Two-time world champion Sanita Puspure gets coaching role at UCC

Puspure will have the responsibility of coaching a number of high-profile rowers as the club boasts several Olympians as current members including gold medal winner Paul O’Donovan

Richard Brewster, Bank of Ireland; Morgan Buckley, Director of Sport and Physical Activity in UCC; Olympian Rob Heffernan; Christine O Donovan, Deputy Head of Sport & Physical Activity and world champion Sanita Puspure, newly appointed head coach of University College Cork. Picture: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision

Three-time Olympian Sanita Puspure has been appointed the head coach at the rowing programme at UCC.

Puspure, a world champion in 2018 and 2019 is a Level 3 qualified rowing coach and recently completed a Degree in Sport Science and Conditioning with Setanta College.