Grants for Irish Rowers Who Excel on Ergometer

20th October 2016

Shane Mulvaney and Paul O'Donovan at the Irish Indoor Championships 2016.

#Rowing: Ireland’s high performance director, Morten Espersen has announced that four grants will be available to rowers who produce exceptional performances on ergometers (rowing machines). The grants, of €5,000, will be for world class times on Concept 2. The performances needed are: Men, Open 5 minutes 35 seconds; Men, Lightweight 5:54. Women, Open 6:23; Women, Lightweight 6:53.

There will also be four travel scholarships for taking part in the ‘Crash Bs’ in Boston in February, for those who have achieved outstanding performance(s) at Irish Indoor Rowing Championships in Limerick. The evaluation panel will consist of Espersen, Joe Cantillon, the organiser of the Irish Indoor Championships and Alex Dunne of Concept 2.

Terms and Conditions:

Athletes must have full Rowing Ireland registration and be part of an affiliated Irish Club under Rowing Ireland.

The process is part of the Rowing Ireland on water trial process in 2016/2017.

Four Scholarships to be contested in Limerick (Irish Indoor Championships).

World Class times to be done at Limerick Irish Indoor Championship, Crash B or by appointment with HPD at NRC after Indoors.

Open window for World Class times: 20th October 2016 to 1st April 2017

If more than four athletes achieve the World Class times, the 4 best are picked with per centage list times to be achieved.

The Performance Strategy applies fully as weight management for lightweights

Only certified Concept 2 ergometers by HPD

HPD reserves the right to make all final decisions.

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Liam Gorman

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Liam Gorman is a writer and reporter. He is the co-author of Little Lady, One Man, Big Ocean, published in the United States and Canada as Crossing the Swell. He is the rowing correspondent of the Irish Times.

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