Irish Olympic meet

Team for 2005 announced

The ISA held its first Olympic Squad session of 2005 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, on Saturday the 26th last, formally announcing squad members and introducing new staff. The event marked the official campaign start for several new young squad sailors aspiring to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

The session was spent reviewing progress since Athens and addressing how the team could operate most effectively going forward. The process has put in place a solid foundation for the ISA's on going Olympic 2008 campaign.

Olympic and Paralympic Squad Members for 2005 are:

Finn Class : David Burrows, Aaron O'Grady, Tim Goodbody
Laser Class: Rory Fitzpatrick, Roger Craig, James Espey
Laser Radial: Ciara Peelo, Debbie Hanna
470 Class: Gerbil Owens and Ross Killian
49er Class: Russell McGovern and Matt McGovern
Star Class: Max Treacy and Anthony Shanks // Maurice O'Connell and Ed Peel
Sonar Class: John Twomey and Brian O'Mahony // Paul McCarthy, Paul Ryan and Chris Thomas