Olympic Games Paris 2024

Australia’s Paris 2024 Olympics sailing team swells after five new inclusions - full team

By Utathya Nag
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Matt Wearn

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So far, Australia have named a 12-member sailing team for Paris 2024. Get full squad.

Australia’s sailing team for the Paris 2024 Olympics swelled to 12 after five were included to the existing seven-member contingent on Friday.

Nia Jerwood and Conor Nicholas have been picked for the new mixed-470 event. Meanwhile, Zoe Thomson will compete in the ILCA-6 event while Nacra-17 sailors Brin Liddell and Rhiannan Brown have been included.

Barring Nia Jerwood, who competed at the Tokyo Olympics, the remaining four are poised for their Olympic debuts.

“It's a huge opportunity to go to an Olympics once in a lifetime, so to have the chance to go again with experience to bank on is really exciting,” Jerwood told the Australian Olympic Committee website. “The change to the mixed teams for the 470 meant I could team up with Conor. We've been mates since sailing Optimists and always had the same competitive drive, so it made a lot of sense to join up, it is safe to say it was a great decision.”

Zoe Thomson, who finished second at the Princess Sofia Regatta in Spain last month was also excited for her Olympic debut.

“It means so much to be part of the team. The legacy within Australian Sailing is rich, the values and standards those sailors lived by are clear,” Zoe said. “I have some hard work to do, and I am not afraid of that. I want to be Australia's first individual female Olympic medallist.”

All five sailors are currently competing at the Last Chance Regatta in Hyeres, France.

Seven sailors - Matt Wearn (ILCA 7), Grae Morris (Men’s iQFoil), Breiana Whitehead (Women’s Formula Kite), Oliva Price/Evie Haseldine (49er FX) and Jim Colley/Shaun Connor (49er) - were picked for the Australian sailing team for Paris 2024 earlier.

Wearn is the reigning Olympic and world champion in the ILCA7 class.

Australian Paris 2024 Olympics sailing team

  • Nia Jerwood/Conor Nicholas (mixed 470)
  • Zoe Thomson (ILCA-6)
  • Brin Liddell/Rhiannan Brown (Narca 17)
  • Matt Wearn (ILCA 7)
  • Grae Morris (Men’s iQFoil)
  • Breiana Whitehead (Women’s Formula Kite)
  • Oliva Price/Evie Haseldine (49er FX)
  • Jim Colley/Shaun Connor (49er)

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