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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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 [...]
Team Ireland Name Rowing Team For World Cup I
Ireland have named their rowing team for the World Cup I event in Italy next month, as preparations go up a gear for the summer's Paris Games. The World Rowing Cups are an annual series of three regattas that lead in to the World Rowing Championships. World Cup I takes place from 12 to 14 [...]
CHILDREN NATIONWIDE TO JOIN OLYMPIANS ON ROAD TO PARIS
OLYMPIC FEDERATION OF IRELAND LAUNCHES ROAD TO PARIS – THE OLYMPIC SCHOOLS CHALLENGE Schools nationwide are invited to join the Irish Olympic team on an interactive journey to the Olympic Games in Paris. The challenge is part of the OFI’s ‘Dare to Believe’ programme supported by PTSB Today the Olympic Federation of Ireland, together […]
TEAM IRELAND OLYMPIC BALL HONOURS EUROPEAN GAMES & AWARDS
Link to imagery HERE Athletes and performance enablers gather to celebrate Olympic sport in Ireland Last night, the Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) hosted the Team Ireland Olympic Ball at the Mansion House in Dublin, to celebrate the achievements and contributions of members of the Irish Olympic family in 2023, as well as to [...]
Rowing Ireland Kickstart Olympic Year On The Paris 2024 Olympic Course
12 athletes across 6 boats qualified quota spots for Team Ireland at the recent World Rowing Championships which took place in Belgrade, Serbia in September. After a short break, Team Ireland rowers are back in training and leaving no stone unturned as they prepare for the Olympic Games in less than 275 days. Part-funded by [...]