Intersport Elverys Announce Irish Para Rowing World Champion Katie O’Brien as Brand Ambassador
This is your year – to get strong, stay committed and take your training to the next level. At Intersport Elverys we are proud to continue our commitment and support for Irish athletes and teams on their sporting journeys.
Being at the Heart of Sport, we know first hand how it has a positive impact sport can have on the body and mind. Intersport Elverys wants to help promote participation and inspire people from all walks of life, abilities, size, shape and age to take part in a sport they love or discover an entire new sport!
Each and everyday we as a brand want to inspire you through our work with professional athletes by bringing you an insight into the highs and lows of their performing life , receive some motivational tips and advice from these athletes so to use along your own sporting journey. Most importantly we will also show you the latest technologies and products through everyday athletes that best relate to your sporting level.
We actively promote participation for everyone through many mediums. Our expert staff are here first hand with helpful and useful knowledge in apparel, footwear and home gym, making sure you have the best start possible! We are proud to be involved in summer camps that promote sport for all children and we love when we can make their dreams come true by meeting their heroes.
With that being said we are delighted to introduce Intersport Elverys newest brand ambassador, World Rowing Champion, Para Athlete, Katie O’Brien.
About Katie
Katie hails from Clarinbridge in Co. Galway and rows out of Galway Rowing Club. She currently represents Ireland in the PR2 W1x category.
She began rowing in 2013 after watching the Paralympics the previous year in 2012. She attended a Talent ID day with the intention of looking at horse riding but tried out rowing, was asked back to a training camp and the rest is history!
She has become a huge success in her field and previously finished 6th place in the A Final in the World Rowing Cup in 2013 in Eton. Katie has also won gold at the Henley Women’s Regatta and at the Home International Regatta and has also set two world records on ERG, the first in 2015 over 1km the second over 2km in 2021.
After taking a short break, in 2019 she returned to rowing and came third in the World Championships in Linz. Katies goals are to be able to compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympics with her rowing partner Steven McGowan where they hope to qualify this summer in Belgrade, Serbia. In 2022 Katie and Steven also made history by forming Ireland’s first para-rowing crew.
We are excited to support and be part of Katie’s Paralympic journey. Speaking with Katie she had the following advice for anyone starting out or evening continuing on their training journey “set yourself small goals, and achieve them bit by bit. When there is a day or a week that doesn’t go to plan it’s important to reset and refocus those goals. If you need a session off to reset, then do that and start fresh the next day or week”
Make sure to stay tuned for more from Intersport Elverys Brand Ambassador Katie O’Brien and for the latest in training apparel, footwear and equipment visit Elverys.ie
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