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- ↑ "Brookmont: A river runs by it, drawing everyone from paddlers to poets". Washington Post. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
Michael Corcoran, a slalom canoeist who represented Ireland in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, moved to Brookmont from Ireland to train with members of the U.S. team in 1988
- ↑ "Mike Corcoran". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ↑ "Michaela Corcoran". teamusa.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ↑ "Weekly Update 4 Feb 2021". olympics.ie. Olympic Federation of Ireland. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
Madison and Michaela Corcoran have switched allegiances to Ireland after competing in the US system [..] twin daughters of two time Olympian Mike Corcoran. Michaela Corcoran competes in the C1 Women class, and her sister, Madison, in the K1 Women
- ↑ "Official results - World Cup Race 1" (PDF). canoeslalom.net. 1993. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ↑ "Historic win for Ireland at Canoe Slalom World Cup in Pau". canoe-europe.org. 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
Ireland has been waiting for a medal at World cup races since 1993 when Mike Corcoran picked up silver medal in La Seu d'Urgell
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