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DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) What is it with these geographical clusters of super-rowers!? Following on from our post about the three oarsmen from Northern Ireland off to Beijing, Fiola and Valerie (herself an expert master rower!) let us know about these three from Killarney that are Olympic competitors.
From Valerie:
Beijing Bound…Heroes and history combined as World champion rowers, Paul Griffin, Sean Casey and Cathal Moynihan, all from Muckross Rowing Club, Killarney, are representing Ireland in the lightweight and heavyweight coxless (-4) in Beijing, for the 2008 Olympic games. There is a very strong tradition of Rowing in Killarney going back over 200 years, there are five clubs in the town. Muckross Rowing Club are very proud of their olympic hopefuls, and rightly so! The excitement is building in the town. All club rivalries have been put on hold until after the olympic games!
We’ll be watching out for the Kerry rowers and wishing them huge success!
-Aisling-
Image from Valerie O’Sullivan.
Latest Comments (1):
10.08.2008 | 16:14
Ireland’s lightweight four crew of Cathal Moynihan, Gearoid Towey, Richard Archibald and Paul Griffin have been denied a place in the Olympic semi-final by a whisker
http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics2008/2008/0810/lightweight.html
So close guys - hard luck! Apparentely they have good enough odds claiming a semi-final place in the upcoming races though!
Gags Towey is also a serious Adventure Racer!
They are something else these guys eh!
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