The Olympics

[mick_jones]

As opposed to the high achieving, mentally balanced and stable pillars of society who populate this forum

[StoneCold]

Are you a failed rubby player mate? Did you study commerce?

[Fagan_ODowd]

@myboyblue

@TheUlteriorMotive

Dunno.

I still think a track and field medal and gold is the pinnacle of the Olympic Games.

Ronnie Delaney won the blue riband track and field event.

Track and Field will always be the pinnacle. A Barr medal would be incredible.

O Donovan is some animal though and I hope he makes out like a bandit from all of this.

I’ll make sure I’m in Dunmore for the homecoming.

[Aertel220]

@BruidheanChaorthainn

There was defo a fallout the brother didn’t even stay In Tokyo for the race.

I was wondering myself why they no longer race together. Apparently it’s performance based though.

[backinatracksuit]

@Cheasty

@BruidheanChaorthainn

It’s basically a past time for failed rugby players who study commerce.

There is more than a grain of truth to this. The Skib boys are different though.

There is absolutely zero truth in that, I’m surprised to see you entertaining that

[BruidheanChaorthainn]

Lads are pretending to be speechless after a canoe race amazing they were still able to type.

[EstebanSexface]

were you rotten with drink last night or something? You’re fierce cranky

[BruidheanChaorthainn]

It’s very hard to root for these fellas when you know the full story.

[Cheasty]

@Cheasty

LA 2028, mate. A former captain of Dublin University Boat Club once said, “if you row competitively for seven years and don’t make it to international level, you’re a fucking retard”.

Correction. That person was actually beaten in the captaincy election by one vote. Both himself and his conqueror were former pupils at Eton, as all DUBC captains are.

[myboyblue]

This is a poor effort. The simpletons reacting are as bad.

[Aertel220]

@BruidheanChaorthainn

It’s very hard to root for these fellas when you know the full story.

What’s the full story? They seem like characters to me. You’d have to respect Paul O’ Donovan becoming a physio and then going back to become a doctor while training as a full time athlete. It would remind you of Michael Fitzsimons in Dublin.

[Cheasty]

@backinatracksuit

There is absolutely zero truth in that, I’m surprised to see you entertaining that

A lot of rowers on the Dublin scene are failed schools rugby players. Some more are failed GAA players. The people you really want in a boat, the real tough nuts, are generally from Cork or Galway, the people who actually grew up rowing.

[Fagan_ODowd]

The students I knew that were rowers were incredible specimens of fitness.

@backinatracksuit

@Cheasty

@BruidheanChaorthainn

It’s basically a past time for failed rugby players who study commerce.

There is more than a grain of truth to this. The Skib boys are different though.

There is absolutely zero truth in that, I’m surprised to see you entertaining that

[Fagan_ODowd]

@Cheasty

@backinatracksuit

There is absolutely zero truth in that, I’m surprised to see you entertaining that

A lot of rowers on the Dublin scene are failed schools rugby players. Some more are failed GAA players. The people you really want in a boat, the real tough nuts, are generally from Cork or Galway.

The rowers I knew were neither rugby nor GAA players.

[myboyblue]

Did you ever pop along to the Garda Rowing Club back in the day? A great day out.

[Fagan_ODowd]

I did not.

[myboyblue]

Me neither.

[Thomas_Brady]

How can you be a failed rubby player?

[BruidheanChaorthainn]

They hound good schools players who aren’t playing colleges with ucd to take up rowing. Within weeks of picking it up they are usually competitive at a high level.

It’s hilarious to hear lads discussing strategy too. You’ve to get from a to b in a canoe ffs.

It has no place in the Olympics anyway and I won’t be counting it as a medal.

[EstebanSexface]

Not Olympians, just competitive rowers in general. incredible athletes