Alison takes silver at World Championships

Fermoy athletes have been pulling out all the stops recently as another medal was secured, this time for rowing.

Alison Bergin of Fermoy Rowing Club bagged a silver medal after an exceptional performance at the U23 World Rowing Championships last weekend. Taking on the BW1x category, the local rower made it through to the A finals, where she upgraded last year’s bronze medal to a silver.

Olga O’Sullivan, Alison’s former coach, said that everyone at Fermoy Rowing Club is ‘delighted’ to see her securing the silver medal.

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