Rowing has secured another boat from Ireland for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games at the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Emily Hegarty, Natalie Long, Eimear Lambe and Imogen Magner got the job done, winning the final of the Women’s Four and in turn, have booked their tickets to Paris 2024.

Just three years ago, the Women’s Four raced here in Lucerne for the Tokyo Final Olympic Qualification Regatta. Having won their event in 2021, they went on to be the first ever female team to win an Olympic medal in Ireland’s history by taking home a bronze medal.

Lambe and Hegarty were both part of that winning team, alongside Aifric Keogh and Fiona Murtagh.

The focus for the team now switches to the Olympic Games as they prepare for the biggest event in the rowing calendar.

They will be joined on the water in Paris by boats in the Men’s and Women’s Pairs, the Men’s and Women’s Doubles, and the lightweight Men’s and Women’s Doubles.

Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy are the reigning Olympic Champions in that latter event but the crews that will take part have yet to be formally confirmed.

It is an outstanding achievement for the sport to have so many boats qualified.

 

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