👩🎓✨ She's No. 1! Huge congratulations to UCD Ad Astra Academy sailing ace Eve McMahon, who has been named Irish Sailor of the Year.
⛵️ The UCD Quinn School BComm International Student student was nominated for her phenomenal performances in 2023, which included winning the U21 World Championships and securing a place at the 2024 Paris Olympics this summer.
Her first gold medal of 2023, McMahon wrapped up the championship ahead of her race rivals despite capsizing during one of her 11 races.
A nominee for RTÉ Sport Young Sportsperson of the Year award in 2022, the UCD student won a hat-trick of gold medals the same year.
“Sailor of the Year Eve McMahon’s hugely successful progression from youth to adult sailor is an encouraging reflection of Irish Sailing athlete development and, when you couple that with the amazing achievements of Youth Sailors Ben and Ethan, it gives us a lot to be hopeful about for both this summer and the future of Irish Sailing on the international stage,” said Tim Bourke, CEO of Irish Sailing.
“We are also delighted to have another ten awards representing commitment and success across the many activities of our sport and the recognition of all nominees from the sailing community in these awards is something we can all be proud of.”
ALT Photo: Eve McMahon giving a thumbs up in a boat