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- ↑ "Meet Ireland's Olympic team: Finn Lynch". The 42. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "'Being the youngest sailor on start line takes the pressure off' - Lynch". Irish Independent. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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