ROWING Get Going.....Get Rowing launches Facebook page

Rowing Ireland's 'Get Going, Get Rowing' initiative, which is a new Dry Row Programme funded under the Irish Sports Council's Women in Sport scheme which aims to get school students active within the sport , have just launched a Facebook page.

Rowing Ireland's Development Officer, Lisa Hayden explained, "Get Going .....Get Rowing is attracting a lot of interest among students. This is a drive to get new athletes involved in rowing and is exactly what the sport needs right now It is important to the growth of the sport, and getting students, particularly girls, involved at this age is critical if they are to remain active for the rest of their lives."

The 'Get Going...Get Rowing' initiative is about getting as many young people active as possible through the use of rowing machines, known as ergometers. There are different incentives and lesson plans devised to ensure that it never gets boring. The initiative gives students the opportunity to experience on of Ireland's most successful Olympic sports.