#ROWING: Paul O’Donovan is the Afloat Rower of Month for July. The 20-year-old UCD man reached the final of very competitive lightweight single sculls at the World Under-23 Championships in Varese in Italy. He finished fourth, just one place off his finish last year – and he has two more years left in this grade.
At the Irish Rowing Championships, O’Donovan finished second to heavyweight oarsman John Keohane in the senior single sculls.
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 2014. Keep a monthly eye on progress and watch our 2014 champions list grow.