There will be a keen local interest in the World U23 Rowing Championships in Bulgaria with three former Portora Boat Club members having been selected to compete at the Championships.

Holly Nixon and Henry Millar will represent GB and Lloyd Seaman has been selected for Ireland at the event which will be held in Plovdiv from July 22-26.

Nixon will take her place in the Womens 8 crew for the Championships having represented GB in the Quadruple Sculls at the World U23 Championships last year in Varese, Italy. She is one of two new additions to the 8 that won silver in Varese.

Henry Millar is also on GB duty in Bulgaria after he was named in the Mens 8 crew for the event while Lloyd Seaman is part of the Ireland Lightweight Mens 4 crew.

Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that a number of Portora Boat Club member will represent Ireland at the Coupe de la Jeunesse 2015 which will be held in Szeged, Hungary on August 1-2.

Emma Glover and Elizabeth Clarke will participate in the Junior Womens Pairs while Aaron Johnson and Barney Rix will take part in the Junior Mens Pairs at the Championships.