Sailor and mathematics student Aoife Hopkins is hoping to secure an Olympic spot next month, but first there are a lot of numbers to run. From Dublin, Hopkins competes in the single-handed Laser Radial. She made up a colour-coded Excel sheet for her week; marking squares for commuting, eating, sleeping, gym work, sailing, the school day and homework. Hopkins references her family’s support constantly as she talks, explaining her mother went back to work full-time to help fund Hopkins’s sailing trips. And it’s when Hopkins digs into the technicalities of sailing that it becomes clear why she does this.

Source: The Irish Times March 28, 2019 06:00 UTC