Kilkenny rower Anna Brennan is ready to battle world’s best in Canada

A Kilkenny teenager is gearing up to take on the world’s best on the rowing scene.

Dungarvan’s Anna Brennan will represent Ireland in the World Rowing Championships today (Wednesday) in Ontario, competing in the under-19 women’s double sculls with team-mate Moya Knowles from Skibbereen RC.

Brennan prepared for the finals at an Irish Rowing Camp in Canada, training with a team that includes two-time Olympic champion Paul O’Donovan. She will be in action in the heats from 3.55pm Irish time.

A member of New Ross Rowing Club Brennan, who previously rowed for Graignamanagh, has been training in the Rowing Ireland High Performance Camp in Cork throughout the summer in preparation for the championships. A sixth year student at the Presentation Secondary School, last month she won the national championship, giving New Ross its first Irish title in its 148-year history