executive board for elite rowing. Denmark has had great success in the last two decades: their premier crew, the lightweight four, took three gold and two bronze medals in the last five Olympic Games, while the lightweight double scull took gold at London 2012. Fie Udby Erichsen also took a silver medal in the women's single sculls in London.
In a statement released by Rowing Ireland, Espersen said: “Rowing Ireland has the potential to succeed at the highest level and, working together with all stakeholders, I believe that this goal can be achieved.”
Espersen will take up his post in February. He will be based at the National Rowing Centre in Cork. He succeeds Martin McElroy, who has recently been appointed Performance Director for men's rowing in Canada.
Irish Olympic Sailing Team
Ireland has a proud representation in sailing at the Olympics dating back to 1948. Today there is a modern governing structure surrounding the selection of sailors the Olympic Regatta
Irish Olympic Sailing FAQs
Ireland’s representation in sailing at the Olympics dates back to 1948, when a team consisting of Jimmy Mooney (Firefly), Alf Delany and Hugh Allen (Swallow) competed in that year’s Summer Games in London (sailing off Torquay). Except for the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, Ireland has sent at least one sailor to every Summer Games since then.
- 1948 – London (Torquay) — Firefly: Jimmy Mooney; Swallow: Alf Delany, Hugh Allen
- 1952 – Helsinki — Finn: Alf Delany * 1956 – Melbourne — Finn: J Somers Payne
- 1960 – Rome — Flying Dutchman: Johnny Hooper, Peter Gray; Dragon: Jimmy Mooney, David Ryder, Robin Benson; Finn: J Somers Payne
- 1964 – Tokyo — Dragon: Eddie Kelliher, Harry Maguire, Rob Dalton; Finn: Johnny Hooper
- 1972 – Munich (Kiel) — Tempest: David Wilkins, Sean Whitaker; Dragon: Robin Hennessy, Harry Byrne, Owen Delany; Finn: Kevin McLaverty; Flying Dutchman: Harold Cudmore, Richard O’Shea
- 1976 – Montreal (Kingston) — 470: Robert Dix, Peter Dix; Flying Dutchman: Barry O’Neill, Jamie Wilkinson; Tempest: David Wilkins, Derek Jago
- 1980 – Moscow (Tallinn) — Flying Dutchman: David Wilkins, Jamie Wilkinson (Silver medalists) * 1984 – Los Angeles — Finn: Bill O’Hara
- 1988 – Seoul (Pusan) — Finn: Bill O’Hara; Flying Dutchman: David Wilkins, Peter Kennedy; 470 (Women): Cathy MacAleavy, Aisling Byrne
- 1992 – Barcelona — Europe: Denise Lyttle; Flying Dutchman: David Wilkins, Peter Kennedy; Star: Mark Mansfield, Tom McWilliam
- 1996 – Atlanta (Savannah) — Laser: Mark Lyttle; Europe: Aisling Bowman (Byrne); Finn: John Driscoll; Star: Mark Mansfield, David Burrows; 470 (Women): Denise Lyttle, Louise Cole; Soling: Marshall King, Dan O’Grady, Garrett Connolly
- 2000 – Sydney — Europe: Maria Coleman; Finn: David Burrows; Star: Mark Mansfield, David O'Brien
- 2004 – Athens — Europe: Maria Coleman; Finn: David Burrows; Star: Mark Mansfield, Killian Collins; 49er: Tom Fitzpatrick, Fraser Brown; 470: Gerald Owens, Ross Killian; Laser: Rory Fitzpatrick
- 2008 – Beijing (Qingdao) — Star: Peter O’Leary, Stephen Milne; Finn: Tim Goodbody; Laser Radial: Ciara Peelo; 470: Gerald Owens, Phil Lawton
- 2012 – London (Weymouth) — Star: Peter O’Leary, David Burrows; 49er: Ryan Seaton, Matt McGovern; Laser Radial: Annalise Murphy; Laser: James Espey; 470: Gerald Owens, Scott Flanigan
- 2016 – Rio — Laser Radial (Women): Annalise Murphy (Silver medalist); 49er: Ryan Seaton, Matt McGovern; 49erFX: Andrea Brewster, Saskia Tidey; Laser: Finn Lynch; Paralympic Sonar: John Twomey, Ian Costello & Austin O’Carroll
Ireland has won two Olympics medals in sailing events, both silver: David Wilkins, Jamie Wilkinson in the Flying Dutchman at Moscow 1980, and Annalise Murphy in the Laser Radial at Rio 2016.
The current team, as of December 2020, consists of Laser sailors Finn Lynch, Liam Glynn and Ewan McMahon, 49er pairs Ryan Seaton and Seafra Guilfoyle, and Sean Waddilove and Robert Dickson, as well as Laser Radial sailors Annalise Murphy and Aoife Hopkins.
Irish Sailing is the National Governing Body for sailing in Ireland.
Irish Sailing’s Performance division is responsible for selecting and nurturing Olympic contenders as part of its Performance Pathway.
The Performance Pathway is Irish Sailing’s Olympic talent pipeline. The Performance Pathway counts over 70 sailors from 11 years up in its programme.The Performance Pathway is made up of Junior, Youth, Academy, Development and Olympic squads. It provides young, talented and ambitious Irish sailors with opportunities to move up through the ranks from an early age. With up to 100 young athletes training with the Irish Sailing Performance Pathway, every aspect of their performance is planned and closely monitored while strong relationships are simultaneously built with the sailors and their families
Rory Fitzpatrick is the head coach of Irish Sailing Performance. He is a graduate of University College Dublin and was an Athens 2004 Olympian in the Laser class.
The Performance Director of Irish Sailing is James O’Callaghan. Since 2006 James has been responsible for the development and delivery of athlete-focused, coach-led, performance-measured programmes across the Irish Sailing Performance Pathway. A Business & Economics graduate of Trinity College Dublin, he is a Level 3 Qualified Coach and Level 2 Coach Tutor. He has coached at five Olympic Games and numerous European and World Championship events across multiple Olympic classes. He is also a member of the Irish Sailing Foundation board.
Annalise Murphy is by far and away the biggest Irish sailing star. Her fourth in London 2012 when she came so agonisingly close to a bronze medal followed by her superb silver medal performance four years later at Rio won the hearts of Ireland. Murphy is aiming to go one better in Tokyo 2021.
Under head coach Rory Fitzpatrick, the coaching staff consists of Laser Radial Academy coach Sean Evans, Olympic Laser coach Vasilij Zbogar and 49er team coach Matt McGovern.
The Irish Government provides funding to Irish Sailing. These funds are exclusively for the benefit of the Performance Pathway. However, this falls short of the amount required to fund the Performance Pathway in order to allow Ireland compete at the highest level. As a result the Performance Pathway programme currently receives around €850,000 per annum from Sport Ireland and €150,000 from sponsorship. A further €2 million per annum is needed to have a major impact at the highest level. The Irish Sailing Foundation was established to bridge the financial gap through securing philanthropic donations, corporate giving and sponsorship.
The vision of the Irish Sailing Foundation is to generate the required financial resources for Ireland to scale-up and execute its world-class sailing programme. Irish Sailing works tirelessly to promote sailing in Ireland and abroad and has been successful in securing funding of 1 million euro from Sport Ireland. However, to compete on a par with other nations, a further €2 million is required annually to realise the ambitions of our talented sailors. For this reason, the Irish Sailing Foundation was formed to seek philanthropic donations. Led by a Board of Directors and Head of Development Kathryn Grace, the foundation lads a campaign to bridge the financial gap to provide the Performance Pathway with the funds necessary to increase coaching hours, upgrade equipment and provide world class sport science support to a greater number of high-potential Irish sailors.
The Senior and Academy teams of the Performance Pathway are supported with the provision of a coach, vehicle, coach boat and boats. Even with this level of subsidy there is still a large financial burden on individual families due to travel costs, entry fees and accommodation. There are often compromises made on the amount of days a coach can be hired for and on many occasions it is necessary to opt out of major competitions outside Europe due to cost. Money raised by the Irish Sailing Foundation will go towards increased quality coaching time, world-class equipment, and subsiding entry fees and travel-related costs. It also goes towards broadening the base of talented sailors that can consider campaigning by removing financial hurdles, and the Performance HQ in Dublin to increase efficiency and reduce logistical issues.
The ethos of the Performance Pathway is progression. At each stage international performance benchmarks are utilised to ensure the sailors are meeting expectations set. The size of a sailor will generally dictate which boat they sail. The classes selected on the pathway have been identified as the best feeder classes for progression. Currently the Irish Sailing Performance Pathway consists of the following groups: * Pathway (U15) Optimist and Topper * Youth Academy (U19) Laser 4.7, Laser Radial and 420 * Development Academy (U23) Laser, Laser Radial, 49er, 49erFX * Team IRL (direct-funded athletes) Laser, Laser Radial, 49er, 49erFX
The Irish Sailing performance director produces a detailed annual budget for the programme which is presented to Sport Ireland, Irish Sailing and the Foundation for detailed discussion and analysis of the programme, where each item of expenditure is reviewed and approved. Each year, the performance director drafts a Performance Plan and Budget designed to meet the objectives of Irish Performance Sailing based on an annual review of the Pathway Programmes from Junior to Olympic level. The plan is then presented to the Olympic Steering Group (OSG) where it is independently assessed and the budget is agreed. The OSG closely monitors the delivery of the plan ensuring it meets the agreed strategy, is within budget and in line with operational plans. The performance director communicates on an ongoing basis with the OSG throughout the year, reporting formally on a quarterly basis.
Due to the specialised nature of Performance Sport, Irish Sailing established an expert sub-committee which is referred to as the Olympic Steering Group (OSG). The OSG is chaired by Patrick Coveney and its objective is centred around winning Olympic medals so it oversees the delivery of the Irish Sailing’s Performance plan.
At Junior level (U15) sailors learn not only to be a sailor but also an athlete. They develop the discipline required to keep a training log while undertaking fitness programmes, attending coaching sessions and travelling to competitions. During the winter Regional Squads take place and then in spring the National Squads are selected for Summer Competitions. As sailors move into Youth level (U19) there is an exhaustive selection matrix used when considering a sailor for entry into the Performance Academy. Completion of club training programmes, attendance at the performance seminars, physical suitability and also progress at Junior and Youth competitions are assessed and reviewed. Once invited in to the Performance Academy, sailors are given a six-month trial before a final decision is made on their selection. Sailors in the Academy are very closely monitored and engage in a very well planned out sailing, training and competition programme. There are also defined international benchmarks which these sailors are required to meet by a certain age. Biannual reviews are conducted transparently with the sailors so they know exactly where they are performing well and they are made aware of where they may need to improve before the next review.
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