Sinéad Lynch (born 30 September 1976; née Jennings; in

Letterkenny Letterkenny ( ga, Leitir Ceanainn , meaning 'hillside of the O'Cannons'), nicknamed 'the Cathedral Town', is the largest and most populous town in County Donegal, a county in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. Letterkenny lies on the R ...

County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconne ...

) is an Irish rower. She is a member of

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. In August 2015 she was a member of the lightweight women's double scull which qualified the boat for the

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. Lynch and her rowing partner

Claire Lambe Claire Lambe (born 16 May 1990 in Dublin) is an Irish rower, who began rowing in 2005. In August 2015 she was a member of the lightweight women's double scull which qualified Lambe and her rowing partner Sinead Jennings for the Rio Olympics. T ...

reached the finals at the Women's lightweight double sculls, but did not win a medal.

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

. Her sister is Caitriona Jennings. She studied Pharmacy at university in

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and later competed Medical studies at the University of Limerick. Jennings is married to Sam Lynch, who rowed for Ireland at the

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and

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References

External links

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1976 births Living people Irish female rowers Sportspeople from County Donegal World Rowing Championships medalists for Ireland Olympic rowers for Ireland Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Letterkenny {{Ireland-rowing-bio-stub