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DCU Canoeist Jenny Egan has been awarded the Irish Times Sports Woman of the Month Award in conjunction with the Irish Sports Council

Jenny Egan

Jenny is a final year Athletic Therapy and Training (ATT) Student and has been a DCU Sports Scholar since she started in DCU. Jenny has been a carded athlete with the Irish Sports Council since 2003. She has represented Ireland at numerous international events and was the First Irish Canoeist either Male or Female to win a medal (silver) at Senior Sprint World Cup level, May 2010. She also achieved 4th place in the Canoe World Championships in Spain in October 2010. Jenny recently won a Silver Medal in the K1 5,000m event at the Senior Sprint World Cup, Racice, Czech Republic, May 2011. Winning the Irish Times Sports Woman of the Month is a huge achievement for Jenny and a huge boost to her sporting career as she aims to represent Ireland at the London 2012 Olympics.

Read the article in today's Irish Times:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2011/0608/1224298573251.html