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Saskia Tidey
Irish/British sailor
Saskia Tidey (born 11 June in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is a sailor who has represented both Ireland and Great Britain in international sailing regattas.[1]
She represented Ireland at the Summer Olympics in the 49er FX class.[2][3]
In January , Tidey confirmed that she hoped to represent Great Britain at the Summer Olympics due to the retirement of sailing partner Andrea Brewster and the unavailability of another suitable partner in Ireland for the 49er FX skiff event.
She qualified to represent Great Britain through her British born father Don Tidey.
On 1 October, the British Olympic Association confirmed that Tidey had been selected to represent Great Britain at the Summer Olympics in the 49er FX Skiff class alongside Charlotte Dobson.[4] They finished 6th in their event in Tokyo.[5]
With Dobson retiring after the Olympics, Tidey was paired with Freya Black in the women's 49erFX in [6] The duo won gold at the Lanzarote International Regatta in February [7] They then finished fifth at the Sailing World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, during the following month in a result which qualified the boat for the Summer Olympics.[8]
In October , Tidey's place at the Olympics in Paris was officially confirmed when the Great Britain sailing squad was announced by Team GB.[9][10]
Alongside Black, she came 14th at 49erFX World Championship in Lanzarote, Spain, in March [11]
Tidey and Black took bronze at the 49erFX European Championship in La Grande-Motte, France, in May [12]
At the Olympics, Tidey and Black missed out on a place in the boat medal race, finishing 16th.[13][14]