Nominations go forward

Yachting Australia select their chosen representatives for the Olympics

Yachting Australia today nominated eighteen athletes to the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) for selection into the 2004 Australian Olympic Team. Selection of the Olympic Team will be conducted solely by the Australian Olympic Committee.

The nominated athletes are:

Event	Name	Class
Single-Handed Dinghy Men	Anthony Nossiter	Finn
Double-Handed Dinghy Men	Nathan Wilmot and Malcolm Page	470
Single-Handed Dinghy Men	Michael Blackburn	Laser
Windsurfer Men	Lars Kleppich	Mistral
Keelboat Men	Colin Beashel and David Giles	Star
Single-Handed Dinghy Women	Sarah Blanck	Europe
Double-Handed Dinghy Women	Jenny Armstrong and Belinda Stowell	470
Keelboat Women	Nicky Bethwaite, Karyn Gojnich, Kristen Kosmala	Yngling
Windsurfer Women	Jessica Crisp	Mistral
Double-Handed Dinghy Open	Chris Nicholson and Gary Boyd	49er
Multihull Open	Darren Bundock and John Forbes	Tornado

At the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games the swimming team topped the medal count, whilst sailing finished second, with two gold, one silver and a bronze. Sailing is striving to go one better in Athens.

The nominated athletes together bring decades of experience and knowledge in competitive sailing, with eight of the 18 having won medals over the last three Olympic Games.

Yachting Australia CEO, Phil Jones is very pleased to nominate athletes with such strength and experience, "I am delighted that the nomination process has gone well and look forward to the AOC’s selection."