Daughter of Irish missionaries will become Uganda's first Olympic rower on Friday

A former World Championship swimmer, Kathleen Noble only took up rowing when she moved to study at Princeton University

Uganda's Kathleen Noble. Pic via Ireland in Uganda Twitter

One of Sanita Puspure's opponents in the Olympic Women's Single Sculls will be a history-maker born to Irish parents in Uganda.

Kathleen Noble will become her nation's first Olympic participant in a rowing event when the heats for the single sculls get under way on Friday.