Morrison aims for Olympic glory

And all local sports fans will be firmly focussed on her hopefully, successful bid for honours in the demanding swim, bike, run event.

Her strong connections with the local City of Derry Swim Club, North West Triathlon Club and City of Derry Spartans will guarantee a solid support base and this will be swelled significantly as the area’s other sports fans and the general public tune in to watch the event unfold.

With a high world ranking based on a stream of consistent performances in the past few years Aileen will be a serious challenger and with a dash of luck thrown in, who knows what will be achieved.

She fell below expectations in her last outing in Hamburg but tomorrow is her biggest stage yet and lets hope she can deliver a big performance.