2024 Coupe de la Jeunesse Beach Sprints team announcement
Eight Under 19 rowers have been selected to represent GB at Los Alcazeres, Spain from 1-3 November
Leah Saunders and Sol Chamberlain-Hyde in action at teh World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals 2024. (Photo: Anthony Benoit/British Rowing)
The Coupe de la Jeunesse Beach Sprints is a team competition in which all eight athletes will race in multiple events and boat classes. The programme comprises Junior Men’s and Women’s solos (CJM1x and CJW1x), double sculls (CJM2x and CJW2x) and mixed double sculls (CJMix2x).
All of these athletes have already been selected to represent GB at either the European or World Rowing Beach Sprint Championships so far this year.
Leah Saunders (Evesham RC) and Sol Chamberlain-Hyde (Lymington ARC) are the current World Champions in Junior Mixed Doubles (CJMix2x), and Saunders also won gold – in the Junior Women’s doubles (CJW2x) – at the inaugural Coupe de la Jeunesse Beach Sprints in 2023. Tom Walker (Christchurch RC) took bronze in the Under 19 Men’s solos (CJM1x) at the European Rowing Beach Sprint Championships in June.
Coupe de la Jeunesse Beach Sprint Team
Lucy Whiteley (Fishguard and Goodwick Jemima RC/RGS Worcester BC)
Olivia Hodgson (RGS Worcester BC)
Natasha Phillips (Wycliffe College BC) replaced by Marie Girardet (Lea RC) on medical grounds
Leah Saunders (Evesham RC)
Sol Chamberlain-Hyde (Lymington ARC)
Xavier Jebb (Christchurch RC)
Tom Walker (Christchurch RC)
Oli Snoxall (Reading RC)
Support staff and coaches
Mark Dunstan – Team Manager
Heather McDermott (Tynemouth RC) – Coach
Lewis McCue (St Andrews University BC) – Coach
Poppy Kearney (British Rowing) – Coach
