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Paul O’Donovan is LM1x World Champion 2016

UCD Ad Astra student Paul O’Donovan topped off an outstanding season by winning the LM1x at the 2016 World Championships in Rotterdam, while UCD’s David O’Malley and Shane Mulvaney finished 4th in the U23 LM2- and Shane O’Connell 5th in the U23 LM4x.

Paul was imperious throughout the Championships, finishing 1st in all of his races, which began just 10 days after he secured a LM2x Silver medal at the Rio Olympics with his brother Gary. Full results are here.

The U23 World Championships were also held over the same week in Rotterdam, with UCD’s young representation impressing in the LM2- and LM4x. Full results are here.

Paul O’Donovan walks away from ‘single’ life with gold and no regrets

It was his last hurrah. Paul O’Donovan is 22, but he is already putting away one of his loves and moving forward with a bigger project. The Olympic boat, the lightweight double sculls, is the future, but first he wanted to walk away from the lightweight single with no regrets.

Irish rowing sensation Paul O’Donovan adds World GOLD to Olympic silver – Independent.ie

O’Donovan came first in the men’s lightweight sculls final at the World Rowing Championships in Rotterdam. He was cheered on by his brother Gary, who has stopped by Rotterdam on his return from Rio, as well as a large contingent from Skibbereen. He made his customary slow start in Lane Six and was trailing at the 500m mark.

Paul O’Donovan scorches to World Championship gold

Paul O’Donovan kept a promise made to friends in Rio by scorching to a stunning gold medal at the World Rowing Championships in Rotterdam. O’Donovan made his trademark tentative start and was last of the six boats after 500m but when Slovenian Rajko Hrvat burst into the lead the Skibbereen man was quick to follow and he was already second at the halfway point.

 

Aug 28, 2016Niall Farrell
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2 months ago

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Our Movember campaign has raised over €3000 so far!

Moustaches have been grown and hundreds of kilometres moved, but we aren’t finished just yet with a week to go 💪

Thank you very much for all the donations thus far, and if you’d like to contribute click the link below 🔗

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UCD Virtual Open Day is underway 💪🏼 find us at the Sports & Scholarships desk from 10am-4pm.

Don't miss our 'Row at UCD' webinars at 1pm (with Olympian & former UCD Ad Astra scholar Claire Lambe!) and 3pm - more info and signup at ucdbc.ie
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3 months ago

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The club is truly shocked and saddened with the passing of Jonathan Devitt.

Johnny made an enormous contribution to the club, not least as Captain in 2002 and 2003. He created foundations that the club still builds on today and it was fitting that he received a Centenary Medal in recognition of this in 2017.

We offer our most sincere condolences to his wife Caroline, his family, his crew mates and all who knew him.

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