Monika Dukarska: ‘I never dreamed I would row on that lake, and especially not for Ireland’

Monika Dukarska is a member of Ireland’s elite rowing squad and bidding to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the women’s pairs. From Killorglin, the 29-year-old is also a two-time World Coastal Rowing champion, has two Masters degrees, and is now doing a PhD in education.

Q. Your family moved to Ireland 13 years ago from the Polish city of Poznan, a famous stop on the international rowing circuit so, presumably, you were already a rower when you moved?