"It would be a shivers-down-the-spine moment" - Leixlip canoeist Jenny on getting to Olympics

Leixlip-based canoeist Jenny Egan, who had a fantastic year, has her sights firmly set on the Olympics in Rio this summer.

Jenny (28) became the first Irish person, male or female, to win a medal at the European Championships when she took bronze in the Czech Republic last May.

Four years ago she missed out on qualification for the London Olympics by one spot.

But in Germany in a few months she will a major attempt to make it to the Rio games at qualifying heats.

Jenny is a native of Lucan in Co Dublin and a member of the Salmon Leap club in Leixlip.

She said: "The thoughts of being an Olympian are what drive me on every day.

Jenny is currently in the middle of hard winter training now, doing 14 to 16 sessions a week such as gym, running and swimming.

At the end of January she's off to Florida for a six-eight week training camp with the Danish women’s team.