Seven Irish boats set for rowing World Cup

An Irish rowing team of seven boats has been announced to compete in the opening regatta of the FISA World Cup series next week at the 1972 Olympic regatta course in Munich, Germany.

All seven Irish boats compete in Olympic boat classes, in this the first chance to test the 2008 international field. Ireland already has one boat qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing; the heavyweight men’s four (M4-) which will compete in Munich. This regatta, and the second one in the series (May 30 - June 1) in Switzerland will give the Irish coaches the opportunity to assess the crews and finalise team selection for the crucial final Olympic qualifying regatta in Poznan, Poland from June 15-18.