Having won a total of 64 Olympic medals including 31 golds since sailing was introduced at the inaugural modern Olympic Games in 1896, the British Sailing Team can without argument be considered the most successful national Olympic sailing team of all time. As well as Olympic competition where the team competes in all ten classes, the team regularly represents Great Britain in numerous classes at regattas all over the world. TEAM PROFILE Team Name: British Sailing Team Founded: 1875 Based: Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy Coach: Mark Robinson (RYA Olympic Performance Manager) OFFICIAL PERFORMANCE NUTRITION PARTNER Science in Sport is the Official Nutrition Partner of British Sailing. The partnership not only provides the fuel to the athletes of the British Sailing Team, it also embeds a nutritionist from SiS’s Performance Solutions team within the British Sailing Team for world-class nutritional support. The arrangement enables world-leading research to take place as well as provide tailored performance fuelling for each individual sailor. PAST AND PRESENT SAILORS Sir Ben Ainslie is probably the most familiar name in British Sailing since no sailor has won more Olympic medals (four golds and one silver). Hannah Mills is undoubtedly the most successful female Olympic sailor (two golds and one silver) having defended her Rio 2016 gold medal alongside Eilidh McIntyre in the women’s 470 in Tokyo in 2020. Back in 2012, Helena Lucas became the first British athlete to win Paralympic sailing gold. A host of big names have recently retired from Olympic competition including Giles Scott, Stuart Bithell, Luke Patience, Ali Young, Charlotte Dobson, Chris Grube, and Ben Saxton. However, the team looks in good shape for Paris 2024 with experienced veterans and a host of new talent including Eilidh McIntyre, Dylan Fletcher, Nick Dempsey, John Gimson, Anna Burnet, Emma Wilson, Tom Squires, and Saskia Tidey. Written By The Performance Solutions Team
