Name: Alison Bergin
Event: Rowing - Women's double sculls
Age: 22
Alison Bergin from Fermoy Rowing Club makes her Olympic debut alongside Zoe Hyde.
Bergin is a sport and exercise management student at MTU and has her first international appearance in 2020 at the Junior Europeans, finishing fourth in the women's four. At under-23 level competing solo, Bergin was ninth in 2021, third in 2022 and won gold in 2023.
The pairing of Hyde and Bergin was formed in 2023, they were a surprise heat winner at the 2023 World Championships and went on to finish fourth overall, which secured the boat in Paris.
