On Thursday, 19th December, Irish Olympic Slalom canoeist Eoin Rheinisch visited Stratford to talk with the TY students as a Sky Sports Living for Sport Athlete Mentor. Fiona Maguire (TY) explained the highlight of his talk to the class:
"He was very inspirational as it took him so many years to get to the Olympic Games and he had a very small chance of ever making it, but yet he persevered through it all and he accomplished his dream."
Eoin Rheinisch's CV reads as follows (reference: www.eoinrheinisch.com):
- Irish Olympian
- World Cup Gold Medalist - La Seu D'urell Spain
- 7 time World Cup Finalist
- World Ranked 8th, 2006
- 6th Place European Championship, 2007
- 4th Place Beijing Olympic Games, 2008
- 9th Place World Championships, 2009