Rowing Ireland has an opportunity for a male athlete attempt to qualify a boat for Tokyo 2021 and to begin the preparation for The Paris 2024 qualification cycle.
Rowing Ireland is currently looking for a male in the PR2 classification to be part of a mixed double scull. World Rowing defines the PR2 class as: “Rowers who have trunk and arm movement, who are unable to use their legs to propel the sliding seat”.
The successful candidate will compete alongside High-Performance athlete, Katie O’Brien. The aim is to qualify for the 2021 Paralympics. Katie won the Bronze Medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Linz. Katie has become a huge success in her field and previously finished 6th place in the A Final in the World Rowing Cup in 2013 in Eton. Katie has also won Gold at the Henley Women’s Regatta and the Home International Regatta.
If you think you might qualify as PR2, are of a competitive nature, ideally involved in high-level sport, with a strong upper body and decreased/no use/mobility of their legs and are prepared to commit to this exciting High-Performance programme initiative, please email [email protected] by the 14 September, with a brief overview of your sporting experience to date and for further details and requirements.
Successful applicants will then be invited for further testing.
