Sinéad Lynch

Sinéad Lynch (born 30 September 1976; née Jennings; in Letterkenny,[1] County Donegal) is an Irish rower. She is a member of St Michael's Rowing Club. In August 2015 she was a member of the lightweight women's double scull which qualified the boat for the Rio Olympics. Lynch and her rowing partner Claire Lambe reached the finals at the Women's lightweight double sculls, but did not win a medal.[2]

Sinéad Lynch
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Ireland
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Lucerne LW1x
Silver medal – second place 2008 Linz LW1x
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Zagreb LW1x

Personal life

The daughter of Garda Michael Jennings (a native of the West of Ireland) and his wife Theresa, Sinéad was raised at Hawthorn Heights in Letterkenny. Her sister is Caitriona Jennings. She studied Pharmacy at university in Edinburgh and later competed Medical studies at the University of Limerick. Jennings is married to Sam Lynch, who rowed for Ireland at the 1996 and 2004 Olympics.[1]

References
  1. O'Riordan, Ian (3 December 2015). "Sinéad Jennings: Doctor and mother of three takes long hard row to Rio". Irish Times. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. Barry, Stephen (3 August 2016). "Irish Olympic rowers Sinead Jennings and Claire Lambe are living the dream". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

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