Daire Lynch Explained

Daire Lynch
Nationality:Irish
Birth Date:19 June 1998
[1]
Birth Place:Clonmel, Republic of Ireland
Country:Ireland
Sport:Rowing
Event:Double sculls

Daire Lynch ([2] born 19 June 1998) is an Irish rower. Competing With Philip Doyle in the double sculls, he won a bronze medal at the 2023 World Rowing Championships, and the 2024 Olympics.

Career

From Clonmel, in County Tipperary,[3] he attended Yale University between 2017 and 2022, studying economics. He won the Irish National Championship single sculls in 2021.[4]

In September 2023, he won a bronze medal in the Heavyweight Double Sculls final at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade. He won bronze alongside Phillip Doyle at the Rowing World Cup at Lago di Varese in Italy in April 2024.[5]

In June 2024, he won gold in the men's double sculls in the third World Cup regatta in Poznan alongside Phillip Doyle.[6]

He qualified alongside Doyle for the double sculls at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[7] [8] On 1 August he won a bronze medal alongside Phillip Doyle in the Men's double sculls final.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olympics.ie. Daire Lynch. 26 July 2024.
  2. Doyle and Lynch win bronze for Ireland in Belgrade . 29s . RTÉ . 10 September 2010 .
  3. Web site: Tipperary athletes ready to take their place among the elite at Olympic Games. Tipperary Live. 26 July 2024. Eammon. Wynne. 25 July 2024.
  4. Web site: Daire Lynch. RTE. 22 July 2024. 26 July 2024.
  5. Web site: Another international success for Olympics-bound Tipperary rower Daire Lynch. Tipperary Live. 14 April 2024. 26 July 2024.
  6. Web site: Doyle and Lynch take World Cup gold in double sculls. BBC Sport. Nigel. Ringland. 16 June 2024. 26 July 2024.
  7. Web site: Irish Rowers Start Olympic Journey in Paris This Saturday. afloat.ie. 26 July 2024. 25 July 2024.
  8. Web site: Daire Lynch says there's a sense of relief to have achieved Olympic qualification. tippfm. 26 July 2024. Ronan. Quirke. 25 September 2023.
  9. Web site: Paris 2024: Bronze for Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch in double sculls. 1 August 2024. RTE Sport. 1 August 2024.