Limerick set to host prestigious Munster Schools Indoor Rowing Championships

MORE than 900 student athletes will gather on Friday, March 20 for the annual Munster Schools Indoor Rowing Blitz, a day filled with relay races on rowing machines by teams of secondary students from all over Ireland.

The event is organized by Get Going Get Rowing, the programme of Rowing Ireland that introduces the sport to primary and secondary school students during PE classes at schools and in local rowing clubs.

Students from Limerick, Cork, Dublin, and everywhere in between, having trained in Get Rowing classes at their schools, will put up stiff competition for bragging rights while having great fun engaging in exercise and a sport they can do their whole lives.

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"Students who have never settled on their sport quite often find it in rowing, via Get Going Get Rowing. Teens who have never competed before come alive at the Blitz and really shine," said Amy Johnson, Munster Coordinator for Get Rowing.

"It’s amazing to have it all on display every year."

Held at the UL Sports Arena in Limerick, races will begin at approximately 9:30am and continue until about 3pm.

PE students form teams of 5 within their year group; experienced rowers can compete together in an 'open' category for an extra shot at bringing accolades to their school. This year more than 200 teams from 25 schools are registered.

Again in 2026, athletes from special schools and special needs classes will compete in timed individual races and relay races, proving what is so true of the sport—that everybody can row.

"The Champions Cups will go home with the schools who have the best performances on the girls side and the boys side," said Derek Bowen, the national manager for Get Going Get Rowing.

"We have strong competitors from all over Ireland coming on Thursday, but we’ll have to see who is strongest."