Sarah Keane is the first female President of the Olympic Federation of Ireland, having been elected to that role in February 2017.[1] [2] She is a former member of the Irish water polo team, and is CEO of Swim Ireland,[3] a position she has held since 2004.
Keane is a lawyer, with a bachelor's degree in Law and a masters degree in Commercial Law; she also holds diplomas in both corporate and financial management. Before taking up her post at Swim Ireland she was an associate partner at Matheson law firm in Dublin.[4]
Keane was first elected to the Board of the Olympic Federation of Ireland in 2014.[5]
Keane has three children, and lives in Dublin.