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SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS
NEWS
Year 11 pupil joins team GB
for the sailing World
Championships
Henry W has become the youngest
a Worlds Training Event in Southampton
competitor to take part in the XXI
back in May that I was given the
International Canoe World Championships
green light to compete in the World
in Germany, after getting his 昀椀rst boat
Championships in Germany and join my
seven years ago.
fellow GB teammates. Having only had a
few months to learn to sail an International
Teams from the USA, Australia, France,
Sailing Canoe (IC), preparing to compete
Germany and Denmark were at the
on the Baltic Sea, and as the youngest
starting line, with Henry and his boat
competitor on the start line, I knew it was
‘Mongoose’ representing the GB team.
going to be very demanding.”
Talking about the moment he quali昀椀ed,
With 10 races over 昀椀ve days, some lasting
Henry said: “It was only when I attended
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