Claire Lambe (born 16 May 1990 in

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) is an Irish rower, who began rowing in 2005. In August 2015 she was a member of the lightweight women's double scull which qualified Lambe and her rowing partner Sinead Jennings for the

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. They reached the finals at the Women's lightweight double sculls, coming 6th in the final. Lambe began rowing when she was 15, on the

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. After initial experience at a summer camp in the Municipal Rowing Club, she began training all year round at the nearby Commercial Rowing Club. She studied mechanical engineering at

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, and received intensive rowing training from the college's Ad Astra Academy. In 2016, Lambe was reported to be studying for a master's degree in Engineering at Homerton College

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, and was a member of the winning Cambridge crew in

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. Lambe announced her retirement from international competition in February 2018.

References

* 1990 births Living people Irish female rowers Sportspeople from Dublin (city) Olympic rowers for Ireland Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Alumni of Homerton College, Cambridge {{Ireland-rowing-bio-stub