Saskia Tidey (born 11 June 1993 in Dublin)[1][2] is an Irish sailor, who has represented both Ireland and Great Britain in international sailing regattas.[3] She represented Ireland at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 49er FX class.[4][5]

In January 2017, Tidey confirmed that she hoped to represent Great Britain at the 2020 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 2020 Summer Olympics in the 49er FX Skiff class alongside Charlotte Dobson.[6] They finished 6th in their event in Tokyo

References

  1. ^ "Charlotte Dobson and Saskia Tidey".
  2. ^ "Athletes - Saskia TIDEY | Tokyo 2020 Olympics".
  3. ^ Branigan, David. "Irish sailor Saskia Tidey to represent Britain in 2020". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Meet Ireland's Olympic team: Andrea Brewster and Saskia Tidey". The 42. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Irish Sailors mix youth and experience". Irish Examiner. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Irish Olympic sailor Saskia Tidey switches to Team GB ahead of Tokyo 2020". The 42. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

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