British endorse usa olympic scheme

The British Sailing Team has been the dominant Olympic program, passing the USA in both the total and gold medal count. The two programs had been going in opposite directions, though the USA

has been raising the stakes on turning around its trajectory. A significant change for the USA program has been the heightened emphasis on aspiring Olympians, with camps and counseling to

give them the tools needed for when they do begin their Olympic campaigns. While the USA initiative, branded as the Olympic Development Program, has yet to bear fruit, it appears to be

endorsed by the British team which has announced a similar scheme: —————————— The British Sailing Team has launched its new development academy the British Sailing Squad, aimed at developing

Olympic stars of the future. The British Sailing Squad will act as an apprenticeship to the senior British Sailing Team, giving talented young sailors a taste of Olympic campaigning the

opportunity to perform on the international stage. Sailors will get to train alongside British Sailing Team athletes, as well as access the team’s world-class performance services at its

base in Portland, Dorset. The British Sailing Squad will form a key part of the RYA performance pathway, which aims to nurture, develop and retain talented young racing sailors from Junior

level with Regional Training Groups to squads at Youth level. The British Sailing Squad is the next step towards fully-funded Olympic campaigning following the Transition phase of the

pathway. —————————— While ‘imitation is the sincerest form of flattery’, they did add the “fully-funded” reference, which is a level at which the USA would like to copy them. Maybe someday…

------------------------- PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC SAILING PROGRAM: Men’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 7 Women’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 6 Mixed Two Person Dinghy – 470 Men’s Skiff – 49er Women’s

Skiff – 49erFx Men’s Kiteboard – Formula Kite Class Women’s Kiteboard – Formula Kite Class Men’s Windsurfing – iQFoil Women’s Windsurfing – iQFoil Mixed Multihull – Nacra 17 Venue:

Marseille, France Dates: July 26-August 11 Details: https://www.paris2024.org/en/the-olympic-games-paris-2024/