Five hundred crews set to converge on Limerick for Irish Schools Regatta

It’s going to be a busy weekend in Limerick with almost 500 crews from over 70 schools across the country travelling to O’Briens Bridge for Sunday’s Irish Schools Regatta, which follows the Limerick Regatta at the same venue on Saturday.

The Schools Regatta is run over a four-lane, 1,500m buoyed course with races for Junior 14s (U14) up to U23s. The annual Victor Ludorum Trophy will be presented to the most successful school at the Regatta, an honour St Joseph’s College Galway will be looking to defend.

This year’s entry sees an increase of close to 100 crews from 2016, a further vindication of Rowing Ireland’s “Get Going, Get Rowing” programme which continues to expand to schools across the country.