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Part of St Michael's Sporting Club which dates back to 1839,St Michael's Rowing Club is a rowing club located in Limerick, Ireland. It is affiliated to Rowing Ireland. In addition it has a satellite training facility in O'Briensbridge, Co. Clare. The club colours are royal blue and old gold.HistoryFounded in 1901, St Michael's Rowing Club started life in a small timber boathouse in the west end of the docks, close to the current dock gates. The first Captain was the Nationalist MP for Limerick Michael Joyce. In the 1930s it was served with notice to quit as the land on which the boathouse stood was required for the dock expansion. After a period of inactivity and great uncertainty, a new boathouse was constructed at O'Callaghan Strand in 1940. Since then the club has gone from strength to strength and is currently one of the largest clubs affiliated to Rowing Ireland. In 2013 the club purchased a site in O'Briensbridge, Co Clare adjacent to the Limerick Regatta field. This non-tidal facility can be used when weather conditions prohibit training on the lower Shannon. The club history was documented in "Band of Gold" which was published in November 2016.National achievementsThe club is the most successful club in the mid-west region having won 55 National Championships.International achievementsIn excess of 250 green singlets have been won by club members.Sam Lynch was World Lightweight Single Sculls Champion in 2001 and 2002. Sinead Jennings won a silver medal in the women's Lightweight single sculls Championship in 2008.OlympiansThe Club has had members represent Ireland on four occasions - Sam Lynch (Atlanta & Athens), Sean O'Neill (Beijing). and Sinead Jennings (Rio)