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Aifric Keogh
Aifric Keogh ( ; born 9 July 1992) is an Irish rowing (sport), rower. She competed in the Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's coxless four, women's coxless four event at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal. Along with her team-mates, she was named as the Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman for July 2021. References External links * Aifric Keogh at Rowing Ireland * * 1992 births Living people Irish female rowers Olympic rowers of Ireland Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Olympic bronze medalists for Ireland 21st-century Irish women 20th-century Irish women {{Ireland-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowing (sport)
Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is divided into two disciplines: sculling and sweep rowing. In sculling, each rower holds two oars—one in each hand, while in sweep rowing each rower holds one oar with both hands. There are several boat classes in which athletes may compete, ranging from single sculls, occupied by one person, to shells with eight rowers and a coxswain, called eights. There are a wide variety of course types and formats of racing, but most elite and championship level racing is conducted on calm water courses long with several lanes marked using buoys. Modern rowing as a competitive sport can be traced to the early 17th century when professional watermen held races (regattas) on the River Thames in London, England. Often prizes were offered by the London G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
