Aifric Keogh
Rowing
BIOGRAPHY
Keogh started rowing in the Jes in Galway in 2006, and studied Food Microbiology at UCC. Aifric (with Emily Hegarty) made a final at World Championships in 2018. Despite a blood clot on her lung in 2019 she won European medals in 2020 & 2021. The Galway athlete went on to make history as one of Ireland’s first female Olympic rowing medallists claiming bronze in Tokyo in the Four. Despite racing mostly in Fours Keogh was paired with Fiona Murtagh last year, and the duo came fourth at 2023 World Championships which earned the boat an Olympic berth for Paris. The pairing have made the podium in all three of this seasons World Cup regattas.
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Medal For Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch at Paris 2024
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DAY 3 MORNING REPORT FROM TEAM IRELAND | PARIS 2024
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TEAM IRELAND TO FEATURE IN TEN SPORTS ON OPENING DAY OF PARIS 2024
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ROWERS OFFICIALLY SELECTED FOR TEAM IRELAND AT PARIS 2024
The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the rowing team that will compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. A record number of crews has qualified for Team Ireland at these Games, with sixteen athletes to compete across seven boats. The rowing events occur in Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, to the southeast of [...]
Rowing Ireland bring two medals home from World Cup I, Varese.
Two medals are coming home to Ireland as racing finishes up here on Lago di Varese. Fiona Murtagh and Airfic Keogh are taking home the silver medals for the Women’s Pair. Up against reigning World Champions Veronique Meester and Ymkje Clevering of the Netherlands, the crew from Galway had a tough race ahead. Ireland were [...]