Mixing medical studies with world championship wins the perfect balancing act for Paul O'Donovan 

Speaking on the back of his world championship gold - which he won alongside fellow Olympic hero Fintan McCarthy - O'Donovan said he finds pleasure in getting away from the books to hop into the boat, and vice versa. 

BALANCING ACT: National Dairy Council Ambassador Paul O'Donovan is currently in his final year in UCC, and is still finding time to be at his best in the boat.

The prospect of balancing college studies with a sporting hobby is a pretty tough one at the best of times. 

Balancing the hectic schedule of studying medicine with being a world-class athlete is a different feat altogether, but it's a double act that Olympic champion Paul O'Donovan is juggling with minimal fuss, it seems.